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    Mount Saint Helen’s Volcano‚ part of the cascade mount range‚ is associated with the subduction zone of the Juan du Fuca plate into the North American plate‚ as is most of the volcanism in this mount range (USGS Geology & History). The eruption intensity is normally quite explosive but Mt. Saint Hellen’s has experienced the peaceful one on occasion (USGS Geology & History). With frequent eruption every couple hundred years (rough estimate at best)‚ Mt. Saint Helen’s is the most active volcano of

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    language of the people there are “Ancestors” is a layered plateau area with mountain peaks in the limit of the crater that has a width of 500 meters‚ Mount Apo has a small crater lake. This mountain is a volcanic mountain‚ the last eruption is not in the know time and is not verified in history. Mt. Apo has a height of 3142 meters above sea level. Mount Apo is one of the most popular mountain among climbers in the Philippines. It took an average of two days to reach the top of the mountain which made

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    many pros and cons to climbing Mount Everest. While climbing Mount Everest can be fun it is also very dangerous. If you are planning on climbing Mount Everest there are a few things you should consider. There are tons of pros to climbing Mount Everest. One of the pros is that you will feel accomplished after you climbed Mount Everest‚ like when it says " Much fanfare followed the duo’s success." The second pro is that you will get a great workout when it says "Mount Everest‚ the world’s highest mountain

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    Undara Lava tubes consist of a lava field remaining from a massive volcanic eruption of Mt Undara which occurred 190‚000 years ago. During the Cenozoic‚ there was wide spread igneous activity in Eastern Australia. Volcanism commenced in the late Cretaceous (approximately 70 Ma) and continued through the Cenozoic. The cenozoic is the current geological era. It began 66 million years ago and continues today. About 23.3 km³ of lava flowed from the Mt Undara volcano at an estimated rate of 1000 m³ a

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    Mount St. Helens Around 8:30AM May 18‚ 1980‚ located in Southern part of Washington Mount St. Helens Erupted. Many were surprised by this eruption. Mount St‚ Helens Erupted and killed over 60 people and about 7‚000 animals. Mount St. Helens is about 40‚000 years old. There was about 250 square miles long of damage of land. It destroyed about 160 miles of highway. The eruption traveled about 300 mph and was hot at an almost 700° F (350° C). If not hundreds of thousands‚ of small animals died from

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    Climbing Mount Everest is a bad idea because it can cause deaths. For example‚ according to the textbook on page 422 states that climbers don’t acclimatize so they get a mountain sickness that leads to death. This shows that anything can go wrong while climbing Mount Everest‚ especially this deadly disease that includes how your brain functions and it ranges from slight confusion to total disorientation and increased sleepiness to coma Another example is on page 56 from the book Peak ‚"Unfortunately

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    people take risks in their lives. The decisions people make in their lives can be life threatening. Several people have made the decision in their lives to scale the highest peak on this planet‚ Mount Everest. Of those people‚ only about 4‚000 people have successfully climbed Mount Everest. If humans know Mount Everest is hazardous then why do they risk their lives for a personal goal? There are rescue services around the Mountain to help and or save them from their own decision. Rescue helicopters are

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    pyroclastic flows travel down slope from a volcano. The Mount St. Helens pyroclastic flow spread as far as five miles north of the crater. The hot lava flows and suffocating ash falls destroying plant and animal life. The eruptions are over‚ but consequences go on. What happens to the surrounding environment after such an eruption? The Earth repairs itself from the destructive effects of the lava‚ gases and ash spewed by the eruption of Mount St. Helens. It is the short-term hazards posed by volcanoes

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    Olympus Corporation‚ a major Japanese manufacturer of optical equipment listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange‚ was reported to have a 10-year loss-hiding scandal in Oct 14‚ 2011. The scandal came to light when the then Olympus chief executive Michael Woodford went public with concerns over huge payments the company had made. Olympus invested in financial derivatives and other risky investments to boost profits during 1980s. But its investment portfolio had a loss in value of $2.1 billion in 1991. In

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    “The Eruption of Mount St. Helens” On May 18th‚ 1980‚ in Washington State‚ the volcano‚ Mount St. Helens erupted. This eruption caused widespread terror throughout the towns surrounding the mountain. The magma from the volcano burned up the forest and killed most of the animals in the area. It affected the wildlife greatly because‚ after the eruption‚ the ecosystem was burned and smoldered thus killing thousands of animals in the region. This eruption was the deadliest of all the volcanic activity

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