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Mount Merasi 2010- primary and secondary effects
Primary
- Volcanic bombs and hot gases of up to 800 degrees spread over 11km away
- Pyroclastic flow spread 3km down the mountain
- Ash fell 30km away and 5km into the sky, 15km away the villages were under 30cm of ash
Sulphur dioxide was blown over Indonesia and as far south as Australia
Secondary
- Vegetable prices rose because of damages to crops
- Emergency shelters moved 15km away from the volcano
- Danger area extended to 20km from the mountain with 278,000 people having to flee their homes
- Planes were grounded in Western Australia because of the ash cloud
- Ash and rock on the side of the mountain were washed into the rivers, creating Lahar, mudflows etc.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoWhen a volcano erupts, there are many harmful chemicals released into the air, which makes it hard for people to breath. Also, property and lives are lost because of the lava.
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∙ 6y agoSince volcanic soil leaves fertile soil, farmers must use that to their advantage to grow crops. Also all the ash and clouds must have made it impossible to fly an airplane.
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∙ 13y agoFood change and people lose their hometown
the main things is global warming and Acid rain
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∙ 6y agoIndonesia declared the land around the volcano to be a park and will not allow building near the volcano.
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∙ 11y ago900 people died many were evacuated
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If a volcano occurs, it can destroy people's houses and it can make people lose their lives
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An eruption could destroy a person's home.
How could the eruption of a huge volcano severely affect life on earth?
it would burn away all the trees and shrubs and grass and that would mean there is no oxygen
How might a volcanic eruption affect the area around a volcano including plant and animal life?
it affects plant and animal life because the ash clouds cover the sun and the plants and animals die
How might a volcanic eruption affect the area around A volcano including a plant and animal life?
it affects plant and animal life because the ash clouds cover the sun and the plants and animals die
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The people of the Roman town of Pompeii were killed by?
He was killed in Egypt, which is where he fled after being defeated by Caesar in the battle of Pharsalus.
How did the eruption of Mount Tambora impact animal life?
The eruption impacted wildlife because when the volcano erupted it killed a lot of wildlife the were just minding there own business.
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