A little-known volcano on a remote Pacific island may have been the source of one of the 19th century’s most powerful ...
Lava domes are rounded, steep-sided mounds built by magma that is highly resistant to flow, usually either dacite or rhyolite. Such magmas are typically too viscous to move far from the vent ...
and lava domes. The volcano has erupted twice in recorded history: once in 1953 and once in 1992. These eruptions came from ...
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The park is home to more than 40 volcanoes, bubbling mudpots, steaming fumaroles, stunning mountain views and vast, naturally dark skies. The park's namesake peak is the one of the largest plug dome ...
As of the most recent update provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS), current eruptive activity included small dome fountains of 16-33 feet that were feeding a short lava flow from the north vent.
"Small lava dome fountains in the north vent are feeding short lava flows in the southwest part of the caldera," the USGS wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday. "Volcanic gas emissions are ...