Volcano Essays

Kyle A. Brill is a Doctorate Student / Research Assistant studying at Michigan Technological University. He is based in Houghton, United States. Gregory P. Waite is also studying at Michigan Technological University in the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences. Gustavo Chigna studies at Instituto Nacional de Sismología, …

The place that I would like to visit one day is the Mayon volcano, which is located in the Philippines. Volcanoes are some of the most fascinating things to observe on our planet Earth, and we’re going to dive in on how they are formed and how they effect the …

According to Sid Perkins, “a volcano is a spot in earth’s crust where molten rock certain types of gases escape from an underground chamber.” Volcanoes are not just an earthy phenomenon. Volcanoes can form on land and other places like below the sea, several volcanoes rise above the surface of …

The forward indication that Mt. St. Helens was reply to nimbleness in 1980 were a list of earthquakes, the first that occured on March 20th, around 20 miles boreal of the volcano. Mt. St. Helens is situated in southwesterly Washington State, 45 miles l of Portland, Oreg. And roughly 100 …

It’s been a few weeks since we began Science class and we’ve learned a lot of interesting things, and some of those things include, landforms that form at convergent boundaries, landforms that form at divergent boundaries, how convection currents work inside the earth, the theory of plate tectonics, and don’t …

Volcan de Fuego, better known as Fuego, benefits the surrounding towns by being a great tourist site. Although Fuego doesn’t seem the best place to visit, it is very beautiful to see the lava flow down the volcano. It is especially breath-taking at night. Fuego also benefits the surrounding towns …

In the year 1816, there were world-wide events no one could explain. In Europe and North America, there were epidemics and a bitter cold, called “The Year Without A Summer.” In Ireland, there was an outbreak of Typhus, and in India, there was a rise in Chlorea outbreaks. In other …

Volcanoes are amazing features and the eruptions are extraordinary to see. That being said, when a volcano erupts people should get to a safe distance away from the volcano as soon as possible. At the end of October to early November 2015, Mount Rinjani erupted, catapulting volcanic bombs and generating …

Miriam Juhl MW 815 Mount Saint Helens Having lived in a valley the majority of my life I can understand all too easily what it is to take the mountains around you for granted. In ignorance of their formation, unaware of how their past or future may affect me, or …

On May 18th 1980, everything the United States knew about volcanic eruption was put to the test when the most destructive volcano in history erupted in Washington, Mount St. Helens. I chose to write over the topic of Mount St. Helens due to its indelible historic significance as well as …