Essays on Volcano

Nearly 4,000 kilometers off of California’s coast, the big island of Hawai’i is home to Mauna Kea- a dormant volcano that is the second-highest point above sea level. To Native Hawaiians, the mountain is a sacred place, as, in ancient times, it was thought to…

Satellite remote sensing has brought significant change in the field of volcanology. In earlier times monitoring and investigating volcanos required intensive fieldwork. During volcanic eruptions and unrest, frequent observation of the volcano is required to monitor the change in activity, in order to update hazard…

Earthquakes Osaka Earthquake: In Osaka, Japan, there was an earthquake on 18 June 2018, a little before 8:00. Aftershocks continued for a week afterwards. This 5.5 magnitude earthquake was caused by stain on three fault lines under the area. More than 6,000 buildings were damaged,…

Natural disaster detection and monitoring are an important area in remote sensing that is actively being explored by researchers of which volcano detection is the crucial one. A large number of volcanoes in the world are active but detection of all the volcanoes using the…

Recently, in the town of Boomdale, there have been several earthquakes. A investigative team from the USGS, the United States Geological Survey group, have arrived in Boomdale and set up a base camp to monitor these earthquakes. Their urgency in this matter is due to…

Let us imagine a day in Pompeii. A typical day roaming the streets with your family undenounced to the danger that lurks around the corner. You and your family are walking around eating what Pompeiians called fast food, or as they called it “thermpolia” (Pompeii…

Throughout the world there are a variety of natural disasters that occur among the environment on a daily basis. Some may only cause minimal harm, but others could be extremely destructive to the point where it could cause certain deaths and ruination. Among the several…