Benefits of Volcanic Activity

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  • BENEFITS OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
    • ENVIRONMENT
      • SLOW LAVA FLOW - Hawaii, Kilauea - emitting steam & lava since 1983 - added more than 500 acres of land to the island.
      • ASHFALL & LAVA FLOWS - provide mineral deposits => provide fertile land
      • GEOTHERMAL ENERGY - Greysers, California - 1000 megawatts electricity to San Francisco (800,000 residents).
        • Reduces the use of fossil fuels => less CO2 emissions => reduce global warming / climate change.
      • Support a greater variety of plants/crops => enhancing biodiversity.
    • ECONOMIC
      • Mt Etna - land can be farmed by locals & can provide income through crop growth
        • ASHFALL & LAVA FLOWS - provide mineral deposits => provide fertile land
        • increase standard of living
      • Neighbouring countries who receive refugees can receive financial aid to provide for these people.
        • Refugees spend money in the economy thus providing income for locals.
      • Attract visitors to an area who seek accommodation & spend money of g&s in the area. Giant's Causeway - £536mn/year.
        • Visitors can be in the form of tourists or researchers who seek the landscape.
        • Demand increases employment as jobs become available for locals. Giant's Causeway - 150 direct jobs.
          • Increases disposible income => increase quality of life.
      • ENERGY PRODUCTION - Geothermal Power - Iceland - 50,000 homes receive energy to heat water
        • ENERGY SECURITY - Reduces dependence on imports fuels.
        • ECONOMIC STABILITY - avoid fluctuating global markets.
    • SOCIAL
      • SLOW LAVA FLOW - Hawaii, Kilauea - emitting steam & lava since 1983 - added more than 500 acres of land. Hawaii - 1.5mn pop.
      • LAND CREATION - Surtsey, Iceland - Use for scientific research.

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