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Explain the effects of Volcanoes.
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Solution
Effects of volcanoes can be given under two groups as constructive effects and destructive effects.
- Constructive Effects:
- Volcanic materials enrich the soil fertility that promotes agricultural activities.
- The hot volcanic regions helps in generating geothermal energy.
- Many dormant and active volcanoes are the most attractive tourist spots of the world.
- Most of the volcanic materials are used as building materials.
- Destructive Effects:
- Volcanic eruption causes earthquakes fast floods and mud slide and rock fall.
- Lava can travel very far and bum, bury or damage anything in its path.
- The large amount of dust and ash makes breathing hard and irritable.
- Volcanic emptions can alter the weather conditions and disrupt transport (Iceland volcanic emption) in and around the volcanic region.
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