Shield volcano are cave-like volcanic straights formed by the hardening of overlaying lava. These structures help further the propagation of lava, as the walls of the tube insulates the lava within. Lava tubes can account for a large portion of shield volcano activity; for example, an estimated 58% of the lava forming Kīlauea comes from lava tubes. In some shield volcano eruptions, basaltic lava pours out of a long fissure instead of a central vent, and shrouds the countryside with a long band of volcanic material in the form of a broad plateau. Plateaus of this type exist in Iceland, Washington, Oregon,
Tame the Volcano Tame the Volcano Tame the Volcano is the 1988 final album by the Christian group Crumbächer. Crumbächer lightens up the subject matter of its unmistakably '80s-born CCM dance/pop. Ironically, though, the album's highlight comes not from the welcome levity of the novelty numbers, but from one of the poignant moments (which are usually buried under a heavy layer of overearnestness): the album begins and ends with "Once More," Stephen Crumbächer's farewell to the band which bears his name. The first version ("Once More (With Feeling)") is a typically overproduced bit of big, shiny dance/pop music, but the second ("Once More