Welcome to Learning English, a daily 30-minute program from the Voice of America.

I'm Katie Weaver.

And I'm Mario Ritter Jr.

This program is designed for English learners, so we speak a little slower and we use

words and phrases especially written for people learning English.

Coming up on the show, we hear the health and lifestyle report.

Winter is coming to the northern part of the world.

Jill Robbins tells about how to keep your tropical plants healthy in the cold months and enjoy them year-round.

Andrew Smith has a story out of South Korea, where a research team has developed a new kind of wheel that can climb over barriers.

And we close the show with the lesson of the day.

But first, here's Brian Lynn with a report about new findings from scientists studying the Hawaiian volcano, Manaloa.

Scientists say they were able to identify signs that Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano might erupt about

two months before it exploded.

A new study explains the signs they discovered

and how their method might be used to predict future eruptions.

Mount Aloa is the world's largest active volcano.

The volcano's most recent eruption began in November 2022. In the weeks

before the eruption, scientists identified or detected small earthquakes nearby. They also recognized other signs of volcanic activity and were able to warn people on the island of Hawaii.

Now, examinations of lava from the volcano have confirmed when melted rock underground started to move.

Kendra Lynn is a research geologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory who helped lead the research.

She also co-wrote the study which recently appeared in the publication

Nature Communications. Lynn told the Associated Press that ground expansion and increased

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