Recent Volcano Eruptions
Right through the entire history of volcanoes it had both captivated and terrified. The term “volcano” is derived from the small island of Volcano which is situated in the Mediterranean Sea. Many decades ago, the citizens living in this region supposed that the Volcano was the chimney of the forge of Vulcan - the blacksmith of the Roman gods. They believe that hot lava and the clouds of dust which is blowing up from Volcano is coming from Vulcan’s forge as he bang out thunderbolts for the Jupiter, who is the king of the gods, and the weapons for Mars, the god of war. In Polynesia the people credited eruptive motion to the gorgeous but furious Pele, the Goddess of the Volcanoes, whenever she was annoyed or unpleasant. Today we all came to know that the volcanic eruptions are not super natural thing but it can be easily studied and interpreted by scientists.
People who are having a very little interest in science & knowledge are aware that there are many kinds of volcanic eruptions. Most television audience has seen the dramatic footage of the tangential eruption of the Mount St. Helens in the year 1980. The latest destruction of the Wahaula Visitor Center, the Volcanoes National Park, the Royal Gardens subdivision, and the village of Kalapana brought the Hawaiian volcanic eruptions to the attention of world. Leading newspaper columnist has described the discovery of a large underwater volcanic field on the floor of Pacific Ocean. This illustration demonstrates the variety in different types of volcanic eruptions which is reported by the press or online media.
Looking to the statistics of the number of people who are interested in collecting science based knowledge are looking for information on recent volcanic eruptions and volcanoes which are erupting presently, it looks reasonable to set up a stage or an online website that provides the latest information on this exciting subject. World of Volcano is a shared higher education, K-12, and public outreach project of the North Dakota and Oregon Space Grant Consortia which is governed by the Department of Geo sciences at Oregon State University.
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