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The Aftermath of Volcanoes C. Bachman

The act of a volcanic eruption leaves many organisms at disposal. We, as people do not like to have our homes and communities that we spend so much time creating, destroyed at the blink of an eye. Animals on the other hand have a certain sense for these things and therefore clear the area. After an eruption a stratospheric cloud that holds sulfur dioxide sometimes creates above the volcano and circles the world. One example of this is the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, which also created seemingly beautiful sunsets all over the world. The sulfur that was released is also said to have heated the Pacific Ocean which is what scientists think caused El Nino. This stratospheric cloud can be used to explain many occurances that changed the environment and weather in many places.

As the lava and mud slides destroy everything in their path, descending from the zenith of the volcano there is also an ash that covers everything. After everything is done and finished, almost everything living near the volcano will be covered in remnants from the eruption. Something that also comes with this is an absence of living organisms because the eruption killed most of them off. This leads to a new beginning.

New life builds on the ash to create a new environment and the habitat starts to come back to normal. The ash that is blown over everything is actually very rich in minerals and eventually plants start to grow, which create a place for animals to live.

Sources: http://library.thinkquest.org/22360/Volcanoes.html#aftermath [|http://www.fema.gov/hazard/volcano/index.shtm]