release the survivors from the sludge and debris. A lahar is a volcanic mudflow created due to melting snow or ice from an eruption. Lahars can become deadly because of the mudflow the melting snow they create. Nevado Del Ruiz lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire‚ which is a region that
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eastern edge of the Eurasian Plate. The Pacific Plate‚ which is an oceanic plate‚ subducts the Eurasian plate‚ which is a continental plate‚ to the east of Japan. This type of plate margin is known as a destructive plate margin. The process of subduction is not smooth. Friction causes the Pacific Plate to stick. Pressure builds and is released as an earthquake. So what? The earthquake occurred at a relatively shallow depth at 20miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. This‚ combined with the high
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Friday‚ an earthquake in the Philippines rose panic in the hearts of its people‚ in fear of a large tsunami. The magnitude-7.6 earthquake was caused by activity underground. This activity (earthquakes and volcanic eruptions) are very common in the “Ring of Fire”‚ where the Philippines are located. 1“About 140 aftershocks have been recorded‚ including two with a magnitude of 6.4...” Last Friday‚ the Philippines endured the shock and fear of a fairly large earthquake and suffered through 140 aftershocks
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The United States contains in its history the most significant volcanic eruption to occur in the lower forty-eight states. When Mount St. Helen’s erupted‚ the effects 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
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The volcanic mountain I have chosen is Mount Fuji also known in its proper term; Mount Fujiyama. It’s located near the pacific coast on Honshu Island in southwest of Tokyo‚ Japan. Here is Mount Fuji on a world map: And here it is on a regional map: Mount Fuji is one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world and is a well-known tourist attraction. There are many definitions of the word “Fuji”; some are wealth‚ abundant and immortal. The ancient samurais used Fuji as a training area
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relatively shallow depth (about 30 km) underneath the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake had the largest magnitude of 9.0‚ which Japan had ever recorded and can only be explained by plate tectonics. As seen in figure 3‚ the earthquake occurred in a subducting zone where the Eurasian plate and the Pacific plate are converging. Figure 4 shows the continental Eurasian plate being subducting the oceanic Pacific plate and every year the pacific plate travels a distance of nine centimetres towards
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Part One Changes in DNA Understanding - a Continuing Process INT - Task 1 Understanding Genetics a Timeline of DNA Science ● ● ● ● ● ● 1700’s - it is believed that all traits are acquired. Example - a giraffe has a long neck due to stretching to reach the leaves in the taller trees. 1800’s - Carl Linnaeus classified by visible traits. 1866 - Gregor Mendel‚ through pea plant breeding and research; discovered that traits are inherited not acquired- before anyone knew or understood anything about
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Italy Earthquake Recently‚ Italy had a devastating earthquake‚ many cities were destroyed and jobs were lost. From above‚ cities looked like piles of rocks. The earthquake on August 24‚ at 3:36 AM. It struck in the Apennine Mountains and the northern coast of Italy. There have been roughly around 292 deaths and 365 injured. Cultural buildings have been destroyed and many camps have been set up to account for the homes lost. Search crews have been set out and are working hard to try to find signs
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pretty bad itself‚ the fires that happened after the earthquake caused the most damage. The fires had burned for four days; some say it was caused by broken gas lines. Since the water remains had broken‚ trying to put the fires out was almost impossible to do‚ Because of it‚ five hundred city blocks were destroyed. But the damages had been estimated to about four-hundred million dollars just to be fixed. It would be actually 8.2
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bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. Japan’s east coast has lurched four metres out towards the Pacific Ocean and sunk by a metre. The earthquake triggered a Tsunami‚ a giant wave that began deep under the sea. The huge energy released by the earthquake forced the sea bed up 10 metres‚ driving a column of water up above the surface of the ocean. This sent a Tsunami racing at 200km per hour‚ east across the Pacific Ocean and west towards Japan. It hit the north east coast 24 minutes after the earthquake
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