Volcanoes--sinister and dangerous creations that wreak havoc and death‚ demanding fear and reverence from all. But yet‚ people show none. They have busy lives and don’t have time for "silly" things such as destructive volcanic eruptions. On top of that‚ they have all seen the movies in which people have effortlessly escaped the wrath of magma flow of "the rather gentle and atypical volcanoes in Hawaii." These people willingly‚ and sometimes unknowingly‚ make themselves easy prey for volcanic eruptions
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Supervolcanoes. Supervolcanoes; their unpredictability and mystery make them into the worst environmental hazards our planet can face in one of their rare but catastrophic eruptions. Our lack of understanding regarding them is the cause for concern‚ but we cannot understand and predict eruptions‚ they’re unique according to the scale and other factors. We have some knowledge but due to the fact that no supervolcano has had a full-scale eruption in the past 2‚000 years‚ we can only try to guess the
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000 years ago is underneath the U.S. as I speak? “Lucky for all of us humans‚” we may have to face another volcano like this soon‚ since there is a historically destructive one in Yellowstone National Park. The volcano that possibly killed a majority of the human species and the volcano that currently resides in Yellowstone are both a special kind of volcano called a super volcano‚ which you will be informed about today. A super volcano is defined as a volcano capable of spewing more the 1000 km3
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Yellowstone National Park is a place of many wonders and interesting topics. It is located in Northwestern Wyoming with parts in Idaho and Montana. Yellowstone was the very first national park in the United States of America‚ being signed into law by former president Ulysses S Grant in 1872. The park cover around 3‚450 square miles of land‚ and is one of the largest state parks in the world. The features such as Geysers‚ Supervolcano‚ and wildlife are very hot topics. Wildlife is a huge part of the
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April 24‚ 2013 Introduction: As Humans beings living on earth we all have to succumb to a natural disaster of some sort. Whether that may be a severe thunderstorm‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ or a Magnitude 9 earthquake there is always a financial consequence for most of these natural disasters. After a earthquake occurs the country affected by the earthquake has to rebuild and restructure their nation back to where it was before the earthquake occurred. The overall problem is a country that might
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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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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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signifies a vent. Volcanoes are not the realm of any single scientific discipline. Rather they require study from many scientists from several specialties: Geophysicist and Geochemist to probe the deep roots of volcano; Geologist to decipher prehistoric volcanic activity; Biologist to learn how life became established and evolve in barren volcanic islands; and meteorologist to determine the effects of volcanic dust and gases on the atmosphere‚ weather and climate. Volcanoes affect humankind in
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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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