The temperature of lava during a volcanic eruption is about 2000 degrees Fahrenheit.
More than 85 percent of the earth's surface is volcanic in origin.
Annually, an average of 95 snow-producing storms affect the continental United States.
Michael Wyllie is the Meteorologist-in-Charge at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Upton, New York.
Read a transcript
of our interview with this weather expert.
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