learn about for scientists. A fumarole is a vent in the ground that has heated up groundwater to such a point that it is only steam when it reaches the surface. Most of the time fumaroles form around areas of high volcanic activity‚ or by a dormant volcano. All fumaroles have a long‚ irregular shaped tube that is usually at least a few miles deep and filled with groundwater at the bottom. Pressure built up from tectonic movement can instantly heat up the groundwater and then shoot it up constantly.
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preparation. Common volcanic hazards include: Pyroclastic flows‚ Ash clouds and mudslides. Pyroclastic flows are high-density mixtures of hot‚ dry rock fragments and hot gases that move away from the vent of the volcano at high speeds. They can reaches speeds moving away from a volcano of up to 450 mph and the gas can reach temperatures of about 1‚000 °C. They will catch fleeing victims and kill them instantly thus making them a devastating hazard. Volcanic ash is formed during explosive volcanic
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Lidenbrock‚ and their guide‚ Hans‚ traveling to the center of the earth through a volcano. Even though they never reached the center‚ they did discover several things. The story began when Professor Lidenbrock brought home an old manuscript. He and his nephew Axel discovered that the manuscript was written by a famous Icelandic alchemist during the 16th century. They find it says that if they enter a certain volcano near the end of June‚ they would be able to reach the center of the Earth. Axel
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…………………………… 1 II. Body …………………………… 2 a. Definition …………………………… 2 b. Kinds of volcano …………………………… 2 c. Types of eruption …………………………… 3 d. Risk …………………………… 4 e. Benefits …………………………… 11 a. Tourism …………………………… 11 b. Environment …………………………… 13 III. Conclusion …………………………… 15 IV. Bibliography …………………………… 17 Introduction The term volcano can either mean the vent from which magma erupts to the surface‚ or it can refer to the landform
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Shield volcanoes Main article: Shield volcano Shield volcanoes‚ so named for their broad‚ shield-like profiles‚ are formed by the eruption of low-viscosity lava that can flow a great distance from a vent‚ but not generally explode catastrophically. Since low-viscosity magma is typically low in silica‚ shield volcanoes are more common in oceanic than continental settings. The Hawaiian volcanic chain is a series of shield cones‚ and they are common in Iceland‚ as well. Lava domes Main article:
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The Seven wonders of Philippine Rice Terraces of Banaue The Rice Terraces of Banaue are perhaps the most well know attraction in the Philippines‚ and no list of the Seven Wonders of the Philippines would be complete without them.. Located in central Luzon‚ they have been carved by local Ifugao people over the last 3‚000 thousand years. When you visit‚ you can see terraces still being built today. The locals often describe the terraces as the largest man made structure created without forced labor
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The Volcanic Eruption of Nevado Del Ruiz Nevado Del Ruiz located in Central Colombia‚ is a broad‚ glacier covered volcano. A relatively small eruption caused a devastating mud flow that killed almost 25‚000 people in the town of Armero‚ marking one of the worst volcanic disasters in history. Sadly‚ this tragedy could have been easily avoided if clear warnings by volcanologists had been taken seriously. On November 13‚ 1985‚ Nevado Del Ruiz erupted and created a lahar. Surprisingly‚ not all the
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were seen by many‚ and scientists were fascinated with learning about the volcano. Much research was conducted looking into the economic‚ ecological‚ and personal aspects of the eruption. Mount St. Helens proves to be a memorable landmark to all Americans and still a source of fascination today for a variety of persons. Mount Saint Helens‚ an active stratovolcano‚ is located in southwest Washington State. The volcano erupted on May 18th‚ 1980 at 8:32 a.m. The eruption was triggered by a 5
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What actually causes the majority of deaths is not the lava‚ but rather the intensely hot gas that rushes down the sides of the volcano at an incredible 60 miles per hour‚ obliterating anything in its path. "These pyroclastic flows can knock down stone walls 10 feet thick and have killed thousands of people in less than two minutes‚" says Dr. Stanley Williams. "Well‚ why don’t these
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On a small island in Indonesia‚ the volcano named Tambora erupted with the most powerful eruption in recent history since the 1800s. Tambora had been dormant up to this point and had not erupted in five thousand years. The volcano’s horrible eruption‚ caused enormous amounts of destruction and its effects were noted around the world. It killed ninety thousand people around the world and it destroyed countless crops. The Europeans first found Tambora. They thought it was extinct. Tambora
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