Volcano Watch: What happens after a dike intrudes a rift zone? - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Volcano Watch: What happens after a dike intrudes a rift zone? - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension. How far will the magma go, and will it erupt? But even long after the activity stops — regardless of whether it erupts — the subsurface magma continues to have a noticeable impact on the landscape.