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...will push through the vents in the "plug" of debris within the volcano's throat and emerge as lava. When it is finally exposed to the air, the lava will harden rapidly; it will probably not have enough volume or velocity to overflow the volcano's rim. Instead, as it solidifies, it will likely form a dome or cap over the vents. Eventually the dome should become massive enough to plug up the volcano like a cork in a bottle. But the corking process may be interrupted by repeated explosions, as pressure builds up underneath and ruptures...
...into the sky." Photographer John Barr was riding a National Guard helicopter during an air search, when the craft suddenly banked. "I was right in the doorway," said Barr, "and a sudden gust blew my glasses off. Some day maybe they will be found down there on the rim of Mount St. Helens...
Today there are some 600 active volcanoes on the earth's surface. Many of them, times Mount St. Helens and other volcanoes of the American North west, rim the Pacific along the so-called Ring of Fire, which sweeps from the tip of South America north to the Aleutians and Japan, down to New Zealand. More are hidden under the sea. The ancients were convinced that eruptions occurred because of the anger of the gods; today's scientists have a more modern theory. It is generally believed that the giant, continent-size plates forming the earth...
Besides their size, the Cubans could all jump. For long stretches they waged sort of aerial battle of Havana about a foot above the rim. Morales and amigos proved particularly adept at flying in from nowhere to dunk, then quickly ducking their heads so they would avoid hitting the backboard...
...first half, all ten players handled the ball as if it weighed twenty pounds. Most outside shots merely ticked the front rim, if they reached the basket at all. Neither team broke 40 per cent from the floor while the referees tallied 31 fouls...