A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a warrior's shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels ...

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The world's biggest and hottest shield volcano has been identified in Hawaii, with researchers discovering Pūhāhonu is twice as big as the previous record holder, Mauna Loa. A shield volcano is a type ...

Mauna Loa in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island is once again Earth’s largest shield volcano. “Nature Geoscience has a really good press department,” Sager said. “The hook was that ...

Deadliest volcanic eruption: The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, which killed up to 100,000 people From lava fountains to towering ash clouds, volcanoes produce some of the most dramatic ...

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Lava is molten rock from a volcano that reaches the Earth’s surface. Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface is referred to as magma. More than 50% of the world’s active volcanoes above sea level ...

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