What do you think of when you hear the word “volcano”, a prodigious eruption? The city of Pompeii (which was destroyed by lava)? The amount of volcanoes and their eruption frequencies? Well, these are the most common responses, but do you ever think of the gratifying consequences of a volcanic eruption? Well, it is true, volcanoes are commendable!
The mineral and nutrients found in the rocks and ashes of the aftermath a volcano helps enrich the soil. While I’m on that topic, the article states that “the minerals in the deposits are not immediately available” (McDonaugh 28), thus concluding that it takes a while for the nutrients to break down into the soil, making it richer. It takes a tremendous amount of time for this rich soil to form, it can take up to a thousand years for the volcanic deposits to break-down into the soil. But when it does, “the deposits create among the richest soils on Earth” (McDonaugh 28). This type of enriched soil is the reason why Hawaii creates the most beautiful plants on Earth. This soil can also be characterized in Italy. The soil there is generally very poor, while the …show more content…
While those volcanic eruption are fake, the ones in nature, are real, bona fide eruptions. Just the sheer mass of volcanoes appearing everywhere can strike fear in people’s hearts. Perhaps twenty volcanoes are erupting right now while you are reading this! In like matter, there are going to be an estimated 50-70 volcanoes erupt each year! Never mind the ‘plumbing system’ of magma under our feet! According to Tom Simkin and Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution and Global Volcanism Program, a ‘volcanic field’ in the manner that Mexico’s Michoacán-Guanajuato field [comprising nearly 1,400 cinder cones (volcanoes made by blobs of congealed lava)], maars (a depressed crater caused by an eruption), and shield volcanoes (volcanoes that are shield shaped) derived from a single magmatic
The mineral and nutrients found in the rocks and ashes of the aftermath a volcano helps enrich the soil. While I’m on that topic, the article states that “the minerals in the deposits are not immediately available” (McDonaugh 28), thus concluding that it takes a while for the nutrients to break down into the soil, making it richer. It takes a tremendous amount of time for this rich soil to form, it can take up to a thousand years for the volcanic deposits to break-down into the soil. But when it does, “the deposits create among the richest soils on Earth” (McDonaugh 28). This type of enriched soil is the reason why Hawaii creates the most beautiful plants on Earth. This soil can also be characterized in Italy. The soil there is generally very poor, while the …show more content…
While those volcanic eruption are fake, the ones in nature, are real, bona fide eruptions. Just the sheer mass of volcanoes appearing everywhere can strike fear in people’s hearts. Perhaps twenty volcanoes are erupting right now while you are reading this! In like matter, there are going to be an estimated 50-70 volcanoes erupt each year! Never mind the ‘plumbing system’ of magma under our feet! According to Tom Simkin and Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution and Global Volcanism Program, a ‘volcanic field’ in the manner that Mexico’s Michoacán-Guanajuato field [comprising nearly 1,400 cinder cones (volcanoes made by blobs of congealed lava)], maars (a depressed crater caused by an eruption), and shield volcanoes (volcanoes that are shield shaped) derived from a single magmatic