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 are about 700 potentially dangerous volcanoes in the
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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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How Volcanoes Came to be : Hephaestus god of blacksmiths and fire wanted revenge on all the villages that used his gift of metallurgy for war and killing so he went up to Zeus to ask him for a way to devastate their population. Zeus thought for a while and decided to give him the deserted mountains on the others side of the valley and let him chose what he wanted to do with them. “I’d like to make them burst into an explosion of liquid fire.” he said “Ha ha ha” laughed the father god‚ “ thinking
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The Military’s Pandora’s Box by Dr. Nick Begich and Jeane Manning This article was prepared to provide a summary of the contents of a book written in 1995 which describes an entirely new class of weapons. The weapons and their effects are described in the following pages. The United States Navy and Air Force have joined with the University of Alaska‚ Fairbanks‚ to build a prototype for a ground based "Star Wars" weapon system located in the remote bush country of Alaska. The individuals who
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How many volcanoes are going off right now? What are these volcanoes doing to the environment and to the people? So‚ how do volcanoes shape the earth? Volcanoes can be harming but‚ what most people don’t know is‚ they can be helpful too. One way they can be helpful is because they put off certain minerals into the ground that can help plants grow faster and better because‚ it enriches the soil over time. Another‚ instance in which they are helpful is because‚ they put so much nutrients into
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Essay on Earthquake The usual phenomena recorded in well-known earthquakes are first a trembling‚ next one or more serve shocks‚ and then a trembling which gradually dies away. In most cases‚ each shock lasts only a few seconds‚ but the trembling that follow may continue for days. Weeks or even months. Noises of various kinds usually accompany an earthquake. They have been likened to the growling of storm‚ the growling of thunder‚ the clanking and are not accompanied by these noises. At
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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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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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Super volcanoes We are now in year 2016‚ and I believe that almost all people in the United State remember the disaster film called “2012”. The catastrophe included great eruptions of super volcanoes in America‚ such as Yellowstone. There are a lot of scientists doing researches of super volcanoes‚ and trying to predict when will the super volcanoes erupt again. Today I would like to introduce some knowledge of super volcanoes‚ and the reason why people do not need to worry about hazards of eruptions
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Would earthquakes of similar magnitudes in different populated regions of the Earth cause approximately the same levels of damage? In your discussions‚ consider both geologic and human-induced factors. The amount of damage caused by an Earthquake does not solely depend on the magnitude of the Earthquake. Factors such as population‚ geographic location‚ soil type‚ and the type of building material commonly used for construction in a region determine the extent of damage caused. If an Earthquake strikes
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