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Lava flows

Incidence

The biggest hazard of lava flows is that they destroy property. In the late 1980's, the town of Kalapana in Hawai'i was destroyed by lava flows. Lava flows buried cars and burnt homes, buildings, and vegetation. Electric power, water, and communications were cut off from the community.

Broader

Aggravates

Volcanic gases
Presentable

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Liquid state » Liquid state
  • Geology » Seismology
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E3937
    DOCID
    11539370
    D7NID
    154279
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020