Zoey Cason
1st Period
2nd Quarter Research Paper
December 21, 2016
Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano Eruption 1985 Volcanos are extraordinary geographic things. In Sioux City Iowa we do not have any volcanos. In fact we do not have any in the United States, but we do have some in Hawaii. A volcano works by the lower density of the magma relative to the surrounding rocks cause it to rise. Bubbles start to form from the gas dissolved in the magma. The bubbles exit in the magma with great pressure. Pressure helps bring magma to the surface or over the surface. Sometimes with tremendous pressure. Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano Eruption 1985 included many details common to volcano eruptions and caused damage and destruction to property and lives that affected
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The volcano actually caused a lahar which split into smaller lahars and not so much of one big eruption. A lahar is a destructive mudflow of molten rock from the volcano. One lahar flowed down the River Cauca, submerging the village Chinchina. It killed 1,927 people and 15,000 animals. The main lahar flowed into Armero destroying the entire town. Most of the town was buried in only a few short minutes. The 1985 Nevado Del Ruiz volcano eruption caused unfortunate damage and destruction. So many people died in this disaster, to be specific there was about 23,000-25,000 people who died and 8,000 were made homeless. 4,500 people were injured and about 15,000 animals also died in the volcano eruption. It destroyed many different places (about 3). The main was Armero in Tolima and the second biggest was the village of Chinchina. It costs about $1,000,000,000 to repair the damage. Recovery in Armero was difficult, but not impossible. There were about 5,000 survivors and the number of people in refugee camps were estimated between 1,000 and 2,000. By February 1986 Resurgir was publicizing plans for reconstruction of Armero. These plan were for the development of a “New Armero Regional
The case study The Blast in Centralia no. 5: A mine Disaster No One Stopped is a useful lens through which to identify potential pitfalls for national security organizations. The most powerful lessons that ought to be learned by the case study are twofold. First, political interference in the work of governmental organizations can lead to dysfunction and mission failure. Second, the failure to conduct independent oversight over a governmental organization—especially when its performance has been openly questioned—permits that dysfunction to continue unabated.
The Fredonia Earthquake that took place in Fredonia, Arizona on July 21st, 1959 was the largest earthquake to ever strike the state and it triggered a rockslide at Mather Point in the Grand Canyon.
The 1930-50’s golden era of organized labor is over and has lost the energy it had once had as a unifying factor in the lives of workers in the U.S. There are many factors to this decline, but image is very influential in the creation and influence of unions in two ways: externally and internally. Externally, the union’s ideology and actions attract workers into becoming members of a union and how government responds to a union’s beliefs and actions. Internally, union’s are run democratically, where workers choose who will represent them in negotiations with employers, which should give some benefits to the majority of the workers in the union. Organized crime's infiltration into labor unions has rotted the image of unions who represent workers looking to defend themselves against employers and achieve a stable livelihood. The history of labor and organized crime are undoubtedly linked because at times they would use each other to further their own means: the most famous of these links would have to be on James Hoffa. Organized crime and corrupt union officials influence on unions will still exists and although crackdowns throughout the decades have made some progress I doubt that they will be removed entirely from labor.
The eruption on Mount Saint Helens has a specific cause and comes with many effects. A multifold of people would say that the “mountain looked like the site of an atomic blast” (Bredeson 30). That is a very accurate depiction as it took great power to inflict as much damage as it did. The reason for this impressive amount of force is that when magma is built up with pressure and an earthquake hits, the pressure gets magnified and the volcano explodes (Lewis). This is exactly what happened inside Mount Saint Helens. Furthermore, it has been revealed that “The earthquake that triggered the explosion was a 5.2 on the Richter scale” (Gunn 559). The earthquake to the magma can be compared as a match to gasoline. Even though the earthquake was not huge, the scale of the eruption was much greater than that of the earthquake (Gunn 560). The earthquake was only the trigger that allowed for more devastating things to occur. Thirteen hundred feet of the volcano were lost in the explosion followed by landslides, mudslides, and lava flows...
