https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz Made with a wish on a star en-us 2020-01-22 15:40:19 UTC 2020-01-24 13:03:20 UTC hello@padlet.com warren_sauer https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434600794 The Hawaiian volcano, Kilauea, erupted last on May 4, 2018, and lasted 4 months before stopping. It caused national parks to shut down,  created new islands, and changed the Hawaiian coastline. Some warning signs of the volcano is going to erupt include small earthquakes, and increase of heat and gas. I predict that Kilauea will not erupt for another couple of years. I know this because of the website USGS Hazard Notifications. They say "Kīlauea Volcano is not erupting. Monitoring data for December show variable rates of seismicity and ground deformation, low rates of sulfur dioxide emissions, and only minor geologic changes since the end of eruptive activity in September 2018" This shows that the volcano is not erupting and will not erupt for another couple of years.]]> 2020-01-22 15:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434600794 warren_sauer https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434623660 The majority of volcanoes in the world form along the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates—massive expanses of our planet's lithosphere that continually shift, bumping into one another. When tectonic plates collide, one often plunges deep below the other in what's known as a subduction zone. Some 75 percent of the world's active volcanoes are positioned around the ring of fire, a 25,000-mile long, horseshoe-shaped zone that stretches from the southern tip of South America across the West Coast of North America, through the Bering Sea to Japan, and on to New Zealand.

]]> 2020-01-22 16:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434623660 warren_sauer https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434630701 You can't minimize the damage around you, but you can minimize that damage to you. Ash falling can affect you, instead of the ash from a campfire, this ash is made of sharp rocks and volcanic glass. It's not only dangerous to inhale, it's heavy and builds up quickly. Volcanic ash can collapse weak structures, cause power outages, and is a challenge to shovel away after eruption. The best thing to do is cover your eyes and mouth. A way to minimize damage is to make a defense system. For example if a volcano erupts, maybe there could be a strong wall, to stop the lava. If the lava gets through then there could be bunkers to stop damage you people.]]> 2020-01-22 16:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434630701 warren_sauer https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434632052 If you are under a volcano warning you must: listen to emergency information and alert follow evacuation of shelter orders. If you are advised to evacuate, do it early, avoid areas downstream of eruption, protect yourself from falling ash, and do not drive in heavy ash fall. Signs that a volcano will give you is small earthquakes, swelling or bulging of the volcano's sides, and increasing gas from its vents. None of those signs necessarily mean an eruption is due to happen, but they can help scientists evaluate the position of the volcano when magma is building. However, it's impossible to say exactly when a volcano will erupt. Volcanoes don't run on a timeline like a train. This means it's impossible for one to be “overdue” for eruption—no matter what news headlines say.]]> 2020-01-22 16:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434632052 warren_sauer https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434632798 Volcanoes can be very dangerous. One particular danger is pyroclastic flows, avalanches of hot rocks, ash, and toxic gas that race down slopes at speeds as high as 450 miles per hour.Volcanic mudflows called lahars can be very destructive. These fast-flowing waves of mud and debris can race down a volcano, burying entire towns. Ash is another volcanic danger. Unlike the soft, fluffy bits of charred wood left after a campfire, volcanic ash is made of sharp fragments of rocks and volcanic glass each less than two millimeters across. The ash forms as the gasses within rising magma expand, shattering the cooling rocks as they burst from the volcano's mouth.]]> 2020-01-22 16:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/warren_sauer/wgjacm46zjcz/wish/434632798