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Photo of lava flow narrowly missing two houses

IN THE PATH
People keep taking chances with nature, building houses on flood plains, earthquake fault lines, hurricane-prone shores--and on the side of an active volcano. These houses were narrowly spared when the lava flow destroyed a small village. Fortunately, Hawaiian lava moves slowly enough to allow an orderly evaculation.

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