A Pu'u 'O'o fountain viewed at night
If there are people living near a volcano, they have a story to tell. And it is no wonder! Volcanoes are full of fire and fury...full of passion and power.
The legends of volcanoes are many and diverse. They tell stories of arguing brothers, angry gods, and lovers who choose to never leave one another.
But legends come about to help explain the unexplainable. In this day and age, science has a better understanding of just what it is that causes a volcano to be...

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Creation of Volcanoes

Types of Volcanoes

Volcanic Eruptions

Effects of Volcanoes

Predicting Eruptions

site created by Maria-Kristina Smith, November 2002