Geoff Hibbs May 4‚ 2012 Primary Succession & Species Diversity of Flora on Mount St. Helens‚ 32 Years PostEruption On May 18 1980‚ Mount St. Helens‚ a stratovolcano in western Washington‚ erupted. The eruption scoured the slopes of the volcano removing vegetation and soil from the vicinity of the mountain. 32 years after the eruption‚ vegetation has returned to the mountain. The author’s main interest in this field is the methods by which vascular plants re-establish themselves after cataclysmic
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The two volcanoes from these events are called stratovolcanos‚ meaning they are volcanoes built up of alternate layers of lava and ash(citation)‚ and cone shaped. Neither of these volcanoes are shield volcanoes‚ which are broad‚ domed volcanoes with gently sloping sides‚ characteristic of the eruption of fluid‚ basaltic lava(citation). Both of these volcano’s had a huge impacts on humans‚ human structures and property‚ and had very high damage costs. The major Mount St. Helens eruption was on
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William Copley 7th grade Science Project 3/21/2016 2015 Earthquake in Chile On September 17th‚ 2015 a powerful earthquake that shook Chile. It was said to have a magnitude of 8.5‚ killing about 5 people‚ injuring many‚ and destroying hundreds of homes‚ businesses‚ and land mass. Along with the damage came the after mass of power loss‚ damage‚ and flooding along with tsunamis. There were 12 aftershocks that could be felt 145 miles away from the originating site. Chile is known to have earthquakes
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First of all‚ Chile have many major active fault zones that are the root causes of earthquakes and other natural diaster. The Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault is major geological fault that runs a length of roughly 1000 km in a north-south direction and exhibits current seismicity. It is located in the Chilean Northern Patagonian Andes. It is a dextral intra-arc transform fault. When considered a fault zone‚ the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone (LOFZ) might include other neighboring faults such as Reigolil-Pirihueico
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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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IMPACT OF A VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN A LEDC AND MEDC A MEDC is a more economically developed country. It has the money to spend on improving the country’s establishment and therefore it is more likely to have the resources and technology to help decrease the damage from a volcanic eruption. Using the technology‚ they can also predict when a volcano is probably going to erupt. In a MEDC‚ the people are more educated and know what to do in a situation like a volcanic eruption. They are aware of how they
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Let’s play a game. Close your eyes and imagine that it’s the middle of the night and you are awaken by a loud roar coming beneath your feet. As you stumble downstairs you cover your head from objects falling from bedroom walls‚ kitchen cabinets‚ and bookshelves as you shout to your love ones to go outside. You head to the closet to get your emergency bag filled with two flashlights‚ three water bottles and six protein bars. As your about to exit the building it all stops just to be repeated a few
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In 1980‚ Mount Saint Helens unleashed its destructive power and many‚ people‚ animals‚ and plants were exterminated. Consequently‚ the Lateral Blast‚ was caused by the collapse of the north side of the volcano and when it fell‚ it unleashed a powerful explosion‚ that destroyed and scorched 230 square miles of land. Furthermore‚ the Lateral Blast‚ greatly impacted Mount Saint Helens ecosystem‚ for once it happened it destroyed miles of forests‚ killed off organisms and scorched vegetation in the
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Like all Philippine legends‚ there’s more than one story that attempt to capture the essence of the majesty that is Mount Mayon. Mayon is derived from “Magayon”‚ which means beautiful in Bicolano. There’s the story of two lovers not unlike Romeo and Juliet‚ as told by Laura Agpay‚ a native of Bicol: Once there was a princess named Daragang Magayon (Daraga means lady‚ Magayon is beautiful) who lived in Bicol. She’s so beautiful. She came from the family that reigns over the entire Bicol. Because
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The Nevado Del Ruiz: 1985 eruption Location? Nevado del Ruiz is a volcano in Colombia‚ the northenmost and highest Colombian volcano‚ located at the in the northern most tip of the Andes in South America. Nevado Del Ruiz is a broad‚ glacier-covered volcano that covers more than 200 square kilometers. Has the volcano erupted before? In 1595 and 1845 summit eruptions melted snow and ice and produced mudflows that traveled tens of miles from the volcano‚ these mudflows were confined to the valleys
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