Ten Volcanic Hazards That An Active Volcano Can Give

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Ten volcanic hazards that an active volcano can give.

1. LAVA/MOLTEN FLOWS
Lava flow is when the hot molten rock called lava comes out through the
opening of the volcano at the top known as erupting vent.
Cause explanation:
Pressure caused by the magma inside the volcano releases gasses which
makes the lava overflow and it could also change it's form and composition.
2. PYROCLASTIC FLOWS
A pyroclastic flow is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that
flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of 100 km/h
but is capable of reaching speeds up to 700 km/h.
3. PHREATIC EXPLOSION
A phreatic eruption, also called a phreatic explosion, ultravulcanian eruption
or steam-blast eruption, occurs when magma heats ground water or surface
water.
4. LAHARS
Lahar is an Indonesian term for a volcanic mudflow. These lethal mixture of
water and tephra of a consistency of wet concrete, yet they can flow down the
slopes of volcanoes or down river valleys at rapid speeds, similar to fast
moving streams of water.
5. JOKULNLAUOPS
Jökulhlaups (an Icelandic word pronounced yo-KOOL-lahp) are glacial
outburst floods. They occur when a lake fed by glacial meltwater breaches its
dam and drains catastrophically. These lakes can take a number of forms: Ice
dammed lakes that are held in by the glacier ice itself.
6. LANDSLIDE
Landslides are caused by disturbances in the natural stability of a slope. They
can accompany heavy rains or follow droughts, earthquakes, or volcanic
eruptions. Mudslides develop when water rapidly accumulates in the ground
and results in a surge of water-saturated rock, earth, and debris.\
7. VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE
Volcanic earthquakes are caused by the pressure of magma built up beneath
the Earth's surface. On the other hand, a tectonic earthquake is the effect of
the waves of energy created by the friction of slow moving tectonic plates.
8. TSUNAMI
A tsunami is a series of large waves generated by an abrupt movement on the
ocean floor that can result from an earthquake, an underwater landslide, a
volcanic eruption or - very rarely - a large meteorite strike. However, powerful
undersea earthquakes are responsible for most tsunamis
9. VOLCANIC GASSES
At depth in the Earth nearly all magmas contain gas dissolved in the liquid, but
the gas forms a separate vapor phase when pressure is decreased as magma
rises toward the surface of the Earth. This is similar to carbonated beverages
which are bottled at high pressure. The high pressure keeps the gas in
solution in the liquid, but when pressure is decreased, like when you open the
can or bottle, the gas comes out of solution and forms a separate gas phase
that you see as bubbles
10. TEPHRA
Individual eruptive fragments are called pyroclasts ("fire fragments"). Tephra
(Greek, for ash) is a generic term for any airborne pyroclastic accumulation.
Whereas tephra is unconsolidated, a pyroclastic rock is produced from the
consolidation of pyroclastic accumulations into a coherent rock type.

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