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Earth science | The science behind the Hawaii eruptions

  The science behind the Hawaiian HawaiianNewspaper headlines read – Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupts as officials warn people to prepare to evacuate and World’s largest active volcano Mauna Loa starts to erupt in Hawaii ? What makes these island a volcanic “hot spot” ? The following is from National Geographic Education… The Hawaiian Islands were formed by a volcanic hot spot, an upwelling plume of magma, that creates new islands as the Pacific Plate moves over it.   “Hawai’i,...