This volcano is the youngest in Hawaii. It is also 1 out of the 5 most active volcanoes in Hawaii. It is 60 km deep. The Kilauea Volcano is a shield volcano. The volcano got its name from the Hawaiian word meaning spreading or spewing. The last time it erupted was in November 2008. It reached sea level about 100,000 years ago but is between 300,000 to 600,000 years old. One of the major eruptions that has happened so far in 1790 killed about 80 people. The Kilauea volcano has had 62 eruptions so
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Yellowstone super volcano, its northwest Wyoming and northeast Montana. No one has died, but if you are around when this explodes, you won’t be around much longer. It melts the lithosphere, this makes a giant soup of nukes and when it goes off it will be very powerful. If you put Tokyo in the Yellowstone volcano (caldera) there will be a lot of space left over. Then there is some bad things that might happen, now you might be thinking “save the children!”, it's not going anytime soon. Maybe 30
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seismic activity were observed by geologist near Nevado Del Ruiz. Due to this increased activity, geologist became more observant of events, even if minor. In November 1985, the volcano began releasing gasses that were rich in sulfur dioxides and elementary sulfurs. The excessive amounts of gasses released from the volcano caused the pressure to build within which lead to the explosive eruption at 3:06pm, November 13th. How and why did this specific hazard occur? Due to the
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Sidoarjo/Lapindo Mud Flow from A Well in East Java, Indonesia May 29, 2006 By: Yulini Arediningsih Abstract This paper overview the occurrence of Sidoarjo mud flow, known as Lusi Mud Volcano, the world fastest growing mud volcano, triggered by gas drilling exploration. Since May 29, 2006, Lusi mud volcano in Porong sub-district, East Java, Indonesia has been spurting voluminous hot mud and gas, with uncertain knowledge when it will cease. The progressing eruption has been causing major impact
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Volcano Disaster Assistance Program: Pros and Cons The Volcano Disaster Assistance Program was formed in 1986 in response to the devastating volcanic mudflow caused by an eruption of Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia. The mudflow destroyed the city in 1985, killing more than 25,000 people. Unfortunately, the tragedy was preventable. Better education of the local population and clear communication would have allowed warnings to be received, understood, and acted upon prior to the disaster. Volcanologist
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During one week in April 2010, distribution of packages and cargoes by air were grounded throughout Europe, as the eruption of a maj or series of volcanoes sent toxic and metallic particles into the air in the form of gas clou ds. Most airlines operating in the affected area, anxious to comply with safety rulin gs, suspended all flights during this time. The major ‘express’ logistics and distribution companies – such as TNT, FedEx and DHL – were profoundly affected. Most
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minimize the damages that they would cause while some other cannot be predicted. One of these natural disasters is Volcano. Volcanoes is a structure a single vent or cluster of vents which is ways that led magma to rise to the surface from very deep within the Earth(USGS,1999). The distance in which magma have to travel within the earth to the surface is more than 30 kilometer. These volcano eruptions can often be predicted with enough amount of informations, however, it is not a simple task to minimize
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The name "volcano" has its origin from the name of Vulcan a god of fire in roman mythology. What is a volcano? A volcano is a mountain (landform) that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth. When the pressure builds up, eruptions begin. Gases and rocks shoot up through the volcano centre and spill over with lava. Eruptions can cause blasts, lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, avalanches, falling ash and floods. Volcano eruptions have been known to knock down
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Pinatubo is positioned amongst the peaks of the Zambales mountain range that runs across the Island of Luzon, in the Philippines. The capital city of Manila is 55 miles or 87 kilometers away from this volcano, as of this, people that are living there are often showered with ashes whenever the volcano erupts. Mount Pinatubo effects more than 6 million people than are living in close concurrence of it. https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB1
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Since 1832, Mauna Loa has erupted 39 times; its last eruption was in 1984. According to USGS estimates, the volcano has erupted an average of once every 6 years over the past 3000. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory celebrated the 30th anniversary of Mauna Loa's last eruption (in 1984) on March 25, 2014, underscoring that it has been a relatively quite 3 decades at the world's largest active volcano. Mauna Loa is one of Earth's most active volcanoes. Since 1843 it has erupted 33 times producing lavas that
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