By Ashritha Raghavendra
April 18, 2022
Kawah Ijen is an Indonesian volcano that spews blue-coloured lava. This is because the composite volcano has a very high concentration of sulfur.
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Molten lava can reach a temperature of 1250°C — melting and swallowing everything that it finds on its path.
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Volcanic eruptions can either be extremely loud or feeble. It can range from a booming explosion to a quiet hissing sound and cause damage, like hearing loss and shattered glass.
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Volcanoes are not just an earthly phenomenon. They are found on ocean floors, under ice caps and even on other planets of our solar system!
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A horseshoe-shaped region in the Pacific Ocean called the Ring of Fire is the most active volcanic region on Earth, consisting of 452 volcanoes!
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Mauna Loa is the world’s largest volcano. Located in Hawaii, this gigantic volcano is 4169 m tall and last erupted in 1984.
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Even though the hot lava eradicates everything, volcanoes can be life-giving over time as they produce fertile soil that supports the cultivation of crops.
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A volcano can last from a few months to millions of years. Volcanoes are categorised extinct only if they’ve been dormant for more than 10,000 years.
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