The volcano continues to pose a serious threat to nearby towns and villages.

In 1999, after a long period of quiescence, the volcano entered an eruptive phase that continues to this day ().

The tradition of throwing sacrifices into the volcano to appease these ancient deities continues today and called Yadnya Kasada ceremony.

The Marrabios Cordillera starts in the northwest with Cosiguina volcano and continues to the southeast with San Cristobal, Casita, La Pelona, Telica and Rota.

Taco Tico developed 4 distinctive taco sauces ( mild, medium, hot, and volcano ) in 1971 and continues to use them today.

The volcano continues to experience frequent earthquakes, and many fumaroles exist near the summit.

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In light of the threat it poses to nearby populations, Santa María has been designated a Decade Volcano, identifying it as a target for particular study by volcanologists to mitigate any future natural disasters at the volcano.

Disheartened, they instead opted to study the growing bulge and the threat an avalanche could have for humans relatively near the volcano.

The threat of eruption from the volcano is constant.

Mount Awu can also be considered a natural threat as well, since it is an active and deadly volcano on the island.

Cleveland has therefore been assessed by the United States Geological Survey as a volcano with " high aviation threat score and no real-time ground based monitoring at the present time ".

The Tilaran Range is part of the Continental Divide east of Lake Arenal and the nearby active volcano Arenal, and running into the Cordillera Central range further east.

View of the city and the nearby Puy de Dome volcano

Diamond Peak, a shield volcano located in nearby Diamond Peak Wilderness, can be seen from various spots in and around Oakridge.

So when Haitian professor Florentine Morás discovered what he thought to be evidence of an ancient volcano on Haiti, Hildebrand suggested it could be a telltale feature of a nearby impact.

The islands in the strait and the nearby surrounding regions of Java and Sumatra were devastated by the eruption of Krakatau in 1883, primarily due to intense pumice fall and huge tsunamis caused by the collapse of the volcano.

The Battle of Hattin ( also known as " The Horns of Hattin " because of a nearby extinct volcano of the same name ) took place on Saturday, July 4, 1187, between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the forces of the Ayyubid dynasty.

News of the volcano Soufrière erupting on the nearby Saint Vincent island reassured the people that the internal pressures in the mountain were being relieved.

The nearby Cerro Prieto volcano is adjacent to the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station.

The slopes of the volcano are used for winter sports, and nearby Lake Otún offers trout fishing.

The nearby villages Parícutin ( after which the volcano was named ) and San Juan Parangaricutiro were both buried in lava and ash ; the residents relocated to vacant land nearby.

Off the coast of New Zealand, an undersea volcano has formed an island and the nearby currents sweep many kinds of creatures to it, again creating huge feeding grounds.

* The Kolumbo underwater volcano in the Aegean Sea is discovered when it bursts from the sea and erupts, killing 70 people on a nearby island.

Any lake deposits were probably covered over by a later deposit of volcanic materials from Apollinaris Mons, a nearby volcano.

The story of the spring sprite and her companion, the elk, who accidentally awakes the Firebird, a fiery spirit of destruction in a nearby volcano.

Their victory is cut short by the eruption of the nearby volcano, accelerated by the explosives placed by Ross for her geological surveys, that buries the city, the diamond fields and all proof of the " new " species under 800 meters of lava.

It also might have been placed as a controlling device ( not unlike the pylons from the 1970s series ) for a nearby volcano as its destruction somehow reverses the volcano's eruption.

Scientists are actively monitoring the volcano, particularly after the eruption of nearby Eyjafjallajökull began in April 2010.

Volcanic vents, located on the northeastern and southwestern edges of the volcano, are sources for broad lava aprons, or fans, that bury nearby portions of the volcano and extend over 100 km out into the surrounding plains.

The volcano Hekla is nearby so it is possible to go hiking there as well as to make excursions to other tourist attractions such as Landmannalaugar or Þórsmörk. The founding of Hella started in 1927 when Þorsteinn Björnsson built a store over by the bridge Ytri-Rangá in the land of Gaddstaðaflatir.

During the so-called Mývatn fires, caused by the eruption of the nearby volcano Krafla in 1729, the village was destroyed by a lava stream.

The Ubinas Volcano, Peru's most active volcano, is located nearby.

Naples is also near the famous volcano Vesuvius and the ruins of the ancient Roman towns of Pompeii and Ercolano.

In 1902 the eruption of the Santa María volcano in the neighbouring department of Quetzaltenango was responsible for the destruction of the twin towns of San Marcos and San Pedro Sacatepéquez.

Mount St. Helens eruptive activity continued over the following days, with steam releases occurring on October 4 at 9: 47 a. m., 2: 12 p. m., and at 5: 40 p. m .; then again on the morning of October 5 at around 9: 03 a. m., with an ash plume that dusted Randle, Morton, and Packwood, Washington, towns on or near U. S. Route 12 about 30 miles ( 48 km ) from the volcano.

Since there are few people that live near the actual volcano, fatalities are not high when there is an eruption, because the lava flows, mudslides, and pyroclastic flows that come from Cerro Negro are not in the direct path of major cities or towns.

The volcano is within 5 to 10 kilometres of the city of Antigua Guatemala and several other large towns situated on its northern apron.

Ash fell on Pasto and some other towns near the volcano, where an evacuation was ordered but reportedly ignored.

" Scientists said that the volcano " could be working toward a massive eruption that could affect air travel but was not expected to threaten any of the towns in the area.

These towns, together with Taal, lay around the lake, being situated within easy reach of it, and less than one league kilometers from the volcano.

Punongbayan ’ s close monitoring of the volcano, and radio and information campaign to apprise persons in the affected towns of Mt.

With Mount Pinatubo having already erupted once by this time, there were fears that the storm's heavy rains, combined with ash from the volcano, would create massive mudflows capable of burying towns 40 km ( 25 mi ) away from Pinatubo.