Visitors can see the remains of the Pompeii citizens in the ruins of an ancient volcano eruption. There have been many volcanic eruptions throughout history. When a volcano erupts‚ it destroys everything near by. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius devastated and destroyed Pompeii. Understanding volcano eruptions can help scientists predict them‚ unlike in Pompeii an ancient volcanic disaster . There are several causes of volcanic eruptions. When magma forces its way up to the crust of the
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Mount Yasur is an active volcano on Tana Island‚ Vanuatu with a height of 361 m above sea level‚ located on the coast near Sulphur Bay‚ that lies to the southeast of the taller mountain Tukosumera‚ which was active in the Plesistocene. It has a largely unvegetated pyroclastic cone with nearly a circular summit crater of 400 m in diameter. It is a stratovolcano caused by the eastward-moving Indo-Australian Plate being sub-ducted under the westward-moving Pacific plate. It has been erupting continuously
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Analysis Mount Analogue is a post-modern artwork by Imants Tillers painted in 1985. This work can be said to be a post-modern piece as Tiller has utilised several techniques common to this style. Bricolage is the creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available. In this case‚ Tiller‚ out of necessity‚ created his canvas board system. This particular artwork is an appropriation of the rather majestic painting ‘North- East view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko’
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Mt Etna: MEDC case study of a volcanic eruption Location: Mt Etna is located in Sicily‚ Italy Europe’s highest (3‚300m)and most active volcano Supports rich agricultural land Displays dramatic volcanic scenery created by several calera collapses There have been at least 60 flank eruptions and many summit eruptions since AD1600‚ around half have occurred since the beginning of the 20th century Since 2001 it has seen an eruption every year Physical reasons for the event: Mt Etna is a composite volcano
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Arayat - Our Ancestral Home | There are many wonderful and marvelous places in this world‚ famous for their modern sky crappers‚ cathedrals‚ towers and superstructures‚ invigorating climates‚ beautiful tourists’ belt‚ disneylands‚ and are more blessed in point of prosperity. But whatever we are in this planet there is no spot more dear to us than the land of one’s birth - the town we always mention with pride‚ the town that cannot be reached by "lahar" - ARAYAT Origin of the
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the book is that climbing costs everything. He explains that climbing Mount Everest costs a lot of money. For some people‚ mountaineering costs their lives‚ limbs‚ and their family to pursue this passion. Krakauer uses a chronological text structure to describe the events of the fateful hike. The author was commissioned by Outside Magazine to write an article about Mount Everest. Originally‚ he was not supposed to ascend Mount Everest‚ but he decided that spending two months at Base Camp would be
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descent‚ and moved from Tibet 450 years ago. Sherpa translates to ‘easterner’‚ and references their origins to Kham (Eastern Tibet). Their population is roughly 50000 people who accommodate the solu-khumbu and khumbu regions of the Himalayas‚ south of Mount Everest (refer to power point). Due to the extreme slopes of the location‚ mechanical transport is not an option‚ so Sherpas walk everywhere. It takes some children up to 2 hours of intense walking just to walk to school. (Britannica‚ 2013) Sherpas
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Mount Lemmon: The Best Place to Have Fun Summer or Winter When we first arrived in Tucson in June 2016‚ there was so many places to go and explore. Then there was Mount Lemmon‚ which was close to our house. We drove up the Catalina Highway‚ through the vast fields of Saguaro cactus and wooded areas of pine trees‚ to the peak. When we got there‚ there was so much stuff to explore that we didn’t have time to do it all in one day. Mount Lemmon is the crowned jewel of Tucson that everyone should
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people‚ climb Mount Everest with hopes of summiting. For them this is their everest. When the word everest is said the automatic thought is Mount Everest‚ but in this case everest holds the definition of a tough obstacle that is overcome because of the work and effort that was put into it to get through it. This was most likely the toughest obstacle the climbers have ever faced‚ and is obviously a life changing event. My everest on the other hand is much different than climbing Mount Everest. My everest
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about their climbing of the tallest peak in the world Mt. Everest. 2. Occasion: The expedition takes place at Mount Everest in May of 1996. 3. Audience: The book is directed toward people interested in one of Mount Everest’s biggest tragedies‚ also perhaps mountain climbers themselves. 4 .Purpose: The purpose of this writing was a reflection of the events that took place on Mount Everest During May of 1996. 5. Speaker: Personal account by Jon Krakauer III. Critical Analysis and Evaluation
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