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,
The Liquid Amber EP The Liquid Amber EP The Liquid Amber EP is an EP by American music producer DJ Shadow. It was released for streaming on August 12, 2014 through DJ Shadow's official website and will be released on DJ Shadow's new record label, Liquid Amber. The track "Ghost Town" was also released for free download. The EP features two original songs and a Machinedrum remix of the track "Six Days", from "The Private Press" (2002). The both songs were written, programmed, and mixed by DJ Shadow. DJ Shadow described the EP as "the opening salvo in what I hope is a long