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Volcano

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SHISHALDIN (CURRENT)

  • It is the highest mountain peak of the Aleutian Islands.
  • Its last eruption was in 2008.

HISTORIC

  • It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc.
  • Its last eruption was in 1994.
  • Mount Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii in A.D. 79.

POLLUTION

  • Magma contains dissolved gases that are released into the atmosphere during eruptions.
  • SO2 effects Earth's surface temperature Global cooling and ozone depletion
  • SO2 causes air pollution Volcanic smog
Photo by Werner Kunz