EFFECTS OF VOLCANIC ASH TO THE LIVING THINGS VICTORIANO F. DANDAN JR. MELODY C. CUSTODIO AMILITO BINGIL JOHN MARK DINOPOL October 2019 Abstract Volcanoes pose a threat to almost half a billion people; today there are approximately 500 active volcanoes on earth and every year there are 10 to 40 volcanic eruptions . In fact,Volcanic eruptions produce hazardous effect for the environment , climate and the health of the exposed person, and are associated with deterioration of social and economic conditions .their unfavourable effects depend on the distance from a volcano , on magma viscosity and on gas concentrations . The hazards closer to the volcano include pyroclastic flows , flows of muds, gases and streams , earthquakes , blast of air with ashes. INTRODUCTION Volcanic ash consist of fragments of rock,volcanic glass and minerals , created during volcanic eruptions . The term
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