This may help us use nature as an early warning system for eruptions of the 250 or so volcanoes, including Mt. Rainier in Washington, Mt. Redoubt and Mt Veniaminof. in Alaska, and Eyjafjallajokull ...
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano has been spewing towering columns of hot ash into the air since its initial huge eruption on Nov. 4 killed nine people and injured dozens of others.
Cataclysmic volcanic eruptions are rare — but inevitable. Governments should not only work to stem global warming, but also prepare for other extreme events with a planet-wide impact.