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Hawaiian Volcanoes. By Jenna Naone. Volcanoes. Kilauea Mauna Loa Hualalai Eruptions in Hawaiian Volcanoes are usually preceded by a series of earthquakes which open fissures and allow magma to reach the surface. Kilauea. Pu’u’O’o-Kupaianaha eruption of Kilauea
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Hawaiian Volcanoes By Jenna Naone
Volcanoes • Kilauea • Mauna Loa • Hualalai • Eruptions in Hawaiian Volcanoes are usually preceded by a series of earthquakes which open fissures and allow magma to reach the surface.
Kilauea • Pu’u’O’o-Kupaianaha eruption of Kilauea • Kilauea is the youngest volcano and one of the world’s most active • Three main areas of eruption - the summit - two rift zones
Eruptions of Kilauea • Most Eruptions are relative- ly gentle • Lava flows downslope • Gradually building up the volcano giving it a gentle, shield-like form
Future of Kilauea • The future looks much like the past. • Continued eruptions through the rest of human history!
Mauna Loa • Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on Earth • Considered the “Monarch of Mountains” • High rate of eruption • Flows can move far and fast
Hualalai • The third youngest and third-most historically active • Contains six different vents • Considered potentially dangerous which is likely to erupt again in the next 100 years
Eruption Movies • http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/movies/Steves_Stuff/Kilauea_erz.html