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    on any aid which may need to be brought in via planes. Also it can cause breathing problem due to high concentration of carbon and dioxide and sulphur gases found that erupt from the volcano. Pyroclastic flow is dense destructive mass of hot ash lava fragments and gases which are ejected in an explosion from a volcano and they travel at great speeds and destroy anything in its way. The image shows a pyrolcastic cloud. Lava can be disputed to be a secondary effect however in the eruption of Mount Nyirangongo

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    pittoresco meaning “from a picture‚” and depicted simple and serene scenes of nature. Volaire made art history when he painted of volcanoes. Paintings of volcanoes convey excitement that you might not find in the picturesque paintings. Volaire’s volcano scenes illustrate people in the act of running from raging volcanoes‚ hills on fire‚ and the sky ablaze with ash and spouts of lava. Comparing picturesque paintings like Looking towards the East Window by J. M. W. Turner (1794) and The eruption of

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    by a storm or undersea earthquake wave with noise phenomenon. However‚ volcano is belongs to geography‚ geomorphology‚ and volcanology. The famous Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 killed 230‚000 people that from 14 countries (Tsunami Predicctions‚ Tsunami 2012‚ p. online)‚ and 92‚000 victims died due to the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption in 1815 (The Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions 2012‚ p.

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    1. What: What plate boundary is it near? Great Rift Valley in Africa‚ which is the splitting of the African plate. 2. What type of volcano was it? Stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. 3. Where: Where is the volcano located? It is located inside Virunga National Park‚ . 4. in the Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ about 20 km north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just west of the border with Rwanda.  5. Where did the people move for safety? Rwanda

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    Review questions 1-10 Pages 146-147 1. Describe the three different kinds of material that can erupt from a volcano. Products of eruption come in three forms; lave flow‚ which can be Basaltic‚ Andesitic or Rhyolitic lava. A volcano also erupts pyroclastic debris (when lava flies into the air and freezes) and gases. 2. Contrast a pyroclastic flow with a lahar. Pyroglastic debris are blasting clots of lava‚ and the lahar are like mudslides that can reach up to 50km per hour. When the

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    mountain in the world and one of the most active. It rises over 4 kilometers above sea level. Its coordinates are 19.4721 longatude and 155.5922 latitude. It is located in Hawaii. The 74.5 mile long volcano covers half of Hawaii. The massive volcano rises almost 2.5 miles above sea level. The volcano measures 56‚000 feet from its ocean floor base. One of the legends say that the goddess Pele was driven from her home by her sister. Every time Pele would thrust her digging stick into the Earth to

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    VOLCANO DESTROYS ITSELF IN VIOLENT ERUPTION. After lying dormant for 123 years the build-up of pressure causes Mt St Helens to erupt violently. At least 57 people have died after the massive eruption of Mount St Helens volcano in Washington State‚ USA. Many more are missing and the death toll is expected to rise. A huge cloud of ash has turned day into night for towns and cities across north-western America. People have been told to stay indoors and wear gauze masks. Many roads have been closed

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    around the volcano that erupted would having fertile soil for agriculture‚ it will also have valuable minerals found in the volcanic areas‚ examples are‚ copper‚ gold‚ sliver and more. The tourism rate of the volcanic areas will increase. And‚ there will also be a source of geothermal energy in the volcanic areas. The land around the volcanic areas will have fertile soil that is good for agriculture as‚ when there is a volcano eruption‚ there will be lots of ash thrown out from the volcano. This

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    ............................................ 9 OUTLINE PAGE I. Introduction Volcanic Eruption is harmful because it causes massive destruction to a place‚ suffocation and death. II. Body A. Definition 1. Produced by a volcano 2. Potentially explosive 3. Vent in the Earth’s crust B. Causes 1. Gases 2. Fragmental materials 3. Magma reaches heated area C. Effects 1. Destruction 2. Suffocation 3. Death D. Preparation

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    gentle streams called lava flows or erupt violently into the air. Rocks ripped loose from the inside of the volcano or torn apart by the gas may be shot into the air with the lava. These rocks are blown out of a volcano and are called volcanic bombs. Along with these bombs dust‚ ash‚ lava and cinder are released into the air. Volcanic activity is classified by how often a volcano erupts. A volcano may be active‚ dormant‚ or extinct. Active volcanoes erupt constantly. Dormant volcanoes are inactive‚ but

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