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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Audrey McAvoy

Hawaii's Big Island gets warning as huge volcano rumbles

Copyright 1984 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Hawaii officials are warning residents of the Big Island that the world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, is sending signals that it may erupt.

Although an eruption isn’t imminent, scientists are on alert because of a recent spike in earthquakes at the volcano’s summit. Experts say it would take just a few hours for lava to reach homes closest to the volcano, which last erupted in 1984.

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