Lava Records

“What law, you ask, do I satisfy with what I say?”—The Unwritten Law The title heroine’s famous defense speech in lines 995-1005 of Antigone has prompted the view that the play is extremely enigmatic. It is a passage that has been read with astonishment and demands detailed explanation. In her speech, Antigone provides what appears to be a reason for her burying her brother Polynices against the orders of her uncle and King, Creon. Antigone claims, however, that she would not have deliberately violated Creon’s command had this order prohibited her from burying her own child or husband. Her claim, therefore, is a mater of enigma in the play—one that is crucial to understanding the central stakes of the drama. Antigone’s assertion that she would not have buried her child or husband might seem illogical; yet, in actuality her claim is not unfounded, as she is not acting out love, but primarily out of a dutiful manner to restore the incestuous family. Antigone’s thought process may initially be interpreted as distressing and inconsistent. She asserts that “if [she] had been the mother of children or if [her] husband died, [she] would never have taken this ordeal upon herself” (line 996-998). This “ordeal” of not being prepared to violate the law to bury her child or husband, but nevertheless, being prepared to do so for her brother is rather contradictory. We may, therefore, interpret that she is forsaking the belief of loyalty to her bloodline expressed earlier in the play…

Holocene activity has consisted of plinian eruptions followed by emission of voluminous andesitic and dacitic lava flows, which form an extensive apron around the volcano on all sides but the south. Records of historical eruptions date back to 1750” (Global Volcanism Program). It cannot be said for certain when the volcano’s early activity started simply due to the lack of record-keeping prior to the eighteenth century, as well as the general lack of technology that could have been used to…

The amounts of basaltic igneous lava flows was substantial in respect to it producing over 376 million cubic meters of lava, as stated by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which is the most at one time that Mauna Loa has produced in the time span of twenty-three days. The most spectacular aspect about this particular eruption is that it only took four hours for the lava flows to reach the ocean (See figure 2 below). The eruption precursors began way before the actual eruption…

this one was formed on plate boundaries. Mount Etna is called a Stratovolcano. A Stratovolcano is made from layers of ash and lava. Another name for this volcano is a composite volcano. Etna is cone-shaped, like most composite volcanoes are. Mount Etna is made from different rock types. Some of the major rocks found on this volcano include, trachyandbasalt/tephrite…

Helens eruption was about as good as it gets for such a force of nature. USGS was able to record seismic activity and flowing magma underneath the mountain which helped them to predict when an eruption was coming. Due to their effective forecasting government officials closed off every road that lead to the areas around Mount St. Helens and evacuated as many people as possible. Although these mitigation efforts by the government saved tons of lives, the force of nature that volcanoes put fourth…

In 79 CE, August, Mount Vesuvius had a significant eruption, that went on for nineteen hours, burying an ancient Roman city for seventeen centuries. This city was near the modern Naples within the Italian Region of Campania. The buildings and many of the people were buried and lost until the discovery made in 1738. This city is known as the lost city of Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano that consists alternate layers of ash and lava. Stratovolcanos have two types of eruption, one…

2018, mentalfloss.com/article/533613/job-secrets-of-volcanologists. “Concord University Volcanologist Giving Two Public Presentations On Volcano Science Communication | University News.” Home, 23 Feb. 2018, www.concord.edu/news/2018/02/23/concord-university-volcanologist-giving-two-public-presentations-volcano-science. Deamer, Kacey. “Drones Armed with Sensors Fly through Erupting Volcano's Ash Clouds.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 20 Apr. 2017,…

Strike-slip fault: This fault is caused due to shearing. The rocks tend to push each other horizontally in opposite directions. Ex: San Andreas Fault. Figure 6: Types of faults The magnitude of an earthquake is measured using Richter’s scale with the help of an instrument called a seismograph, which measures and records the intensity of earthquakes. There are three types of earthquake waves: 1. Primary waves: These are the waves that reach the surface of the earth first immediately after the…

Seismologist with the United States Geological Survey are usually the first to arrive in volcanic areas, to predict volcanoes eruptions and to alert people so they can get evacuated safely. One problem with the predictions is that the size and direction can’t be predicted. With the new technology and equipment, it's becoming easier to predict volcano eruptions correctly. In 1991 Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted causing many tribes to evacuate their homes. Researchers from the…

The only active volcano in mainland Europe - Mount Vesuvius is a ‘stratovolcano’ (volcano built up by lava and ash) located near Pompeii, Italy. After having discharged tons of molten, pumice and toxic sulfuric gas; today Vesuvius 79AD marks one of the most infamous natural disasters in worldwide history. The cause of this catastrophic event was due to the natural buildup of magma trying to make an escape up through the earth’s crust via the upper mantle. This magma caused minor tremors before…