Lava dome

There are some good things and some bad things about how volcanoes affect our environment. Here are some things that a volcano can affect: soil, air, and the climate. How do volcanoes affect people and their environments? In some cases living by a volcano would be bad because of what it could cause. Living close to the vent of a volcano can be a dangerous hazard because the vent releases gases that could cause health problems. It is undetermined when a volcano will erupt. About 60 volcanoes are…

excellent drainage.” This shows why what happens after a volcano erupts is very important to the cycle of some plants. Volcanos in Hawaii. The volcanos in Hawaii have some of the most beautiful landscapes, but these volcanos are very harmful. The lava from the volcano could ruin a whole city. In some ways the soil that the ashes produce are what makes the great green pastures as nice as it states in the article on page 62 “The eastern slopes cover the area from Honuapo to the main…

Mt.Kilauea is a volcano that makes up the southeastern side of the island Hawaii. Mt Kilauea has had more than 60 eruptions and has been erupting continuously since Jan. 3, 1983.Kilauea is thought to have killed around 80 people when it erupted without warning in the late 1780s.Most recently 2,000 people to evacuate thier homes.The volcano’s elevation is 4,091.Mt.Kilauea is a shield volcano which are the largest volcanos in the world.Kilauea is one of five volcanoes that make up Hawaii. The…

the only one to erupt in 100 years. Which makes it strange that more people are living around it, than any other volcano region anywhere in the world, two million to be exact! It’s classified as a stratovolcano. That means that it was built up when lava, and other stuff that spewed out of the volcano, hardened; building up layers.Mt. Vesuvius is currently 4300 feet tall. The name may have been derived from a latinized…

The Mount Tambora volcanic eruption commenced on April 10 1815, on Sumbawa one of the many Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. Mount Tambora is one of the many volcanoes in the ring of fire and the only volcano in recorded history to reach a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 7. On the day of the eruption the explosion was heard from approximately 2000 kilometres away among the Sumatran islands. Mount Tambora is described as a Stratovolcano a large volcan layered within with ash and magma form…

Specific purpose: To inform the audience on what happened to Pompeii. Central Idea: Mount Vesuvius is a dangerous active volcano that has the potential to cause the equivalent damage or worse even today. Introduction I. “I looked round: a dense black cloud was coming up behind us, spreading over the earth like a flood. Many besought the aid of the goods, but still more imagined there were no gods left, and that the universe was plunged into eternal darkness for evermore.” A. These were the words…

A VOLCANO TRAGEDY January 15 , 2004 was the tragic day that a volcano had erupted. It all happened so fast like in a blink of an eye everything was so dark and magma was gushing out like a gusher candy. We realized that we where in the ring of fire , after the tragedy had passed. Before all that happened me and my family decided to head for safety in a gym where thousands of people were panicking trying to find out…

1. Mount Fuji: Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, soaring to well over 12,000 ft! It is also an active volcano, and considered to be one part of Japan’s trilogy of Holy Mountains. It is indeed considered a sacred spot, and those who brave the strenuous climb to the summit are sure to come across many make-shift shrines that have been erected along the way. Be sure to visit Hakone, a resort located at the mountain’s base that offers road-weary hikers the opportunity to take a luxurious…

when it first formed. There are 39 reported eruptions but there have been many more. The oldest reported eruption occurred in 1843. The Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. A shield volcano is a volcano that has had repeated eruptions from fluid like lava with rounded…

Have you ever walked through a lava tube before? There is one on the Big Island and this tube is over 500 years old and once had actual lava flowing through it, creating this tube. As the lava flowed through and dried it created walls that made it hollow on the inside. Many tourist like the visit this attraction because it is the only island that had one. Therefore Big Island and Oahu have many similarities and differences. Oahu and Big Island are all apart of the fiftieth state, but they…