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Since 1983, the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawai’i has been actively erupting. Since early May, however, the eruption has intensified tremendously. On May 3, 2018, a number of new lava vents opened up beneath the summit. Seismic activity had increased as of April 30th, which culminated in a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on May 4th: the strongest in Hawaii since 1975. Villages have been destroyed, many have been evacuated, but very few people have been injured. The reason? The extraordinary work of the United States Geological Survey, its scientists, and the outstanding communication spearheaded by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).
The island of Hawai’i, often simply called The Big Island, isn’t a single structure, but rather is made up of five separate volcanoes that have merged together to create it. Kilauea, one of the five, is The Big Island’s…