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    supervolcano is like a regular volcano but the eruption is thousands of time greater than a regular explosion. The last time this volcano erupted was about 174,000 years ago. Yellowstone is still active and another eruption is possible but very unlikely. If it does happen to erupt it could end civilization. There is huge volcano under Yellowstone National Park, which is being watched 24/7. If or when this volcano erupts it will destroy at least 2/3 of the Earth. If the volcano is ready to…

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    Miami Earthquake Essay

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    boundaries collide.Eventually, the stress builds up and once it’s released it sends out seismic waves being sent out which produces an earthquake. Once this earthquake has hit Japan a tsunami follows. Sometimes an earthquake can even make an active volcano build up more pressure and explode.Plate boundaries is also where volcanoes and earthquakes are formed. Earthquakes are vibrations in the ground that result from different faults, including a normal, strike-slip, and reverse fault. Volcanoes…

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    carries on towards the ocean. This extends to a view of the Kilauea volcano. The eastern slopes has long green views towards the Mauna Loa Summit and it has the mysterious Nicole Hills. The road rises from sea level to 4,000 feet above sea level from there you can still see the volcano national park. “The Kau Scenic Byway offers by far the longest stretches of unspoiled natural scenery to be found anywhere in the in habited Hawaiian Islands” (--__). Don’t let this beautiful scenery fool you…

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    Volcanoes are erupting because this is how much pressure they have. “ Volcanoes can remove heat from the interior,” according to Oregonstate.edu. Volcanoes do wonderful things for Earth. There are many dangerous volcanoes. One of the most dangerous volcano is the Campi in Flegrei, Italy. Campi had more recent history of a very large eruptions. Campi is right in the smack of the middle of an area, with over 6 million people living there. Campi is part under the Bay of Naples. One of the most…

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    My grandmother was personally affected by the earthquake that occurred in the morning of September 19th in Mexico. When she got home she got to witness the aftermath with her own eyes. The walls of her home had been cracked, her glass arrangements had been destroyed, and her outside porch was basically broken in half. There are many other cases like this, and the image shows just one area out of the many that were affected. It uses colors, ethos, pathos, and logos instead of using words to…

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    Earthquake In Pompeii

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    In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted spewing 7 million tons of debris on Pompeii. Pompeii had a population of about 20,000 and was a trading center as well as a vacation destination. The rich and poor lived together. The day before the eruption, a festival, dedicated to Vulcan, the god of earthquakes and fire was held. An initial explosion of ash, pumice, and rocks destroyed buildings and knocked out people. Many fled to public buildings, which offered better protection, but they along with others…

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    Those who live in western Canada definitely know about the imminent danger of large earthquakes near you. There have been quakes there in the past, and there will be some there again, no doubt about it. It is much less commonly known that eastern Canada has many earthquakes as well. Though not as common as in the west, there are still many quakes in this region. How are there even earthquakes in the middle of a plate? Most people know that earthquakes occur around plate boundaries, the places…

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    Italy experienced a major earthquake on August 24, 2016. The earthquake hit at 3:36 AM, 10 kilometers southeast of Norcia. It had a magnitude of 6.2. On August 24th, 2016 Italy experienced a major earthquake. The earthquake hit at 3:36 AM, 10 kilometers southeast of Norcia. It had a magnitude of 6.2 and it caused a lot of damage. The earthquake happened 6 miles under the surface of the earth. This was particularly shallow, and therefore a destructive earthquake which killed at least 281 people.…

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    Mexican Volcano Parícutin

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    The volcano is part of the Pico de The volcano Parícutin is located in the volcanic fields in Míchoacan-Guanajuato.This volcano is also the greatest in both area. This volcano has not erupted since 1952. Also the elevation of the volcano is 9,186’. The volcano Parícutin was named by a nearby village of Parícutin. The volcano is the youngest of the approximately 1,400 volcanic vents of the Míchoacan-Guanajuato volcanic field. The volcanic field is 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 square miles).…

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    partake in the study and analysis of volcanoes, in order to help us be more aware of their threat and to gain more information about them. They do this by collecting samples from volcanoes, using chemical dating technology, and observing data about the volcano. However, in a couple years, due to the rapid growth and development of artificial intelligence, this occupation may be changed in many ways. This emerging technology, as well as other innovative creations will soon be widespread, which…

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