Volcanoes affect the weather we experience. Near where the volcano erupts there is often a lot of rain, lightning and thunder because ash particles are thrown up into the atmosphere attracting water droplets.
When volcanoes erupt they emit a mixture of gases and particles into the air some of them, including sulphur dioxide (found in ash), have a cooling effect. Other such as C02, add to the greenhouse effect that causes global warming.
Some of the cooling effects of volcanoes are noticeable such as Mount Pinatubo in 1991 which caused a dip in global temperatures in the following few years. As for greenhouse gases, underwater and land based volcanoes release around 100m tonnes of CO2 each year; that is a very large amount.
Volcanoes also affect people in many ways. They destroy houses, buildings and roads; leaving them covered in ash. However, as long as you can get ash off, your house may not collapse. Volcano explosions can also produce ash clouds which poison the environment; lava solidifies to make mountains and eruptions can result in the death of animals and plants. However, the effect of volcanoes is not always bad as they serve as a shield for people, especially bush men. Volcanoes also act as a source of water because of the hot water springs they produce and sometimes they can help to modify the climate of areas since they interfere with clouds to create orographic rainfall.
Volcanoes are a source of rich and fertile agricultural soils because most of their material contains minerals good for vegetation growth.
When volcanoes erupt they emit a mixture of gases and particles into the air some of them, including sulphur dioxide (found in ash), have a cooling effect. Other such as C02, add to the greenhouse effect that causes global warming.
Some of the cooling effects of volcanoes are noticeable such as Mount Pinatubo in 1991 which caused a dip in global temperatures in the following few years. As for greenhouse gases, underwater and land based volcanoes release around 100m tonnes of CO2 each year; that is a very large amount.
Volcanoes also affect people in many ways. They destroy houses, buildings and roads; leaving them covered in ash. However, as long as you can get ash off, your house may not collapse. Volcano explosions can also produce ash clouds which poison the environment; lava solidifies to make mountains and eruptions can result in the death of animals and plants. However, the effect of volcanoes is not always bad as they serve as a shield for people, especially bush men. Volcanoes also act as a source of water because of the hot water springs they produce and sometimes they can help to modify the climate of areas since they interfere with clouds to create orographic rainfall.
Volcanoes are a source of rich and fertile agricultural soils because most of their material contains minerals good for vegetation growth.