For comparison, the current eruption at Kilauea has been producing about one-half million cubic meters per day.

Kilauea, meanwhile, is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, with the current ongoing eruption having begun in January 1983.

Particularly worrisome to scientists is the fact that the current eruption bears some similarities to accounts of the previous catastrophe.

Many Villagers attribute the current eruption of rats to garbage problems.

The visitor center shows a short film on the current eruption, sells maps and books, and provides viewing and hiking conditions.

The current eruption has been going on now since 1983.

The current eruption, now in its 15th month, is quiet, as volcanic eruptions go.

The current eruption at Mount St. Helens, which has already calmed somewhat compared with a year ago, may slow further and stop.

The only way to see the current eruption is by taking a helicopter tour over it.

The museum's free film describes the current eruptions and lava flows, now in a 49th phase of activity that began Jan. 3, 1983.