<p style="font-size: 18px;"> When the volcano on New Zealand's White Island blew up on December 9, 2019, 17 people were killed. A dozen people still remain in hospitals being treated for burns suffered when steam and molten rock exploded out of the volcano. Could the same thing happen in the U.S.?
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Currently, there are <span style="color:#FF3E1B;font-weight: 500;">161 active </span>volcanoes in the U.S., and the U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) keeps tabs on them in a National Volcanic Threat Assessment. The risk a volcano poses depends on its location and eruptive style, and the U.S.G.S. list assesses which volcanoes warrant the greatest risk-mitigation efforts.
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<span style="color:#FF3E1B;font-weight: 500;">Below are the 20 most active volcanoes in the U.S.</span>, the ones that you should be keeping your eye on.
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