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Living near the fire – 500 million people worldwide have active volcanoes as neighbors

  • Written by David Kitchen, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Richmond
Living near the fire – 500 million people worldwide have active volcanoes as neighborsIndonesia's Mount Merapi spews lava during an eruption on May 23, 2023. Over 250,000 people live nearby.DEVI RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Image

The thought of living near an active volcano probably sounds like an unimaginable risk to you – and rightly so. An active volcano is never safe and can turn a forested hillside into a lifeless wasteland in a...

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