Volcano

jolted it to life. Homes were evacuated and roads were closed as hundreds of explosive blasts of steam burst from the volcano and earthquakes shook the area. Scientists knew that pressure was building up inside the mountain. They could see that the north side had grown outward almost 450 feet (140 meters). This was evidence that molten rock, called magma, had risen high into the volcano. They felt that a massive eruption could happen soon. But when? On May 17, 1980, after two months of…

Volcanoes are deep vents in the earth that allow magma, volcanic gases, volcanic ash, and other volcanic material to come to the surface of the earth from magma chambers during eruption. Volcanoes exist because the earth’s crust is split into seventeen major tectonic plates, and they occur when two tectonic plates converge, and magma rises. The hole in the earth, also known as a vent, goes down into a central vent which is beneath the summit crater. At a deep depth, but is widely unknown, a…

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…

the middle of the 17ths century. After this time the volcano has been quiet and inactive. There will come a time when Mount Hood will erupt again. How will those eruptions impact us and what might they look like? Through study of Mount Hood’s past volcanic behavior U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists are able to predict and prepare for future eruptions and activity in the area. Mount Hood is more than a half a million years old. The volcano has had a long history of eruptions through the…

would enjoy Yellowstone Park but maybe there are some things you might not like about the park. Have you ever wonder what happens under the ground at the Yellowstone park well, I have a secret to tell you. There is a super volcano under ground at Yellowstone park this volcano we recently discovered. Hank Hesler park geologist say” Public reaction has been very positive because people want to learn more.” I agree with scientist that when it erupts that it…

Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines: Impacts and Human Actions The stratovolcano Mount Pinatubo began showing signs of erupting on the 15th of July 1991. Through a series of events Mt. Pinatubo erupted and effected the surrounding areas. Throughout this paper will be discussed the impacts, including primary and secondary, along with impacts changed by humans. Mount Pinatubo eruption was the second largest eruption in the 20th century, making it have many impacts not only locally but globally. Mount…

created by other volcanic eruptions such as the Cinder Cone volcano. I am going to inform you about the Cinder Cone volcano, Shield volcano and the Composite volcano. Cinder Cone volcanoes are the smallest volcano in the world and are named after their shape. Cinder cone Volcanoes, also known as the Scoria Cone, is the most simplest volcano. They are less than 300 meters high, making them the shortest volcano. The Cinder Cone volcano is made from blobs and particles of congealed lava.…

would you do if you were in a volcano, Vesuvius or St. helens. Both have things in common but both have many things different. Which one would you want to be in, some volcanoes can be cool some can be destructive and horrible. Would it be worth living by a volcano or not. Vesuvius and St. helens have many things in common like the were both volcanoes and they both erupted. They were both dramatic events for everyone especially the people that lived right next to the volcano. Both of the…

magma chamber encompasses half of the park above it and extends almost 5 miles deep (Adah, 2016). This makes Yellowstone’s magma chamber the largest known on Earth. Since Yellowstone is a supervalcano, an eruption would have a magnitude of 8 on the Volcano Explosively Index. At this magnitude, Yellowstone would release over 250 cubic miles of magma (Yellowstone Park, n.d.-h). Scientists discovered that Yellowstone has had three super…

Credit: "Windows into the Earth," Robert B. Smith and Lee J. Siegel View full size image Can you outrun a supervolcano? New evidence from an ancient eruption suggests the answer is a surprising yes. "I wouldn 't recommend anyone try to outrun a volcano, but there 's a few of us that could," said Greg Valentine, a volcanologist at the University at Buffalo in New York. By analyzing rocks trapped in volcanic ash, Valentine and his colleagues discovered the…