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AN island filled with beautiful beaches, whole days of great wetaher, and the chance to kick back and relax…that is what Hawaii is to most people.Hawaii is also well known for something else, something a bit more serious than everything else. Those are the Hawaii volcanoes.
Hawaiian volcanoes are some of the best known in the world today.Scientists and tourists alike can be found flocking the islands as it is one of the few known places with live volcanoes.After all, not many of us can say we went and visited an actual live volcano can we? Of the six islands that comprise Hawaii each of them have at least one active volcano. It is believed that the Hawaiian Islands are at the end of a chain of volcanoes that started forming more than 70 million years ago, and it is no wonder then that these islands are also a place of great history.The lava found in these areas is pre historic and so the amount of information we can find out about the early world from them is immense. As old Hawaii volcanoes erupt and go silent, newer one are formed as well, which means this is a continuing process.
Volcanoes can be harmful to the living things around it. Continuous spouting of lava has meant that Big Island ahs increased in height over the past few years, and as can be imagined this has caused great amount of harm to humans and other living things on the island. Over the years, land development has expanded towards the more hazardous parts of the island, meaning that more and more people are being put at risk due to eruption of the Hawaii volcanoes. Another kind of risk posed by Hawaii volcanoes is the airborne lava fragments that can be harmful to humans and animals alike.
Then there is the worry of volcanic gases that escape during eruption of Hawaii volcanoes and the threat of ground cracks and settling. A large threat is also posed by lava that will flow directly into the sea. Since large quantities of lava could flow directly into the sea, where they are suddenly cooled, new land masses can form at seemingly short timing, and scalding water could be pushed put towards the beaches as well. All in all caution has to be practiced when around the live Hawaii volcanoes.