Fear not, volcano phobics. There’s virtually no risk of a volcano causing damage anywhere from Presque Isle to Portland.
That’s the word from the Web site www.volcanolive.com, which tells people around the nation just how much danger they might face from an eruption.
The site, which carries a disclaimer noting that it’s for educational purposes only, lists four levels of risk.
Level 1, which applies to Maine’s cities and towns, carries with it no immediate risk. Level 2 has a low risk; level 3, moderate and the site notes that there would be an active volcano nearby.
Level 4 holds the highest risk, and any community in that category is at risk of damage from an eruption.
While Maine doesn’t have any active volcanoes, it isn’t exactly volcano-free, according to a teacher’s guide published by Northern Stars Planetarium in Fairfield.
Traveller Mountain in Baxter State Park, Quoggy Joe Mountain in Presque Isle, Haystack Mountain in Mapleton and Mount Kineo on Moosehead Lake are each the remains of once powerful volcanoes.
And somewhere along the floor of Cobscook Bay are the remains of a once explosive volcano, according to the Maine Geological Survey.
It was last active somewhere a bit over 400 million years ago, the survey notes.
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