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- | ===== Castle located on an extinct volcano | + | ==== Castle located on an extinct volcano ==== |
- | Trosky Castle is a castle located on an extinct volcano in the Czech Republic. There a strange volcano with two craters was active 16 million years ago. In the 14th century, a local nobleman ordered | + | Trosky Castle is a castle located on an extinct volcano in the Czech Republic. There, a strange volcano with two craters was active 16 million years ago. In the 14th century, a local nobleman ordered two towers |
- | ===== Magma is further away ===== | + | ==== Magma can be farther from the volcano than originally thought==== |
- | Scientists found that about one-third of volcanoes | + | Scientists found that about one-third of volcanoes |
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+ | ==== Harmful ash ==== | ||
+ | Exposure to ash can be harmful as it contains crystalline silica, a material that causes the respiratory disease silicosis. Small particles of ash can also be harmful to the eye. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Mount Pinatubo ==== | ||
+ | The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo eruption 1991 was so massive that it spat more than a cubic mile of material into the air. It also created a column of ash that rose 22 miles in the atmosphere.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Olympus Mons ==== | ||
+ | The tallest volcano in the solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars. This volcano is 27 kilometers high and measures 550 kilometers across. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Dry craters ==== | ||
+ | Contrary to popular notions spread by Hollywood, volcano craters are usually " | ||
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+ | ==== Mayon ==== | ||
+ | Mayon - an active volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines with an elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level, classified as a stratovolcano. Mayon is currently considered the most active volcano in the Philippines. Eruptions have been recorded since 1616, with the most recent occurring in 2018. The most tragic eruption was in 1814, which destroyed many surrounding towns and caused 1,200 deaths. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Vesuvius ==== | ||
+ | How many active volcanoes are there on the European continent - not including the surrounding islands? Only one. It is Vesuvius. The rest of Europe' | ||
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+ | ==== Laacher See supervolcano ==== | ||
+ | Taupo supervolcano last erupted about 26,500 years ago. Toba last erupted about 74,000 years ago, Identified explosions of Yellowstone supervolcano occurred 2.1 million, 1.3 million, and 640,000 years ago. Laacher See supervolcano last erupted about 10,930 B.P. or about 13,000 years ago. During this eruption, an area in the Rhine Valley was covered with a 7-meter layer of ash and pumice. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Oræfajökull ==== | ||
+ | Oræfajökull is a volcano in Iceland surrounded by the Vatnajökull, | ||
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