7 interesting facts about volcanoes
Forming / / December 19, 2019
Over the past few centuries, people have made such huge strides in science and technology that were quick to believe that they are the true masters of the planet. However, the Earth each time reminds that this is not so. The eruption of the volcano - the most obvious way to specify the person of its present location.
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Volcanic eruptions are usually regarded man as something extraordinary and unique. But in fact, nothing unusual in this natural phenomenon is not. On our planet, there are thousands of active volcanoes, with most of them is in the oceans. Each day is derived from 10 to 20 eruptions, most of which are invisible to the human.
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The southernmost active volcano on Earth is called Erebus, and it is located in Antarctica. This is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. From Erebus faults occur periodically powerful gases which reach the stratosphere and destroy the ozone. It was over this area there is the minimum thickness of the ozone layer.
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As a result of the volcanic eruption Huaynaputina that occurred in South America, February 19, 1600, killed about three million people in Russia. Eruption led to the accumulation of ash in the atmosphere, caused a small glacial period and, consequently, a poor harvest and great famine (1601-1603 years). These events have caused several revolts, the appearance of impostors and depose Godunov dynasty.
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The largest volcano in the world located on the border between Argentina and Chile, its height is 6893 meters. Fortunately for us, the volcano Ojos del Salado is considered extinct since ever recorded there was no recorded eruption. It is interesting that there was a world record lift car. Two Chilean adventurers on Suzuki SJ car managed to climb the slope of Ojos del Salado at the height of 6688 meters.
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The most active volcano is currently considered Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii. Its height is 1247 meters above sea level, but its foundation goes to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean at a depth of about 5 kilometers. The last eruption started January 3rd, 1983 and is still ongoing.
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On the Spanish island of Lanzarote, part of the group of the Canary Islands, a restaurant El Diablo, which is located directly on top of an active volcano. Foods are cooked directly over volcano crater at a temperature above 400 ° C.
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Volcanoes can be not only a natural disaster, but also the cause of unexpected events in the cultural life. For example, in 1816 in Western Europe and North America, there was an unusually cold weather, caused by the eruption of Tambora volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. This year has earned the nickname "the year without a summer" and was the coldest since the beginning of weather observations. Due to the unusually low temperatures English writer Mary Shelley (Mary Shelley) were forced to abandon friends walks. They decided that each write of the terrible stories that they would later be read to each other. The result was the famous story of "Frankenstein" and the story "Vampire", which is considered the first work of fiction about vampires.
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