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Are We Ready For The Next Volcanic Catastrophe

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ARE WE READY FOR ANOTHER VOCANO ERUPTION?

THE GUARDIAN, SATURDAY MARCH 28, 2015, 15:30 EDT BY BILL MCGUIRE
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Around the world, people have not and probably will not have an answer for the next volcanic eruption

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CHALLENGE IDEAS

  • Coastal volcanoes magma forced to the surface by rising sea levels
  • Of 1300 active volcanoes, we only monitor a few hundred in total
  • People living next to the volcanoes could die.
  • Volcanoes can effect climate even across the world
  • Loss of world population in largely populated areas
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SOLUTION IDEAS

  • More monitoring on volcanoes via. Sensors
  • A cooling system that keeps magma from rising to the surface
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JOB TITLES

  • Volcanologists
  • Historian
  • Professor for geophysical and climate hazards
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VOCABULARY WORDS

  • Widespreadcivil
  • Typhus
  • Rife
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IMPORTANT FACTS

  • The longer the wait, the bigger the boom
  • The Yellowstone supervolcano has not erupted for over 70,000 years
  • We are kind of doomed

THANKS

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