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VOLCANIC HAZARDS

Volcanic activity presents various hazards, each with unique characteristics and impacts. Pyroclastic flows, composed of ash, rock, and gas, can reach temperatures of 400°C and travel at speeds of up to 1000 km/

VOLCANIC HAZARDS

VOLCANIC HAZARDS

LAHARS

can reach 60-70 c
It has tecture of concreate
Are volcanic mud flows

pyroclastic flows

It's very hot and can crush buildings
Can run down volcanoes at speeds of 1000km/hr
can reach 400 c
It's made of ash, rock and gas
Ash colums fall

Floods

Will only be made in snowy terrains since floods are made because of the snow/ice melting

LAVA

lava can also make floods
lava can bury entire villages
Other types of lava are pahoihoi and 'A'a
A type of lava called basalt can reach speeds of 10km/hr
Can reach tempretures of 2000 c

Ash

of there's too much it it can block sunlight
Can causes problems with farming
Tephra causes clogs in egines
Toxic gases

types of eruption

plinian
Pelean
Vulcanian
Stromblolian
Hawaiin
Icelanic