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Some Interesting Facts about Volcanoes

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Nature has its own way of expressing grief, anguish, frustration and intolerance. Is a volcano one of these unspoken expressions of nature? Is it a good phenomenon or a bad sign for mankind? What is it actually made up of? You will find your answers in this article. Volcanoes are classified into three types. They are shield volcano,

stratovolcanoes, and cinder cone volcanoes. These were formed based on the types of eruption, intensity, heir nature of occurrence, and the quantity of outlet from the earth’s crust.

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Shield volcanoes erupts viscous lava in such quantities that it flows many kilometres. Stratovolcano on the other hand erupts different types of lava along with rock pieces and ashes in the sky.

Where does it start? It all begins about 30 kilometres under the earth where the core is stored up with hot lava.

This region is so hot and light in weight that it can squeeze out from the rock’s cracks to form a giant rock bubbles that we call a volcano

Volcanoes also have their own stories to say. Active volcanoes are those that have happened in the history of mankind many years ago and had a significant impact.

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A dormant volcanoes is also an historic volcanoes but they also have the potential to erupt multiple number of times and has occurred at least once in the recent past

An extinct volcano is one which has occurred once in the past but has very less probability of reoccurrence anytime in the future.

Volcanoes are dangerous as they release so many poisonous gases, ashes, red molten lava that is capable of spreading a large surface area destructing farmlands, houses and polluting the environment to an extend that life becomes difficult in the surrounding regions

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