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...taking any chance with Mount Baker. They are regularly monitoring the volcano's activities from planes and helicopters and by remote instruments at the crater. The devices automatically signal any local tremors or changes in the character of the outpouring gases, both possible signs of imminent flows of lava from deep within the earth. Meanwhile, to protect the curious who have already descended on the area, the U.S. Forest Service has closed off the crater area to hikers and campers...
...mission's high-ceilinged granary for a dinner by candlelight. The high point of the day, though, occurred when the revelers assembled in the middle of a busy downtown intersection to give the former First Lady her $45,000 birthday present: an elaborate fountain carved from Mexican lava stone and placed near the Alamo on the spot where some of its defenders are said to have been burned in 1836. Mrs. Johnson pushed a button, the Ladybird Fountain gushed, and in a way, so did its namesake. Making the best of San Antonio's brick-oven climate...
Most islanders are equally apprehensive about the intentions of Libya, which has bought 370 acres of lava rock near the island's east shore. Among the most militant of the Arabs, the Libyans boggled Pantellerian minds by announcing plans to build a 2,000-bed tourist center, complete with a heliport on the island. Some suspicious souls, both at home and on the Italian mainland, are afraid that Pantelleria may be invaded by Arab tourists carrying something more dangerous than cameras. A Social Democratic member of Parliament recently demanded that the government explain why Libya had purchased "the most...
During this process, the scientists found, mineral deposits such as iron, manganese and copper accumulate in the rift valley as lava-heated water circulates through cracks in the sea-floor rocks. But the depths at which these minerals are located would probably make them too costly to mine, at least for the moment...
Although the scientists were somewhat disappointed by their failure to see an actual undersea eruption of lava, the expedition was not without its excitement-or perils. Frequent landslides along the walls of the valley were a constant threat to the three ships; if their shells had been ruptured by tumbling rock, the crushing pressure of the water (two tons a square inch) would have meant quick death for the crews. All three submersibles were also bothered by minor mechanical difficulties; Alvin's final two dives had to be scrubbed because of an electrical problem. Even so, the performance...