Erebus has been continuously erupting for years - it’s a Strombolian volcano that occasionally spits out lava bombs and stuff like that.
Also there’s a rockin’ lava lake at the bottom!
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Well, on the bright side, I guess the slopes of Erebus don’t look all that heavily glaciated (it’s more downslope that you’d worry about, eh?), but god-damn. At that distance, any pyroclastics and y’all will be quite literal toast! I have to assume that with the major research base *right there* that they’ve studied the hell out of Erebus (pardon the pun) and have to be pretty confident about safety, but still, I’d be a little nervous! Awestruck too, but nervous.
That’s a really weird looking edifice for a volcano, though. What’s the story with the flattish top - is it refilling a caldera, a la Helens, or just paving the summit with basalt these days?
I’m afraid Mz Caroline is maoing her fool head off, so I’m gonna have to cut short here. Just keep an eye out for them chickens - Feathers McGraw, he’s got this dangerous glint in his eye, I hear.
— Dave
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