Over 2000 people died during the eruption. The volcano had blown its cap. Many people didn’t know what to do during the eruption. Mount Vesuvius was the volcano that had been showing signs of eruption for decade before the eruption. Nobody understood what the sign‚ they just thought it was the gods showing them signs. The eruption was like an explosion from hell. It all happened so
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TIBETAN REFUGEES IN NEPAL There are more than 20‚000 Tibetan refugees living in about 12 settlements across the country. However‚ the true number of Tibetan refugees is not known. Some estimates suggest that 30‚000 Tibetans live in Kathmandu alone. While some Tibetan refugees arrived in Nepal in the early 1950s‚ the first major influx crossed the border in 1959‚ following the Lhasa Uprising. They established camps primarily in the Himalayan border regions of Nepal such
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“If you’re getting rad and there is no one around to see it‚ are you really getting rad?” (Andy Hayes) This question proposed by Andy Hayes is a tough one to answer‚ and is one that puzzles skiers and snowboarders across the world. On one hand‚ you just nailed a totally righteous line that would undoubtedly leave you’re alpine counterparts flabbergasted. On the other hand‚ nobody saw it‚ and will anybody actually believe your word when you tell them of your incredible feats. Besides for the question
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Climbing a mountain is no small task for anyone‚ especially a Renaissance‚ humanist scholar. However‚ Petrarch turns his journey into an affective allegorical story entitled The Ascent of Mont Ventoux. Petrarch tells a comprehensive story from finding a climbing partner to reaching the summit with all of the challenges presented in between. Though Petrarch often complains of being out of breath or find detours on his path‚ he ultimately succeeds in scaling the mountain. Within himself‚ Petrarch must
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Mount Fuji Imagine arriving home from a very long trip‚ waiting to go relax and sleep in your precious home. When the home sweet home you realize is covered in volcanic ash and half of your house is destroyed by lava. Many citizens living near Mount Fuji could have lived in constant fear hoping that Mount Fuji wouldn’t erupt. Its last eruption was December 16‚ 1707- January 1‚ 1708 still an active volcano today. Mount fuji was present about 10‚000 years ago. Mount Fuji is a symbol of
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type of volcanic dejection called a caldera that formed by the collapse of a volcano identified as Mount Mazama during an colossal eruption approximately 7‚700 years ago. Located on the Cascade- Sierra Mountains Plateau area of southern Oregon‚ “Mount Mazama is one of the major volcanoes of the Cascades Arc” (USGS) that extends from northern California to British Columbia. the devastating eruption of Mount Mazama altered the landscape all around the volcano. Pyroclastic flows of pumice and ash distressed
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f Erik Weihenmayer Introduction Did you know that Erik Weihenmayer can climb the tallest mountains in the world while he’s completely blind? Erik Weihenmayer was born September 23‚ 1968‚ born with a rare eye disease called “retinoschisis(ret·i·nos·chi·sis)” although he was blind‚ he still wouldn’t accept the fact that he would be swept off his feet‚ and be miserable for the rest of his life. When he was a teen he got his motivation to go rock climbing. Years later‚ he started climbing many
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Life’s too short not to take risks! Many people have thought or attempted to climb the tallest mountain in the world. Some have failed and and some have succeeded. But only some of the most skilled climbers dare to climb Everest. People should be able to climb Mount Everest if they feel that they are up to the challenge. First of all‚ if nobody but “government sponsored groups” get to attempt to climb than a lot of people could lose their sense of adventure. Even if a group is government sponsored
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property damage; caused a partial collapse of the volcano’s flank‚ deposited ash in eleven states and five Canadian provinces. With no immediate precursors‚ a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred and was accompanied by a rapid series of events. Mount St. Helens produces small to large explosive eruptions‚ which send varying quantities of ash and tephra into the atmosphere Tephra (rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption.) • tephra plume lasted for about eight hours and the
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Mount Vesuvius is one of the most notoriously recognized volcanic eruptions known to man to date. As our text states‚ “this famous volcano erupted in the year 79 AD‚ ejecting a huge cauliflower-shaped cloud of ash and debris that rapidly settled to the Earth (Strahler 436).” After doing some outside research on this magnificent volcanic landform‚ I found quite a few things: “Mount Vesuvius is located in Italy‚ near the areas of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the capital of Italy. The volcano also buried
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