Dangers
The Hawaiian eruptions of shield volcanoes do not pose much threat to humans, as they emit large amounts of slow moving lava over long periods of time. However, they are hazardous to agriculture and infrastructure; the ongoing 1983 eruption of Kīlauea has destroyed over 200 structures and buried miles of highways.
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—Jessamyn West (1902–1984)
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—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)