{"id":87119,"date":"2020-01-15T11:58:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T06:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=12986"},"modified":"2020-01-15T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T06:28:16","slug":"explained-why-eruption-of-a-tiny-complex-volcano-is-causing-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-why-eruption-of-a-tiny-complex-volcano-is-causing-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: Why eruption of a tiny, \u2018complex\u2019 volcano is causing concern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Taal Volcano erupted on 12<sup>th<\/sup> January<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Taal Volcano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is located on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.<\/li><li>It is classified as a \u201ccomplex\u201d volcano.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/NegBZsPWStfAEwhddQ6Sj6l-VHKxndrimk8QC2VTBXsfewf1DEXjaGGfB_1OUhGwteNe416Jq86NWjWpVmZ8Rxf4rjEZfxKGBGd4XWIFSutEgdm5XEJDP-Z41zsVjANfIOzTPaw6\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Volcano: <\/strong>A volcano on Earth is a vent or fissure in the planet&#8217;s crust through which lava, ash, rock, and gases erupt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Major Types of Volcano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;<strong>Cinder cone volcanoes (also called scoria cone<\/strong>s): Occur as single volcanoes or as secondary volcanoes known as &#8220;parasitic cones&#8221; on the sides of composite or shield volcanoes. Example: Mt Tabor, Mt Zion<\/li><li><strong>Complex\/ Stratovolcano:<\/strong> built of layers of the alternating lava flow, ash, and blocks of unmelted stone. They result from a conduit system of vents leading from a magma reservoir beneath the surface. Vesuvius, Taal, Mt Fuji, Mt Cotopaxi.<\/li><li><strong>Shield volcanoes:<\/strong> huge, gently sloping volcanoes built of very thin lava spreading out in all directions from a central vent. Example: Mauna Loa in Hawaii<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/iSXl3-5njcBW56gDNvQ6zfFDXS6vNYs7UP56eHTPgCtg552xDdU7ssu2Ow2u8cJREeeQ4nT-OW4ou8XLuoh3FuV4GyMseIXswUsigAItiwgF_MHTSBMe8BkLr_icRO9vMvJ0eAit\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is the Philippines prone to volcanic activity and Earthquakes?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Philippines lies along the Ring of Fire &#8211; a zone of major seismic activity. The country is situated at the boundaries of two tectonic plates \u2014 the Philippines Sea Plate and the Eurasian plate<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/2O9YSdl960JyeA2jDCHdF4jEGnkGs1hhpHREX1MCfEDhMSmUWnjp0OvNy_GNEgFEBHCOeafK2UHJSUmdD5FIBfpRSnlSj_3qgoDANSVbJqOLfnXY0MsJFbdnqLbdppr1GyTDE1YZ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Taal Volcano erupted on 12th January Facts: About Taal Volcano It is located on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. It is classified as a \u201ccomplex\u201d volcano. Additional Information: Volcano: A volcano on Earth is a vent or fissure in the planet&#8217;s crust through which lava, ash, rock, and gases erupt Major Types&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-why-eruption-of-a-tiny-complex-volcano-is-causing-concern\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Explained: Why eruption of a tiny, \u2018complex\u2019 volcano is causing concern<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4182],"tags":[4856],"class_list":["post-87119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","tag-complex-volcano","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704893714},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87119\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}