volcanic hazard impacts
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- Created on: 01-07-22 15:24
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- volcanic hazard impacts
- lava flows
- destroys everything i its paths through burial, crushing and heat
- this can destroy infrastructure and agriculture affecting road, business and farms
- destroys everything i its paths through burial, crushing and heat
- volcanic ash/ tephra
- can cause respiratory problems and inflame pre existing respiratory problems e.g. asma
- small particles can scratch the front of the eye
- may cause damage to aircraft
- can also burry plants and ***** trees damaging agriculture
- gases
- heavy gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide can collect in low lying areas
- sulfur dioxide can cause breathing problems in everyone. It may also cause headaches, dizziness and headaches
- may also cause short term climate change
- pyroclasatic flow
- extremely hot and fast meaning that escape is rare
- can destroy infrastructure and agriculture
- one of the deadlies form s of hazards
- landslides
- can travel large distances covering everything in its paths in volcanic material
- can bury towns and agriculture
- lahars
- major killer
- can bury towns e.g. after the colombia 1985
- glacial bursts
- creates major flooding
- wash away roads and rivers
- destroy agriculture
- creates major flooding
- tsunamis
- caused by submarine eruptions or as a secondary impact of pyroclastic flows and lahars
- can destroy infrastructure with massive waves and agriculture as well as drown people
- lava flows
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