his father, Max, was the author. The book was titled “Journey to the Center of the Earth”. Trevor investigates about the book and in his laboratory it showed that there is a dormant volcano in Iceland. Trevor and Sean travel to Iceland and they encounter Hannah Ásgeirsson. Hannah offers them help to climb the volcano but while the group was hiking a lightning storm forces them to take shelter in a cave, the cave’s entrance collapse which made them trapped inside the cave. They continue their journey
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through the crust beneath Mount Vesuvius. The Romans had no idea of the threat that the volcano posed as it had been nearly two millennia since the previous eruption. Historians know a great deal about what happened during the destruction of Pompeii because of an eyewitness account composed by Pliny the Younger. On 20 August, 79 AD and four the next four days, new quakes shocked the city and streams near the volcano dried up. Then, at around 1pm on
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influence on the effects a hazard can have, for instance the land use and demography. The vulnerability of LEDC’s (Low economically developed countries) has a large effect upon the response and recovery to a volcanic eruption. The Nevada Del Ruiz volcano erupted in 1985 and left devastating impacts as a result of the demography; such as the densely populated areas surrounding. The pyroclastic flows and melting glaciers that created lahars killed 22,000 people and 150,000 animals due the speeds of
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With reference to particular examples, suggest why the impacts of tectonic hazards vary from place to place Tectonic hazards are natural events occurring due to movements or deformations of the earth’s crust with the potential to cause damage to lives and properties. E.g. earthquake and volcanic activities. The impact caused by tectonic hazards on lives and properties are mainly determined by physical factors, vulnerability factors and affected region’s capacity to cope. These factors are parts
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“Volcanic and seismic events are major pieces of evidence towards proving the plate tectonics theory is valid” Discuss the extent you agree with this statement. Plate tectonics is the theory used to explain the structures of the earth’s crust. Direct and indirect evidence can show us what is beneath our feet, or the composition of the crust. Volcanoes and earthquakes are both natural hazards, however are two of the most precise pieces of evidence to explain what is really happening up to 6371
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The disaster of 79 A.D Volcanoes are a deadly natural disaster that can bury cities in just minutes. The word volcano comes from the island of Vulcano that is in the Mediterranean Sea. Also, there are about one thousand five-hundred active volcanoes in the world right now. Volcanoes are mountains or hills that have a crater that lava can flow through. There are different types of volcanoes in the world. In fact, here are three main types of volcanoes which include shield, cinder cones
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effort. The secondary effects of the earthquake like the gas leaks and fires killed 3000 people and many businesses were lost in the port. The Kobe earthquake shows that sometimes the wealthier countries can be just as badly affected. The Icelandic volcano, Ejajjallajokall, affected many people around the world, both wealthy and poor. The airspace above much of Europe was closed meaning that a lot of trade with European countries had to be cancelled. In Kenya and Zimbabwe there were mounds of rotting
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Natal, Brazil * Geographical Coordinates: 5° 46' 45.3252'' S35° 12' 3.2976'' W * Altitude: 3,937 ft Physical Landmark: Aso-Gogaku As we are all aware of the world is a gigantic place. There are no words that can match the beauty it contains. And as you can imagine finding the starting was a pretty difficult task; I mean there are so many places on earth I would love to explore but sadly I could only choose one. Though it was hard to decide, my starting point would be Nepal which is
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Gertrude Obeng Geology Geology and National Parks Final 11/27/2013 PART 1 Weathering is the gradual destruction of rock when it comes to certain surface donitions, it can occur with a physical process as well as chemically and of course living things can and will weather as well. The breakdown of minerals can and will vary from surface to surface and depending on the type of weathering that’s happening, it can either have a tiny effect over a long period of time or a major effect over a
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volcanoes display different types of eruption. These vary massively from heavily magmatic to mainly ash and dry tephra. This makes it difficult to produce one plan to deal with all volcanic hazards. No 2 eruptions will be identical even from the same volcano and so creating a one size fits all model for dealing with volcanic hazards produced by
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