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What do volcanoes cause?

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Earthquakes, lava flows, acid rain, pyroclastic flows, widespread ash fall including effects on aircraft that use jet engines, in some cases they can cause floods since the heat can melt nearby glaciers, such as the recent eruption in Iceland.....

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Damages of volcanic eruptions:

1) Volcanic ashes and gases cause air pollution. People and animals are killed as they breathe difficultly.

2) Lava flows and destroy houses and farmland or even bury the whole city.

3)Lava flows burn forest and destroy the ecosystem.

4)Plane engines are jamed by volcanic ashes and crash

5)When the rainwater mix with volcanic ashes,mudflows are formed, they can bury the whole town or village

6) People are injured or killed

Advantages of volcanic eruptions:

1)Volcanic ashes make the soil rich and form fertile farmland

2)relief features created by volcanic eruptions are very beautiful and attract torists

3) Many minerals are found in volcanic regions, such as gold and diamonds

4) The steam and heat in some volcanic regions provide geothermal power.It is a rich renewable source of energy.

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Volcanic eruptions happen when dissolved gases are trapped in magma. When pressure is released, it explodes or spews out.

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more likely death but some people do survive

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  1. Destroying places 2. killing people 3.Aches 4.Burns
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