Kilauea Volcano :) whoooshh

I chose the Kilauea Volcano which is in Hawaii and it has an elevation of 1247 meters or 4091 feet. Kilauea means "spewing" or "much spreading". The volcano has three main areas which are its summit and two rift zones. Since 1952 there have been 34 eruptions of the Kilauea volcano. January 1983 there was an eruption on the east rift zone and to this day it is still happening. Kilauea is among the world's most active volcanoes and according to Hawaiian myths, Pele, the Goddess of Fire lives hidden in the volcano.

articles and questions

1.) Which two articles did you read?

• Earthquakes hit Japan and Indonesia


• Sea floods Texas Island; Get out or certain death

2.) What is the first article about?

The first article is about two unrelated earthquakes that hit the coasts of Japan and Indonesia but there were no damages of deaths.





3.) What is the second article about?

The second article is about Hurricane Ike that hit Texas.

4.) Which disaster was more disastrous?


Hurricane Ike was definitely more disastrous.


5.) Compare and contrast the two disasters.

I don't think that the earthquakes that hit the coasts of Indonesia and Japan could really count as disasters, more like almost disasters. Hurricane Ike is definitely a disaster because there are probably millions of dollars in damages and there have already been some deaths.

1.) Where do most of the earthquakes tend to happen?
Pacific Ocean

2.) Why do you think that is?
I think there is a fault somewhere near that is why there are so many earthquakes around that area.

3.)What is this area called? (you will have to do some research)
Pacific Ring of Fire

4.) Where was the earthquake closest to North Carolina?
Southeastern Missouri

5.) Chose one earthquake that has happened in the last seven days. You will be researching that earthquake. Tell me about it. Include at least one picture.

There was an earthquake that happened today, September 9,2008. It happened in Northern California at 5:40 a.m.. This earthquake had a magnitude of 3.0.

Find a real life example of a mass movement. Include at least 1 picture. (You may use your book/notes to remind yourself the 5 mass movements.)

A real life example of a mass movement was a rockfall that occurred in Egypt on September 6, 2008. The rocks that weighed tons fell from a cliff on to a small area that was just outside Cairo. It was a tragedy that killed at least 34 people so far but all the damages are unknown until machinery can be brought in to break up and move the rocks.