ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN ASIA Asia contains 60 percent of the world’s population and some of the most active volcanoes. The region has a varied geography from the jungles of Indonesia to the deserts of Saudi Arabia. Volcanoes of Afghanistan : Afghanistan has a complex geology and tectonic history. Active volcanoes are located in eastern afghanistan‚ in a region that marks the collision zone with the Indian plate. The country contains mostly rugged mountains‚ with plains in north and southwest
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Living Near Volcanoes Volcanoes provide beautiful background scenery‚ causing people to commonly settle around the area of volcanoes around the world. While active volcanoes provide many jobs for workers in the energy and tourism industries‚ is it worth having your life threatened constantly? Volcanoes are known to have destructive eruptions which destroy everything in the area. Is it truly worth risking the life of yourself and your loved ones just for a pretty view? Shield Volcanoes Shield Volcanoes
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Hello today I will be telling you about volcanoes and how many active volcanoes are erupting right this very second. As you read the words above more than likely 20 volcanoes just erupted. Wow you say that’s a lot just hear some of the other crazy volcanic subjects you hear about. It’ll BLOW your mind !!!. So in the text above you can tell that volcanoes are pretty dangerous and pretty crazy. You might ask how many times does one year? You might say well it can’t erupt that often. Well if you
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National parks are a celebration of life and‚ growing up‚ my family joined this celebration at many different locations. Our road trips took us to Glacier National Park‚ Joshua Tree‚ Yosemite‚ Yellowstone‚ and new locations continued to appear as red dots on the map as the years went on. Every national park proclaims its history on placards distributed throughout their territory‚ and the history of the animals that have barely survived mankind has always fascinated me the most. As I have grown older
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Are Volcanoes a Blessing or Curse? Volcanoes are mountains‚ typically conical‚ where lava comes out from a magma chamber through a crater or a vent. There are two types of volcanoes; Composite and Shield. A composite volcano can be referred to as a cone volcano. These volcanoes have tall narrow cone and a wide base. Their magma chambers contain thick acidic lava‚ which means sometimes you can walk faster than the lava when it is moving! The layers of a cone volcano are usually alternated between
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Today was the best day ever! My family and I went to Yellowstone National Park. It was the prettiest place on earth covering 3500 square miles. Did you know that it is located atop of a volcanic hotspot? Well i didn’t either until today. The park rangers told me so many facts which i would have never known. Yellowstone was established as the world’s first National Park on March‚ 1‚ 1872. People had been there for more than 11‚000 years shown by archaeological site. The US army managed the park from
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THE Types of volcanoes There are three types of volcanoes shield‚ cinder cones and composite volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are large volcanic Forms with that are broad at the top and have low‚ sloping sides. This type of volcano is caused by slow‚ basaltic lava flows. Cinder cones are cone shaped volcanoes some are no more than a few meters and others get as big as high as 610 meters sometime more. Most of the tallest volcanoes are composite volcanoes. These form from quiet eruptions of fluid lava
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Mud volcanoes at Berca The mud volcanoes are situated within the area of Berca village‚ Buzau county‚ on the left bank of the Berca river. They develop in the Berca depression in several places‚ known by such names as (from south to north): “La Fierbatori”‚ “Paclele Mari”‚ “Paclele Mici”‚ “Beciu”. Access road is the Buzau-Brasov highway; at a crossroads in Satuc (a small town situated 20 km far from Buzau‚ which can be also reached by railroad) ‚ a modernized byroad leads afer 2 km to the village
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experience; one that has inspired fear‚ superstition‚ worship‚ curiosity‚ and fascination throughout the history of mankind. The active Hawaiian volcanoes have received special attention worldwide because of their frequent spectacular eruptions‚ which can be viewed and studied with a relative ease and safety. The island of Hawaii is composed of five volcanoes‚ three of which have been active within the past two hundred years. Kilauea’s latest eruption still continues as of today. Mauna Loa’s latest
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people hear of Santorini‚ they think of the islands in Greece located in the beautiful waters of the Aegean sea. What many people do not know is that Santorini is in fact a scope of volcanoes‚ also known as shield volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are easily identifiable because they actually look like volcanoes (“Shield Volcanoes‚” 2016). I have actually had the pleasure of visiting Santorini a few years ago and I have included some pictures. Some of the things I have learned about this volcanic island is
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