On May 18th, 1980, one of the most prominent volcanic eruptions in US History took place in the state of Washington. Mount St. Helens had been dormant for almost 100 years before March 15th. On this day, two months before the eruption several small earthquakes shook the earth. This indicated a magma buildup below the surface, and the first minor event that would lead to one of the greatest eruptions the US has ever known. Following the first set of earthquakes, “Steam explosions blasted a 60- to 75-m (200- to 250-ft) wide crater through the volcano 's summit ice cap and covered the snow-clad southeast sector with dark ash. Within a week the crater had grown to about 400 m (1,300 ft) in diameter and two giant crack systems crossed the entire summit area. Eruptions occurred on average from
These differences are in the makeup of the volcano, the impact on society, and the eruption itself. Mount Saint Helens, used to be a wonder of the world, but now a damage site of what happened on May 18, 1980. Mauna Loa is a tourist destination and one of the most active dispensers of lava and magma in the world. As shown, these volcanoes can’t be more different. Yet, each volcano has been a culprit to destruction, and have similarities within themselves. This report has expressed many similarities and differences and brought facts and knowledge to the historical eruptions by these impressive and ancient structures of
Stories about volcanoes are captivating. Myths come in different versions, but all of them are capable of capturing yours, and everybody’s imagination.
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In Heinrich von Kleist’s, The Earthquake in Chile, illustrates the story of star-crossed lovers brought together through a natural disaster. The description of the earthquake presents itself as a scene from hell. The relation between the destructiveness of the earthquake and the image of hell of apocalyptic literature presents the end of the world for the people of Chile. Kleist uses imagery to portray post earthquake Chile as the Garden Eden, the presence of a pomegranate tree symbolizes the start a new life and foreshadows the inevitable end for Josepha and Jeronimo. By introducing a pomegranate tree , Kleist frames the effects of the earthquake as an opportunity for and altruistic community. The symbolism of the pomegranate tree in the “Garden of Eden” symbolizes fertility for the rebirth of the Chilean community. Heinrich von Kleist’s, The Earthquake in Chile, presents the destructiveness of an earthquake as a transition from the image of hell to an opportunity to rebuild the community.
Volcanoes can be one of the most destructive forces on Earth. It is estimated that some
Volcanoes can cause damage by spewing lava, but earthquakes before the eruption can also cause damage. These earthquakes open fissures and let magma out to the surface. When the magma exits these fissures, streams of lava up to hundreds of feet can shoot into the air. The picture below shows the lava erupting from the fissures created by the earthquakes in...
The Monte Confurco was a fishing vessel, flying the flag of Seychelles. Its owner was the Monteco Shipping Corporation, a company registered in Seychelles. In August 2000, the Monte Confurco left Port Louis (Mauritius) to engage in long-line fishing in the Southern seas. On 8th November 2000, the Monte Confurco was apprehended by the crew of a French surveillance frigate Floréal in the exclusive economic zone of the Kerguelen Islands in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. The Monte Confurco was escorted under the supervision of the French navy to Port-des-Galets, Réunion. The Master of the vessel was charged and placed under judicial supervision. On 22 November 2000, the district court of Saint-Denis, Réunion, noted that among other
Volcanoes are formed when magma is expelled from the Earth’s surface, resulting in volcanic eruptions consisting of ash and lava. Over time, the lava cools and forms into rock on the Earth’s surface. Whenever an eruption occurs, the newly-formed rock from the lava layers continuously until the volcano takes its shape. Volcanic eruptions have taken place for thousands of years, and even today, according to the U.S Geological Survey (2010), there are approximately 1500 active volcanoes located throughout the world.
Mount Vesuvius is a volcano located in southern Italy, near the bay of Naples and the city of Naples. It is the only active volcano on the European mainland. Vesuvius rises to a height of 1277 m (4190 ft). Vesuvio (Vesuvius) is probably the most famous volcano on earth, and is one of the most dangerous.