Don’t you just love when what you are teaching just so happens to be in the news!! Well we have TWO volcanoes that have sprung to live.  An undersea volcano has erupting near the island of Tonga, shooting smoke and ash THOUSANDS of feet into the sky above the Pacific Ocean.   “In the short term it is very damaging and will have limited, localized effects,” Bellwood, a marine biologist said, noting that the ash could kill reefs and marine animals alike. “But an underwater explosion is really a wonderful thing, it’s creating new land. This kind of activity helps develop reef systems and helps preserve marine life.”

On the other side of the world, 10, 200 ft Mount Redoubt has erupted so far six times and sent volcanic ash cloud 9.5 miles (50, 000 ft) into the sky, dusting nearby towns, sparking a swarm of earthquakes, and spurring massive mudflows. Based on seismic data, a lava dome appears to be forming in the volcano’s crater, volcanologist Peter Cevelli of the Alaska Volcano Observatory said March 24.  Early data suggest the volcano could continue erupting for days or even months. “I doubt this eruption is over,” Cervelli said. “In fact, it may be just beginning.”

Aren’t Earth’s plates totally AMAZING!!

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