Does the Earth Smoke?

Does the Earth Smoke?

Activity 3. Digital research for volcanic events and eruption patterns

 

  1. Familiarise yourself with the information on the website https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/volcano/event-search/ and search for volcanic events using its database.
  2. Match the search results to the given criteria and find eruption patterns.
  3. Discuss the results of your research with the class. 

 

Guiding questions:

  • Which country has the most volcanic eruptions?
  • In which period of time?
  • What about when we compare today to 3,000 years ago? Does the data look different?
  • Why? Why not?