true the cotton gin was a amazing invention and declinded the usage for slaves
After studying the graph you posted and doing some research there are several tectonic features beneath the moving Pacific Plate that caused the volcanoes to form in both the Loa and Kea trends. A few of the acceptable answers are rising magma, Hawaii Hot Spot, mantle plume, and a hot spot.
I dont know lol I think vast weather changes such as global warming may cause extinction to species or adaptation to heat. But it depends solely on the lifeform