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    FORECAST A VOLCANIC ERUPTION

    Oct 01, 2023 3 minutes

    Hands-On

    HOLIDAY TIME IN OREGON! YOU’VE BEEN ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY NEAR THE SEEMINGLY QUIET VOLCANO MOUNT HOOD. But trouble is brewing in paradise. Over the past week, the ground has started rumbling. Is the behemoth beneath you about to erupt?

    Cascades of smoldering rocks and plumes of noxious gases make volcanoes deadly natural hazards. Unfortunately, today 800 million people–that’s around 10 percent of the world’s population–live within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of active volcanoes. Besides homes, bridges, roads, factories, and more may lie along paths where debris falls. Ash

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