Essay Mt. Rainier

The Yellowstone volcano is very active volcanic system which requires much observation. The geysers, mudd pots, hotsprings and steam vents are all examples of the heat from molten rock of a volcano. For many years the Yellowstone volcano could not be located. There is not obvious signs of a volcano, but scientists looked for other clues. Rhyolite is present in a location that has pinetress and many mosquitoes can be found due to the lakes that have formed. Rhyolite is a very violent eruption, due to the high silica content,  it flows slowly, like honey, and tends to pile up and form lava

A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat tolife, health, property or environment. The level of hazard posed by different volcanoes can very greatly, from a weak eruption with minimal impact that causes little damage, to a voilent and life threatening explosion. Most of the sixty-plus volcanoes that erupt each year are low risk, however a combination of factors can cause a volcano to be a serious hazard. The factors causing these variations will be explained in this essay.

The volcanoes are located where there is a divergence or convergence in the tectonic plates and bring their lava from the deepest of the terrestrial mantle. The materials and explosions of these ginates represent a constant risk in the places inhabited by the human being, nevertheless the people ususually live in these areas no matter the risk. On the other hand the volcanos can change the geology of an impressive form, or to cool the temperature of the earth, or to darken the sky. The scientific community increases its efforts to try to understand better what happens in volcanoes, however it is impossible to predict these conditions.

Volcanoes are one of the most destructive, yet, most beautiful things on Earth. They can make a famous city choke in its own ashes in one day, like Pompeii. Or they can turn a once damaging mountain into a graceful and peaceful home for new life, like Mount St. Helen’s. All volcanoes are unique, and no two are the same. Some erupt differently than others, some look different than others, and all are located in different spots all over the world. I learned this while completing the project and the five volcanoes I researched are examples of my discoveries. The five volcanoes I researched were Mount Hood, Mount Mageik, Long Island, Mount Muria, and Las Pilas.

Analyse the factors that causes differences in the hazards posed by volcanoes around the world (40 marks)

Bagley, Mary. “Mount St. Helens Eruption: Facts & Information.” LiveScience, Purch, 28 Feb. 2013, www.livescience.com/27553-mount-st-helens-eruption.html

I decided for my project that I would spend the time researching Mount Baker. Mount Baker is located about 30 miles east of Bellingham, Washington. The Cascade Mountain range extends over 140 miles between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, Canada. Mount Baker is a Stratovolcano, which is also known as a composite volcano, it is also the highest peak in the North Cascades and the fifth highest in the Cascade mountain range (Volcano Hazards Programs). Cities located near Mount Baker include Abbotsford, British Columbia and Bellingham, Washington. The closest stream to the mountain is the Nooksack River which runs near the west side of the mountain. On the southwest side of the mountain is Baker Lake. I chose this area because it is a very

It goes on to explain some of the Europeans to first record the sighting of the mountain which happened May nineteenth seventeen ninety-two during the surveying of the northern Pacific Ocean. It was named by Vancouver for a British diplomat, "1st Baron St. Helens," on October twentieth seventeen ninety-two, but before this local Indians had already named it louwala-clough or smoky mountain. In eighteen twenty-nine Hall J. Kelley led a campaign and planned to rename this mountain and all others after one of the United States president, he had tried to rename Mt. St. Helen to Mount Washington. As horrible as the explosion in May og nineteen eighty claimed lives the paper says if the explosion had waited just one day later on Monday rather Sunday when all the people were at work such as loggers they believe the death poll would have been much more higher. A second eruption was noted to had occurred on may twenty-fifth, noone was thankfully hurt and a rather popular film was then created named The Eruption of Mount St. Helen. After all that occurred with the volcano and all it put everyone through president Ronald Reagan in nineteen eighty-two established the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, which still to this day remains a famous natural laboratory for the study of earth processes,nature, and catastrophes. The volcano and the area surrounding still have a long way to go before it recovers and has all the things it had

Mount St. Helens Location: Washington, United States Latitude: 46.20 N Longitude: 122.18 W height: 2,549 meters or 8,364 feet - 9,677 feet before May 18, 1980 Type: Stratovolcano Number of eruptions in past 200 years: 2-3 Latest Eruptions: Between 1660-1700, around 1800-1802, 1831, 1835, 1842-1844, 1847-1854, 1857, 1980-? Present thermal activity: strong steaming Nickname: Mount Fuji of the West Remarks: continuous intermittent activity since 1980 with occasional eruptions of steam and ash; occasional pyroclastic flows; intermittent dome forming. MSH is considered a young volcano that developed over the last 40,000 years and is one of the most active volcanoes in the Cascade Range. Geologists predicted that the

Have you ever wanted to experience in an environment made for camping trips or long nights around the bonfire? The lush environment surrounding the windward side of the Cascade mountains is one of the most naturalistic experiences anyone could come across. More specifically, Mount Rainer, a well-known mountain peak along the Puget Sound in Washington State. When it comes to wanting a true nature experience, it’s impossible to not recommend the national park of Mount Rainer due to its variety of sights built by nature, temperate climate, and the nostalgic scent of evergreens and firewood.

When you think about Volcanic eruptions in the Northwest you tend to think about the Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980. Overall there are very few eruptions around the globe. With only 60 eruptions per year According to (Faqs). Mt. St. Helens is a stratovolcano which is also known as a composite volcano. Located in the state of Washington, St. Helens is known to be the youngest and most active volcano in the Cascade Range. An interesting fact is Mt. St Helens is the first major volcanic eruption since 1915. (UNC Edu). Hence why so many remember the natural disaster till this day. With being so young, and not having the ability to remember the Mt. St. Helens eruption I thought it would be a great idea to do research about it. Being so close to Oregon I find it extremely interesting. I thought it would be a

Volcanoes exist all around the world. My volcano is Mount Rainier before we get into that here are some things about all volcanoes. A volcano is a point in the earth where magma pushes up through the crust and spits out ash,gas and lava. Volcanos can be deadly, the gas can kill you and the ash can burn also bury you. There are different kinds of lava, one is called pahoehoe it is a fast moving lava that is smooth looking. Another one is aa, a slow moving lava that is sharp looking like glass. There are also different kinds of lava flows, one is the pyroclastic which is an explosive lava flow that throws out rocks and lava. The magma/lava comes from a chamber in the crust called the magma chamber. There is a long pipe that takes the magma/lava

I attended the keynote lecture by Dr. Brennan Jordan. Jordan based his lecture on his time in Iceland performing various research projects. His presentation took place at 3:30 pm in the Muenster University Center’s Ballroom on Thursday, April 6th. Jordan has been to Iceland several times for a variety of reasons. He first began his trips to Iceland in 2000 and has been back several times due to his overwhelming first experience. He has done a lot of work with National Science Foundation(NSF) in the past. Currently, his trips to Iceland cover an Iceland Volcanology Field Camp. The field camp is put on through South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Brennan talked about various things throughout his lecture including Iceland’s geology, volcanic

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Volcanoes are one of the most beautiful and yet destructive forces naturally occurring on our planet. As the Earth’s population continues to grow, more people move closer and closer to volcanoes. Currently, an estimated 500 million people from Japan to Indonesia, and from Italy to Oregon, live near active volcanoes. Each year, approximately 70 volcanoes will erupt, and usually at least once every ten years, there will be a large volcanic eruption that puts the people living both near and far in danger (Lutgens & Tarbuck, 2005).