GEO 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Mount Pinatubo, Magma Chamber, Sulfur Dioxide
25 Jul 2016
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Regions around the mountain budge and crumble as the gases build up in the magma chamber. You can also see a column of magma. Erupted in novaldo de ruiz in colombia, in 1986. Mount pinatubo, june 12,1991, volcano clearing its throat . A nun was the rst to report that the mountain was having activities. More than 50% of farm animals were killed. 1 to 4 meters of as covered the landscape. Between 5 to 8 cubic km of ash was recorded which was 10 larger than mount st . Volcanoes are openings or vents with or without a conical hill or mountain near them. There are 1300 active volcanoes in the world, They occur in the paci c ocean in what is called the ring of re (movement of plates that are colliding with each other) Characterized by violent vibrations which is followed by explosions and release of gases in lava.
