“The Eruption of Mount St. Helens” On May 18th‚ 1980‚ in Washington State‚ the volcano‚ Mount St. Helens erupted. This eruption caused widespread terror throughout the towns surrounding the mountain. The magma from the volcano burned up the forest and killed most of the animals in the area. It affected the wildlife greatly because‚ after the eruption‚ the ecosystem was burned and smoldered thus killing thousands of animals in the region. This eruption was the deadliest of all the volcanic activity
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Caribbean. There is a volcanic area located in the south of the island‚ called Soufriere Hills. The volcanic peak in this area is called Chances Peak‚ which had been dormantdormant: A volcano is classed as dormant when it is temporarily inactive but not fully extinct. for over 300 years. Then in 1995‚ the volcano began to give off warning signs of an eruption (small earthquakes and eruptions of dust and ash). Once Chances Peak had woken up it then remained active for a period of five years. The
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result from the different types of eruptions. Volcano Type Volcano Shape Volcano Size Volcano Materials Eruption Type UTAH example Cinder Cone Steep conical hill with straight sides Small less than 300m high cinders Explosive Diamond Cinder Cone‚ Washington County Shield Volcano Very gentle slopes; convex upward (shaped like a warrior’s shield) Large over 10s of kms across fluid lava flows (basalt) Quiet Cedar Hill‚ Box Elder County Strato Volcano Gentle lower slopes‚ but steep upper slopes;
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learn about for scientists. A fumarole is a vent in the ground that has heated up groundwater to such a point that it is only steam when it reaches the surface. Most of the time fumaroles form around areas of high volcanic activity‚ or by a dormant volcano. All fumaroles have a long‚ irregular shaped tube that is usually at least a few miles deep and filled with groundwater at the bottom. Pressure built up from tectonic movement can instantly heat up the groundwater and then shoot it up constantly.
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wasn’t a name for volcano? Well thanks to the huge eruption in Pompeii a name was created‚Οὐεσούιος. This is because no one in their area was experiencing volcanic eruptions. Therefore‚ when the Volcano called Mt. Vesuvius was showing signs of eruption‚ the people didn’t know because no one was alive to see or be around for the last eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Pompeii’s volcano Mt. Vesuvius showed many signs of eruption‚ but no one knew it was going to erupt. But the volcano was showing signs
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preparation. Common volcanic hazards include: Pyroclastic flows‚ Ash clouds and mudslides. Pyroclastic flows are high-density mixtures of hot‚ dry rock fragments and hot gases that move away from the vent of the volcano at high speeds. They can reaches speeds moving away from a volcano of up to 450 mph and the gas can reach temperatures of about 1‚000 °C. They will catch fleeing victims and kill them instantly thus making them a devastating hazard. Volcanic ash is formed during explosive volcanic
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Lidenbrock‚ and their guide‚ Hans‚ traveling to the center of the earth through a volcano. Even though they never reached the center‚ they did discover several things. The story began when Professor Lidenbrock brought home an old manuscript. He and his nephew Axel discovered that the manuscript was written by a famous Icelandic alchemist during the 16th century. They find it says that if they enter a certain volcano near the end of June‚ they would be able to reach the center of the Earth. Axel
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Shield volcanoes Main article: Shield volcano Shield volcanoes‚ so named for their broad‚ shield-like profiles‚ are formed by the eruption of low-viscosity lava that can flow a great distance from a vent‚ but not generally explode catastrophically. Since low-viscosity magma is typically low in silica‚ shield volcanoes are more common in oceanic than continental settings. The Hawaiian volcanic chain is a series of shield cones‚ and they are common in Iceland‚ as well. Lava domes Main article:
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The Seven wonders of Philippine Rice Terraces of Banaue The Rice Terraces of Banaue are perhaps the most well know attraction in the Philippines‚ and no list of the Seven Wonders of the Philippines would be complete without them.. Located in central Luzon‚ they have been carved by local Ifugao people over the last 3‚000 thousand years. When you visit‚ you can see terraces still being built today. The locals often describe the terraces as the largest man made structure created without forced labor
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The Volcanic Eruption of Nevado Del Ruiz Nevado Del Ruiz located in Central Colombia‚ is a broad‚ glacier covered volcano. A relatively small eruption caused a devastating mud flow that killed almost 25‚000 people in the town of Armero‚ marking one of the worst volcanic disasters in history. Sadly‚ this tragedy could have been easily avoided if clear warnings by volcanologists had been taken seriously. On November 13‚ 1985‚ Nevado Del Ruiz erupted and created a lahar. Surprisingly‚ not all the
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