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Volcan De Fuego Research Paper

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GUATEMALA’S DRAGON
ZACHARY GALANOMATIS, JUNE 13TH
Exploring the Volcano located in Guatemala. Understanding the science behind it, and exploring the hazards associated.
A volcano in Guatemala known as Volcan de Fuego was erupted on June 3rd and days since then it was still producing greats amount of damage. The eruption resulted in a spewing of ashy plume and scorching lava that killed at least 33 people, though this death toll has risen since its first eruption. Magma found to be as hot as 700 degrees Celsius travelled rapidly down the volcanoes slops, encasing its surrounding villages, roads and houses. All was set ablaze and attempts of rescue efforts were too late.
‘Volcán de Fuego or Volcano of fire, is a stratovolcano, meaning it is built up of alternate …show more content…

Kilauea is a lot smaller in size compared to Volcan De Fuego. Most of the eruptions happened as lava travelled 30 miles underground, breaking through the earth at more than two dozen fissures. The lava has been fountaining about 250 feet high because the pressure is spread out. It has a consistency like maple syrup, traveling at under a half mile per hour (DAVID PARKINSON, LONNIE QUIN, JUNE 6TH)
Lava that contains a more ‘runny’ consistently, like that pouring out of Kilauea, will be much less devastating because it allows gas molecules to easily escape. This flow rate Is a lot faster than that of Volcan De Fuego. Thicker and stickier lavas will than trap those gas molecules, this leads to a build-up of pressure, which when reaches a certain point will explode, causing massive damage. This is prevalent in the Fuego volcano, thus why it is considered by volcanologists to be a far deadlier volcano due to its unpredictability to explode at any given moment (Yasmin Tayag, June 6th)
Currently there are over 110 people dead from Volcan De Fuego, as opposed to no deaths from Kilauea, thus suggesting that Volcan De Fuego. is more

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