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Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanoes are threats to life. We haven’t experienced all of them at the same time in the same place, but recent volcanic activity makes us aware that in this less-than-perfect world, things happen.

Volcanoes are found on all the continents except Australia. National Geographic photography has captured their splendor throughout the world and most recently Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Current news updates report that homes are being threatened, roads destroyed, and lives upended by this natural phenomenon.

Lying dormant for 38 years, not much time compared to the...