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Kilimanjaro rises approximately 4,877 metres (16,001 ft) from its southern base in the plains near the municipality of Moshi to its summit height of 5,895 metres (19,341 ft).[2] Kilimanjaro is the highest volcano outside South America.[7] Kilimanjaro is a large stratovolcano and is composed of three distinct volcanic cones: Kibo, the highest; Mawenzi at 5,149 metres (16,893 ft);[8] and Shira, the shortest at 4,005 metres (13,140 ft).[9] Mawenzi and Shira are extinct, while Kibo is dormant and…

5,000 people had been evacuated from surrounding areas. On June 5th, more evacuations began to take place with a level 3 alert issued, meaning a possibility of a major eruption. By June 9th, a level 5 alert had been issued with the extrusion of a lava dome. This meant that there was an eruption in progress. 25,000 people were evacuated in an area of 20 km from the mountain. At the time of the eruption, 58,000 people had been evacuated from an area of 30 km from the…

volcanoes formed in what known as the Ring of Fire. The first volcano being investigated is Augustine which is better known as a stratovolcano; they are unique because they are shaped the type found all around the Ring of Fire. Over the years solidified lava flows gradually built up around the…

A Poem in relation to Natural Selection When one thinks of a giant crack of lighting whitening the sky or the massive roaring of an erupting volcano, the first thing that might befall their mind is violence and destruction. Watching the wrath of mother nature before your eyes can be disheartening. Several movies have depicted her power such as San Andreas (2015), and Geostorm (2017). While these movies are fictional they do display how terrifying nature can be to the frailty of life.…

Mount St. Helens is an 8,363-ft. tall volcanic landmark of the state of Washington. It was a popular tourist attraction and recreation area for most of the 20th century. It was also The U.S.’s 8th tallest mountain, towering at 9,977 ft. It is now the 14th tallest at 8,363 ft. tall, due to a major eruption in May of 1980. On May 18, 1980, the beautiful, peaceful well-known mountain Mount St. Helens became the most dangerous mountain in U.S. history in a matter of minutes. There are records of…

Lahar is an Indonesian word with its English alternative or equivalent being Lava. That said, it suffices to say Lahar is a volcanic mudflow. That being the case, for a flow to occur, there has to be a slope or a driving force, otherwise it will be stagnant. Because a slope is involved you would expect lahars to be ubiquitous in mountainous terrain. The best case scenario to depict how a Lahar looks like is to picture a mixture of concrete and water moving down a slope at a great speed…

I believe that there are no plate tectonics on Venus. I believe this because of the reasearch that i did on this topic. Venus shows no evidence of plate tectonics on it's planet. " There are no long, linear volcano chains or any clear subduction zones. The transform plate boundary, causes the plates to slide past one another, which may cause earthquakes or fault lines, which is exactly what is happening. The plates are sliding past one another and earthquakes ar occuring which may lead one to…

Pompeii Disaster There have been few natural disasters quite as catastrophic as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The volcano destroyed the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum by burying them in molten ash, pumice, sulfuric gas, and mud. The eruption killed thousands of people, and the cities have never been rebuilt since. (History.com) The cities were left undiscovered for 1700 years, until 1748. The discovery of Pompeii led to the revelation of artifacts, bodies and…

aspects contribute to this gorgeous display. The fascinating eruption varies vastly depending upon numerous factors working within a volcano, and the shapes of volcanoes may affect the way an environment copes with an eruption and may cause volcanic lava and debris to travel in differing paths. Location also plays an important role in the sight and composition of volcanoes, because different regions contain various types of volcanoes. The most important factor…

volcanoes. According composite volcano is built up of layers of ash.A stratovolcano has a steep hill at its upper ends because the lava cools and hardens quickly, leaving many layers building up overtime, creating a taller, steep hill. Stratovolcanoes are usually steep, symmetrical cones of a large space built of many layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, cinder blocks, and lava bombs and it can rise as much as 8,000 feet above the volcano's base. Why is Mount Saint Helens the most dangerous…