our planet has a violent soul majestic and often destructive volcanic
and often destructive volcanic
and often destructive volcanic explosions rattle our collective
explosions rattle our collective
explosions rattle our collective imagination
imagination
imagination Krakatoa Mount st. Helens Etna AAF yet
Krakatoa Mount st. Helens Etna AAF yet
Krakatoa Mount st. Helens Etna AAF yet lay your Co the images simultaneously
lay your Co the images simultaneously
lay your Co the images simultaneously strike fear and awe in our hearts but
strike fear and awe in our hearts but
strike fear and awe in our hearts but how did these giant mountains form and
how did these giant mountains form and
how did these giant mountains form and where does all that destructive force
where does all that destructive force
where does all that destructive force come from at least 50 eruptions Rock the
come from at least 50 eruptions Rock the
come from at least 50 eruptions Rock the earth each year meaning our planet is
earth each year meaning our planet is
earth each year meaning our planet is literally bursting apart of the seeds
literally bursting apart of the seeds
literally bursting apart of the seeds the Earth’s crust is made up of about 17
the Earth’s crust is made up of about 17
the Earth’s crust is made up of about 17 slabs of land called tectonic plates
slabs of land called tectonic plates
slabs of land called tectonic plates that float on the superheated magma that
that float on the superheated magma that
that float on the superheated magma that makes up most of the planets interior
makes up most of the planets interior
makes up most of the planets interior magma is the Earth’s lifeblood churning
magma is the Earth’s lifeblood churning
magma is the Earth’s lifeblood churning restlessly beneath the crust and
restlessly beneath the crust and
restlessly beneath the crust and wherever it can it’s trying to burst
wherever it can it’s trying to burst
wherever it can it’s trying to burst through it’s at these spots that
through it’s at these spots that
through it’s at these spots that volcanoes form our planet is home to
volcanoes form our planet is home to
volcanoes form our planet is home to some 500 active volcanoes while some
some 500 active volcanoes while some
some 500 active volcanoes while some volcanoes like those in Hawaii break
volcanoes like those in Hawaii break
volcanoes like those in Hawaii break through a thin point in the crust called
through a thin point in the crust called
through a thin point in the crust called a hotspot the vast majority of volcanoes
a hotspot the vast majority of volcanoes
a hotspot the vast majority of volcanoes occur on active fault lines where
occur on active fault lines where
occur on active fault lines where tectonic plates meet the most volatile
tectonic plates meet the most volatile
tectonic plates meet the most volatile region is the Ring of Fire a geological
region is the Ring of Fire a geological
region is the Ring of Fire a geological fault felt that rims the Pacific Ocean
fault felt that rims the Pacific Ocean
fault felt that rims the Pacific Ocean and holds roughly 75 percent of all the
and holds roughly 75 percent of all the
and holds roughly 75 percent of all the Earth’s volcanoes typically volcanoes
Earth’s volcanoes typically volcanoes
Earth’s volcanoes typically volcanoes take one of two forms shield volcanoes
take one of two forms shield volcanoes
take one of two forms shield volcanoes wide and broad with lava usually slowly
wide and broad with lava usually slowly
wide and broad with lava usually slowly oozing out of them and composite or
oozing out of them and composite or
oozing out of them and composite or stratovolcanoes steeper and more violent
stratovolcanoes steeper and more violent
stratovolcanoes steeper and more violent when hot liquid magma reaches the
when hot liquid magma reaches the
when hot liquid magma reaches the surface whether in a slithering flow or
surface whether in a slithering flow or
surface whether in a slithering flow or a booming eruption we call it lava
a booming eruption we call it lava
a booming eruption we call it lava though molten lava may seem threatening
though molten lava may seem threatening
though molten lava may seem threatening it’s not known to move quickly a
it’s not known to move quickly a
it’s not known to move quickly a volcano’s pyroclastic flow is far more
volcano’s pyroclastic flow is far more
volcano’s pyroclastic flow is far more deadly this poisonous ash cloud can race
deadly this poisonous ash cloud can race
deadly this poisonous ash cloud can race down the slope of a volcano like a
down the slope of a volcano like a
down the slope of a volcano like a bullet train obliterating everything in
bullet train obliterating everything in
bullet train obliterating everything in its path at speeds topping
its path at speeds topping
its path at speeds topping 100 miles per hour it’s what stopped the
100 miles per hour it’s what stopped the
100 miles per hour it’s what stopped the residents of Pompeii dead in their
residents of Pompeii dead in their
residents of Pompeii dead in their tracks
tracks
tracks but despite the volcano’s brutal
but despite the volcano’s brutal
but despite the volcano’s brutal destruction it is also a force of beauty
destruction it is also a force of beauty
destruction it is also a force of beauty and rebirth for the planet lava creates
and rebirth for the planet lava creates
and rebirth for the planet lava creates new lands where life can flourish like
new lands where life can flourish like
new lands where life can flourish like it or not volcanoes are part of the
it or not volcanoes are part of the
it or not volcanoes are part of the planets life cycle as the Earth
planets life cycle as the Earth
planets life cycle as the Earth continues to explode gurgle and slither
continues to explode gurgle and slither
continues to explode gurgle and slither its molten heart out we must learn to
its molten heart out we must learn to
its molten heart out we must learn to live side by side with its awesome power
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