Pompeii Research Paper

White hot lava bubbles as the beast shakes, it awakens. Ash falls from the sky as heat crawls down the mountain. The volcano erupts. Many people don’t know much about volcanoes, only that lava comes out. There are many different types of volcanoes, but all people think of or see when the word volcano comes up is death and destruction. However, volcanoes can help living things, and they can build as well. No matter where you live, volcanoes effect you. The question is, how? Volcanoes can cause death and destruction, and some large damage to surrounding areas. Take Pompeii for example. Everyone has probably heard of Pompeii once. In case you haven’t, Pompeii was a city built near Mt. Vesuvius in Italy. One day, the volcano erupted, and the city was covered in ash. There were many deaths. Now the city is like a ghost town, with all the statues of ash, where people once were. Pompeii is a well-remembered disaster that was caused by volcanoes. When a volcano erupts, lava comes out, but before that, the white hot liquid, also known as magma, sits inside the volcano, bubbling, melting rocks down and waiting. The …show more content…
Volcanoes don’t only destroy things, but they can build and help as well. Volcanic ash is very good for farming, it makes the soil richer. “Depending on the location of the volcano, it can take thousands of years of weathering for the ash and rock deposits to form a rich soil. When they do become soils, they are often among the richest soils on Earth.” (McDonaugh 60) The islands of Hawaii were made from volcanoes, and they are covered in green beautiful plant growth. The volcanic ash adds nutrients to the soil that makes the plants grow better. Certain areas around Italy also have lush vegetation and rich soil. The volcanic soil is easier to work with, and it holds water better than regular soil. The volcanic loam is full of nutrients and has excellent