Sunday, November 30, 2008

Volcano Blog: Kluchevskaya Sopka, Russia

Story.

The second paragraph of the story has me worried:

Geologists say it poses no danger to the nearby village, as a glacier on top of the volcano is preventing the lava flow from moving towards the settlement.

Glaciers don't stop lava, necessarily. What might happen when lava meets ice is that ice melts and forms lahars, which could rush down the mountain and engulf the village. Hopefully experienced vulcanologists are on hand to assess the danger.

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