A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without vulnerable
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difference between magma and lava? •Molten rock below the surface of the Earth that rises in volcanic vents is known as magma‚ but after it erupts from a volcano it is called lava 3. What are the main types of volcanoes? •cinder cones‚ composite volcanoes‚ shield volcanoes‚ and lava domes. 4. The Hawaiian Islands are what type of volcano? How tall is Mauna Loa? •Shield volcanoes; 13‚677 feet above sea level 5. What type of volcanoes are the most violent? •Plinian 6. Are all eruptions
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Hawaiian Islands are volcanic Islands‚ many volcanoes are still on the islands‚ some being dormant and some still active. The Big Island of Hawaii is made up of 5 volcanoes; Kohala‚ Mauna Kea‚ Hualalai‚ Mauna Loa‚ and Kilauea. Kilauea is the most active volcano in the world as well as the most visited with the latest
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Sky County of British Columbia‚ 50mi north of Vancouver‚ Canada. This volcano is located in the southernmost Coast Mountains. Also one of the most recognized peaks in the South Coast region‚ as well as British Columbia’s best known volcano. It lies within the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges. Mount Garibaldi takes up the southwest corner of Garibaldi Provincial Park overlooking the town of Squamish. It is the only volcano in North America known to have been formed upon a glacier. It is not
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Introduction A volcano is an opening‚ or rupture‚ in a planet’s surface or crust‚ which allows hot magma‚ volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamber below the surface. How is a volcano formed? Most volcanoes are formed by the movement of tectonic plates on the surface of the earth. These plates are basically huge pieces of rock that ‘float’ on the mantle (a layer of the earth that is sort-of liquid rock). The tectonic plates are in constant motion‚ albeit very slow motion. They sometimes
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Name___________________________ Date_____________Period__________ Volcano Explorer http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/interactive/interactive.html Please answer the following questions before you enter the site…. Prior Knowledge 1. What is a volcano? Pressure volves that release energy from deep within the earth 2. What is the largest volcano? Pompeii 3. What is Pompeii A fatty volcano Lab Questions….(watch the intro) 1. What is a volcano? Pressure volves that release energy from
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Earthquake‚ shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth‚ usually in the form of strain in rocks‚ suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its magnitude and duration‚ or the amount of shaking that occurs. A structure’s design and the materials used in its construction also affect the amount of damage
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of Volcanic Hazards (40 marks) More than 500 Million people live within 50 miles of a volcano‚ the potential therefore exists for major loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure‚ particularly when urban areas are situated in close proximity. Mitigation of such losses can be achieved through careful preparedness and planning. Preparedness is the process of ensuring that an organization has complied with the preventive
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Cause and Effect of Volcanoes Any natural opening in the Earth’s crust‚ called a fissure‚ where melted rock‚ ash‚ gases‚ and steam come out is called a volcano. Volcanoes look like mountains‚ but they are really flat land that is pushed upward because of the pressure below the earth. The pressure comes from hot magma and gases that build up below the earth’s surface and that work up to the surface through cracks in the earth’s plates. As it is forced up to the surface‚ the gases and magma push
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as Mount Pelée which erupted in 1902. In the town of St Pierre there was early warning or an eruption from the volcano. From mid-April animals in the area started dying from poisonous gas realised from the volcano. In early may more signs where showing to an eruption in the near future this made the inhabitants of the town nervous and some moving out to a safe distance from the volcano. However there was an election due to take place on the 10th May so the current governor did not want the population
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