Cassidy

Explosions, Lava, and Ashes oh my!!! Hello!!! My name is Cassidy, I go to [|MICDS] and I am in 5th grade. I live in [|St. Louis]. My page is about [|Volcanoes]. While you are reading this you will learn more about the science of volcanoes, the weather, the news, a historical event, safety (During and after a volcano eruption), very experienced scientist's, and some of the web sites that I used to learn more about volcanoes. I am really EXCITED about this Wiki page! Hope you enjoy!!! -Cassidy

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The historical event that I chose is Mount. St. Helens. On March 20, 1980 a 5.1 [|Earthquake] shook the mountain and caused it to erupt. Mount. St. Helens was created by lots and lots of eruptions over the years. During each one, hot rock from the inside of the earth made its way to the surface. The lava came out of the volcano, cooled, then hardened. When an eruption happens, the gases burst out and cool while they are in the air, the gases turn into rock (cool right???). This eruption caused lots and lots of flooding. Mount. St. Helens is in [|Skamania County, Washington]. This eruption effected the people of Washington.

 To prepare for the eruption of [|Mount St. Helen] on March 20, 1980, people made sure that hey had extra food, water, a radio, batteries, and a flashlight. You always have to be prepared for something like this. Even if there hasn't been an eruption where you live for a long time, you still have to be ready. Peoplenow do these things differently as a result of the disaster, moniter the mountain to see when the volcano is going to explode again, have emergency supplies at the ready (gas masks, food, flashlights, etc.). On Fema you can see more about the supplies you need.

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[|Link to the article I used] // “Volcano erupts in Indonesia, hurling ash cloud into the sky” // Kathy Quiano 2/10/12 This is the summary-ish type thing that I typed about an article: On 2,10,12 in Jakarta, Indonesia a Mt. Lokon erupted. This explosion effected the people of Indonesia. This event was a volcano eruption caused by an earthquake. There was a 2.5 kilometer zone that no residents of the city could cross. This volcano happened on 2,10,12. The authorities sent out a warning to the people who lived in the area of the volcano and told them to stay far away from it. This eruption sent massive clouds of ash 2 kilometers into the sky. So, there was probably a lot of ash floating around. Two of the most important facts that I have learned from my article are, Indonesia is located on the Ring of Fire, and that there can be lot ans lots of ash falling onto a city/town when a volcano erupts. I think that this event/article is important to science because, it has lots of different terms that are related to science and it includes 2 different natural disasters.



**Thanks:**  Rapp, Valerie A. "EARTH LAB: Watching Mount St. Helens Recover."  Odyssey  14.4 (2005): 26. Database  Middle Search Plus  . Web. 1 Feb. 2012  Lauber,Patricia. "The eruption and healing of Mount St. Helens."  NY, Bradburry press (1986)  Picture taken by: []   [|CNN] 

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