This question was posed by Ms. Wessel’s biology class at Rock Bridge High School “It is important to note that the Hawaiian Islands were actually formed through volcanic eruptions. If we ...

The Mount St. Helens eruption anniversary prompts investigation into the California earthquakes: eruption history, threat ...

Mount Rainier in Washington is a famous stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes are big, broad volcanoes made up of oozy lava flows that erupt from multiple vents. Hawaii's Mauna Loa and Kilauea are ...

They can have violent eruptions and can grow bigger as layers of thick lava and ash harden on top of each other. Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is an example of a composite volcano. Shield ...

Mount Nyamuragira is a shield volcano, which means it is dome-shaped and typically erupts lava that spreads out slowly over wide areas. Its summit is about 10,033 feet (3,058 meters) high ...

But as a shield volcano, Kilauea doesn’t have explosive, Mt. St. Helens-type eruptions. Instead, it emits a steady stream of fluid lava that generally flows gently down the side of the mountain ...