and more than 73‚000 houses were damaged or destroyed. It has been estimated that the energy the quake released was equivalent to 32 Hiroshima bombs. - (Philippines.hvu.nl) • The formation of the alps and Himalayas • Mount Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Since 1616 there were 47 eruptions. From 1616 until 2002 at least 1300 people died and thousands of people got homeless as a result of all the eruptions - (Philippines.hvu.nl) Transformation
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Sadia khan Per 4 3/12/12 Volcano internet assignment 1. Three types of volcanoes are the shield volcano‚ Strato Volcano’s and cinder cones .The Shield volcanos are usually built entirely from lava flow they are name for their large size and low profile. The Starto’s volcano’s have steep sides with cones that stick out like huge bumps. They are built up when eruptions of viscous lava‚ tephra‚ and pyroclastic flows happen. The Cinder cones is a steep conical hill of tephra that accumulate
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cap‚ the meeting of fire and ice could unleash massive floods and belch out a cloud of steam driven ash similar to the plume that disrupted air travel during the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull.” The FUTUREVOLC European funded commision gave new highly advanced instruments to the Scienntists stationed near the volcano‚ and so even though the eruption is relatively remote‚ it is still one of the best eruptions monitored. These new findings can help scientists learn more about the formation of ocean
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environment. Therefore‚ in this case a volcanic hazard is the threat posed from natural volcanic processes towards the populations and the environment. The extent of volcanic hazards can vary due to two factors; physical factors such as the type of volcano and human factors such as the population density in the area. Volcanic hazards can also be placed into two phases: primary hazards such as lava flows and gas emissions; there are also secondary hazards such as lahars and landslides. The management
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Fuel prices in 2012 were projected to increase by forty percent compared to 2009 levels (§1.15). The airline industry‚ low-cost and conventional carriers alike are taking a heavy toll from the fuel price hikes‚ which have contributed to a surge in operating costs up to twenty-nine percent(§1.15). Ryanair‚ a low-cost carrier‚ wasn’t spared by the rising operating expenses that plagued the airline industry. Nevertheless‚ Ryanair’s position as the leading low-cost carrier and its strategies has turned
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…………………………… 1 II. Body …………………………… 2 a. Definition …………………………… 2 b. Kinds of volcano …………………………… 2 c. Types of eruption …………………………… 3 d. Risk …………………………… 4 e. Benefits …………………………… 11 a. Tourism …………………………… 11 b. Environment …………………………… 13 III. Conclusion …………………………… 15 IV. Bibliography …………………………… 17 Introduction The term volcano can either mean the vent from which magma erupts to the surface‚ or it can refer to the landform
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Planning and Strategy Formulation Planning and strategy formulation are critical for an organisation to set up goals and accomplish it. It is crucial in order to perform better in market and environment better than its competitors. This section will include Qantas’ aim and main goal‚ vision‚ mission‚ and values‚ and current actions. Aim and Main goal Qantas’ aim is to meet the highest standards of safety‚ service‚ citizenship‚ and environment responsibility. The CEO of Qantas‚ Allen Joice
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“The extent to which tectonic processes represent hazards depends on when and where they are experienced. Discuss” Throughout this essay I will be discussing my view on the extent to which I think tectonic processes represent hazards depending on when and where they are experienced. My view is that the hazards caused by tectonic processes such as volcanoes and earthquakes are very much likely to have a bigger impact socially‚ environmentally and economically depending on where they had occurred
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missing photo. [G] In “The Secret of Life by Walter Mitty” by Moses Ma‚ it’s written that‚ “Our protagonist [Walter Mitty] ends up jumping out of a helicopter into the ocean‚ survives a shark attack‚ bikes up and longboards down the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland before it erupts…” (1). [H] There are also many other adventures that Mitty goes on in this search‚ but the point is that it is his goal that lead him to do so. [I] With Mitty’s goal of receiving the missing photo‚ he is able to find
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characteristics consist of size distribution‚ shape and refractive index 1. The refractive index has an imaginary component which has strong influence on the magnitude and sign of shortwave forcing of ash 1. From figure x‚ where measurements of ash from Eyjafjallajökull along with measurements from old volcanic eruptions and measurements of natural minerals from volcanoes‚ it is shown that the refraction index has a high uncertainty. Therefore‚ a low‚ central and high scenario is conducted‚ to derive spectrally
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