7 of the World’s Most Fearsome Active Volcanoes

(via Popular Mechanics) The term “active volcano” can mean a lot of different things . Sometimes the hot magma under the surface remains in a constant state of stewing, blowing steam into the sky as a reminder of what rests beneath. Other times mountains that have lain quiet for decades explode into torrents of molten rock and lightning. Active, though, certainly means one thing: unpredictable. Let’s take a look at seven of the world’s more fearsome active volcanoes.