Hawaii and Its Volcanoes (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Hawaii and Its Volcanoes

It is hoped that this treatise will contribute materially to the solution of the Volcanic Problem. A deep-seated source of the heat seems to be required, which acts upon water, converting it into super-heated steam. Whether this moisture comes chiefly from surface streams, the ocean, or from the original interior magma of the earth is not so clear; but its effect in urging liquid ma terial upward cannot be questioned. Our efforts are rewarded by the abundant demonstration of this upward pressure. How far this same energy will explain tectonic earthquakes and the secular elevation of large terrestrial areas is likewise a matter for further reflection.

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