Mount Spurr has been showing signs of an eruption since last year, but scientists think one is even more imminent.

That's largely because it is a shield volcano ... Even though Axial is not a particularly dangerous undersea volcano, the forecasting capabilities scientists have gained from studying it could ...

They can also spurt lots of hot ash and rocks into the air, making them extremely dangerous. Image caption, This is lava running from a shield volcano - a volcano formed where the tectonic plates ...

The shield structure of the volcano suggests that the eruption will ... This phenomenon also helps avoid the dangers of tsunami formation, which is reassuring for nearby areas.

Shield volcanoes do not have such violent eruptions ... So, even though volcanoes can be very dangerous they play an important part in the lives of those living nearby! Lava from an eruption.

The biggest danger from the volcano are lahars, a mixture of ash, rock, mud and debris, that can bury entire towns. A 2018 eruption killed 194 people and left another 234 missing. Isaac García ...