| How do you protect human civilization from | | | | ahead.When there is a lava dome filling such as Mt. |
| volcanoes? Is it possible to have ways to divert | | | | St. Helens we need to harvest the trees and clear |
| the flow? As we watch Mt. Saint Helens fill its lava | | | | a path for the lava flow as it spills over the top. |
| dome in 2006, we watch the spill over of lava | | | | We do not want to clear a big area because we |
| ignite small fires and eventually this will cause | | | | do not want to take the weight off of the top |
| wildfires and those are dangerous as they can | | | | for a high-release escape but the over flow needs |
| become out of control.With an active Volcano | | | | to be diverted away from where it might cause |
| starting fires, this also removes the watershed | | | | wildfires which could threaten civilization or make |
| and can lead to future mudslides, avalanche and | | | | things worse.If a channel for the lava is cleared |
| floods below. As we look at the most active | | | | then we can control the flow and divert it. If not |
| volcanoes in Mexico, Guatemala and Central | | | | we watch and wait and chance our luck and risk |
| America we see these scenarios play out year | | | | devastation, loss of property and the potential |
| after year during decades of volcanic activity. We | | | | eventuality of death. Think on this in 2006. |
| must have a plan for such things and be thinking | | | | |