Volcanoes
by: Chandler Beasley
What is a volcano?
A volcano is a mountain or hill, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earths crust.
What happens during a volcano eruption?
When magma reaches the earth's surface its called lava. It may pour out into gentle streams or erupt violently into the air. Rocks that are torn apart from gas may be shot into the air with the lava.
Why are volcanoes dangerous to us?
Hazards?
Its lava flows, ash fall, and climate changes can seriously affect the community.
Helpless areas?
The top 10 most vulnerable areas for volcanoes include:
Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Mexico, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Italy, El Salvador, and Kenya.
How are they measured?
Through the Volcanic Intensity Index.
When has this geohazard hurt the environment?
- It was 1803 in Indonesia, 102,000 people died by the eruption of Mount Tambora.
- Recently in 2014, a volcano erupted in Iceland. The blast flow was almost 0.6 miles wide by 1.9 miles long.
Ways to protect yourself from volcanoes
- Use goggles instead of contact lenses.
- Use a dust mask or hold a damp cloth over your face to help with breathing.
- Stay away from areas downwind from the volcano to avoid volcanic ash.
- Stay indoors until the ash has settled unless there is a danger of the roof collapsing.
Links
- https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+a+volcanoes+destructive+nature%3F&oq=what+is+a+volcanoes+destructive+nature%3F&aqs=chrome..69i57.8575j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on#safe=strict&q=how+are+volcanoes+measured
- https://www.google.com/search?q=why+are+volcanoes+dangerous&oq=why+are+volcanoes+dangerous&aqs=chrome..69i57.11215j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on
- http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-volcano/
- http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-volcanic-eruption-in-iceland-blasts-lava-high-into-the-air/
- https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+protect+yourslf+from+volcanoes&oq=how+to+protect+yourslf+from+volcanoes&aqs=chrome..69i57.15338j0j8&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8#q=how+to+protect+yourself+from+volcanoes