The Bahamas at this time does not have volcanoes,
however, the closest volcano is Momotombo, located in Nicaragua, not far from
the city of León, only 5 hours and 15 minutes away in an aircraft. Momotombo is
currently considered an active volcano as surprisingly it is erupting while I’m
typing this blog. Gases being released are the most common factors of the Momotombo and are continuously released, the temperatures of certain parts of the volcano can exceed up to 500°C. You can visually see the Momotombos current eruption of gasses here, CLICK ME. Momotombo is located in a very active seismic zone. For example, nearly
two years ago an earthquake of a magnitude of 6.2 damaged houses and caused several
injuries on April 10, 2014, later then followed by an earthquake of a magnitude
of 6.6 on April 11, 2014, and numerous strong aftershocks.
Momotombo is monitored by Nicaraguan Institute of
Territorial Studies. Nicaragua warn its people and tourists in the event of an
earthquake or volcanic eruption, to follow the advice of local authorities,
including possible evacuation orders, and monitor local news reports. Also to familiarize
themselves with their hotel’s earthquake security measures.
Works
Cited
"Momotombo Volcano Webcams - Interactive Viewer
Including Live Seismograms." Volcano Webcams
of the World - Interactive Viewer Including Live Seismograms. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.
"Momotombo Volcano, Nicaragua - Facts &
Information / VolcanoDiscovery:." VolcanoDiscovery:
Volcanoes Worldwide - News, Info, Photos, and Tours to Volcanoes and Volcanic Areas, Earthquake
Information. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.
"Travel
Advice and Advisories for Nicaragua." Travel.gc.ca. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar.
2016.
Bereniz,
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty neat that at the time you were writing your entry, this volcano was erupting. I found your post intriguing, because it varies dramatically from Italy (my country). Whereas Italy is home to many volcanoes, 3 of which have erupted within the past year, it seems as if the Bahamas does not have any active volcanoes itself. Since the Bahamas is surrounded by ocean, I would have thought that maybe it was home to even one underwater active volcano. It was interesting to read your post because it proved my assumptions to be wrong. The closest active volcano being about a 5 hour flight is completely new information to me!
-Alexis Olmo
How crazy to have an active volcano right now while we are learning about them. It must have been very interesting to learn about the active volcano right now and understand what is actually going on. Before when I heard about eruptions I had no idea what was happening just that they were dangerous and heat came out of it. No I know about under water activity and tonic plates and contributing factors.
ReplyDeleteVery nice research-sorry you do not have volcanoes this week!(:
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