early warning where recognised that the loss of life would have been kept down to smaller number. It can be argue that there is always a risk when people decided to build towns or villages on the slopes of a volcano‚ a good example of this is Nevado Del Ruiz eruption in the country of Colombia in mid-19th century lahars killed 1000 people in the town of Amero however the village was once again inhabited. In early November 1985 there was activity from the volcano showing signs of an eruption in the
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Why are some volcanoes more hazardous than others? There are several reasons that influence volcanic hazards‚ these include the viscosity of the magma‚ proximity to population centres‚ materials that are ejected from the volcano‚ the magnitude of the eruption and the plate margin that the volcano rests upon. The viscosity of the magma depends on 3 things‚ the temperature‚ dissolved gasses and the chemistry involved in the magma. These factors produce 2 main types of magma called acid and basic
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Volcanoes are big erupting mounting that shoot out hot lava/magma. Volcano eruptions produce a lot of toxic gases which can damage the environment. When a volcano is about to erupt there is rain‚ thunder‚ and lightning. Volcanoes can also be bigger or smaller than a mountain. There are many different types of volcanoes that cause destruction throughout the entire world. Volcanoes occur all over the world anytime of the day. Volcanoes occur at the mid-ocean ridges because they are divergent plate
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Berlin Snell‚ she explains that the plot of the story is also based on fact: ¡®¡®This story really occurred. In 1985‚ we saw her on every television screen in the world‚ the face of Omaira S¨¢nchez‚ one of the thousands of victims of Colombia¡¯s Nevado Ruiz volcanic eruption. The black eyes of that girl have haunted me. . . . She is telling me something. She is talking to me about patience‚ about endurance‚ about courage.¡¯¡¯ Reviewers of The Stories of Eva Luna have praised Allende¡¯s ability to adapt
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Nyirangongo. The secondary effect of volcanoes are lahars‚ landslide and tsunamis. Lahars occur when lava and mud mix travelling down the sides of the volcano. It can gather rocks of varying sizes and travel with more swiftness downhill. In 1985 Nevado Del Ruiz‚ Colombia eruption happened which led to lahars forming that were 40m deep it rushed downhill at 50 Kph engulfing the town of Armero‚ 50km away under 8 meter of mud‚ more than 22‚00 people were killed. Landslide also take place because the eruption
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Name ________________________ Lab 1. Volcanic Hazards VOLCANOES INTRODUCTION Few things excite the imagination as much as a volcanic eruption‚ one of nature’s magnificent spectacles‚ which can result in devastating consequences. The very word “volcano” brings to mind thunderous explosions‚ rivers of fiery orange lava‚ and images of smoking destruction. The actual capacity for destruction is not overrated -- volcanic eruptions are one of the most devastating of all geologic hazards. There
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Question 1 0 out of 2.5 points | | | 1. Escoge la forma correcta de los verbos para completar la carta de Ryan a sus padres.Queridos papá y mamá: Yo __________ muy tristeAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | soy | Correct Answer: | estoy | | | | | Question 2 0 out of 2.5 points | | | porque el semestre en Madrid ____________ yAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | está terminado | Correct Answer: | está terminando | | | | | Question 3 2.5 out of 2.5
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It was 4 o’clock in the afternoon when I woke up; the sunlight rays are kissing through my skin‚ the soft serenading voice of the coastal wind is penetrating to my ears and the beautiful scenic view around appears like I’m in some kind of a shooting for a film—everything seems perfect. “Am I in heaven‚ Lord?” I confusingly asked myself. I later then realized that I was at a beach resort located at the east coast of Sarangani. Sarangani is a province located at the southern tip of Mindanao in
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Scripts » Comedy Skits » Script Details | | | | | | | THE PACKAGE | | | (10m) by cinderella | | English (39985 Views) Entertainment "THE PACKAGE" by Cindy K. Mackey Copyright © Cindy Mackey‚ 2010. Cast of Characters: Terry..............Manager of "Mail Etcetera" (peppy personality) Jon.........Businessman in his forties. (dark and somewhat gloomy) Tina....................Employee of "Mail Etcetera" INT. PACKAGING STORE - AFTERNOON A man
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Evaluate how plate tectonics theory helps our understanding of the distribution of seismic and volcanic events. Plate tectonics is a relatively new science. It’s partially explained in the sense that we still don’t know fully about how the plates came together‚ what they were before they were the seven continents we know today. We already know‚ or have a theory‚ about what our world was like a long time ago and so if we already know that the plates can pull and push against each other‚ then surely
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