Mount St Helens 1980 Mount St Helens is on the plate boundary between the Juan de Fuca plate and North American plate. When it erupted it permanently changed the surrounding landscape. Effects of the eruption Primary effects Secondary effects Nuée ardente (hot ash and gas) destroyed forests and logging camps. 63 people were killed‚ mainly by poisonous gases. Lahars (mudflows of ash and water) covered an extensive area surrounding the volcano. Ash blocked rivers destroying popular fishing
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Predicting Volcano Eruptions As the world’s population grows‚ more and more people are living in potentially dangerous volcanic areas. Volcanic eruptions continue to happen and they can cause great threats to life and property. Predicting a volcano’s eruption accurately will lead to more saved lives and ensure our safety. When a volcano erupts it produces many threats. Some of these threats are lava flows‚ falling ash‚ and they may even cause other threats like mud and debris flows‚ or they
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‘The extent to which volcanic processes represent hazards depends on where and when they occur’. Discuss this statement A hazard can be defined as a situation that poses a threat to life‚ health‚ property or the environment. The severity and type of volcanic hazards that occur are mainly dependent on the type of magma. Volcanic processes can be split into two categories – primary hazards and secondary hazards. The primary hazards that can occur are pyroclastic flows‚ lava flows‚ tephra and poisonous
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Malawi Less developed countries case study Malawi is one of the world’s poorest countries‚ ranking 160th out of 182 countries on the Human Development Index. Progress towards reaching the Millennium Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty has been limited. According to the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report for 2009‚ about 74 per cent of the population still lives below the income poverty line of US$1.25 a day and 90 per cent below the US$2 a day threshold
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largest classic explosive eruption of the twentieth century? The purpose of this report is to examine the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991. This volcano is located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines; a mere 90 kilometers (55 miles) northwest of the capital city of Manila (Rosenbu‚ 2010) (see Figure 1). Specifically‚ this report will give a vivid description and information about the volcano. It will discuss a variety of factors related to the eruption such as the consequences
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To what extent can volcanic hazards be managed effectively? Volcanic hazards can be detrimental to the lives of the people who live near the active zone of the volcano in question due to their immense power coming from the centre of the earth however with effective management of the risks the number of deaths‚ disrupted lives and the economic damage can be reduced greatly. An example I will use of a recent volcano that erupted was Mt St Helens which is an active supervolcano located in Washington
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1. What: What plate boundary is it near? Great Rift Valley in Africa‚ which is the splitting of the African plate. 2. What type of volcano was it? Stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. 3. Where: Where is the volcano located? It is located inside Virunga National Park‚ . 4. in the Democratic Republic of the Congo‚ about 20 km north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just west of the border with Rwanda. 5. Where did the people move for safety? Rwanda
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issue a review report on the company’s quarterly statements for the three months ended July 31‚ 1986. How does a review differ from an audit‚ particularly in terms of the level of assurance implied by the auditor’s report? While both a review and an audit are attestation services provided by CPAs. A review and an audit differ in that a review does not offer the level of assurance that an audit does‚ auditors do not look at as much evidence for a review as they would for an audit‚ and reviews cost less
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Crime is socially constructed. What does this mean and how does ‘crime’ differ from ‘deviance’? Nowadays hard to imagine daily life without news telling us stories about shocking tragedies happening around the world. Unfortunately almost everybody is interested in actions that can harm somebody. In media even existing a victim hierarchy (more sensational victim goes on top) of attraction interest of audience. People are ‘measure’ beings. It is in our habits to judge ourselves and people around us
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Ch1. In Hmong tradition how does childbirth differ from here in America. The traditional childbirth in Hmong has countless different aspects compared to those here in America. In the beginning of chapter 1 Fadiman was able to describe the birthing process that takes place in the highlands of northwest Laos. One of the innumerable traditions that is mentioned in this chapter is the presence of a woman’s husband during the delivery process. Nao Kao had the authority to bring his wife Foua some hot
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