Volcanic Disasters.
- Throughout the world around 845 deaths are caused by, and related to volcanic eruptions.
- Some volcanoes in Africa do not erupt and are dormant, while others create a pool of lava called a lava lake.
- the four main volcanoes in Africa are, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Cameroon, Mt. Nyamuragira, and Mt. Nyiragongo
History of Volcanoes In Africa
- Most volcanic eruptions in the history of the continent of Africa have occurred in Ethiopia and Kenya.
- Africa and the Mediterranean Sea are the only places in the world with recorded volcanic eruptions during the time period BC.
- Volcanoes in Africa were made by tectonic plates colliding together and causing the land to rise, with an opening in the Earth in the center of the mountain.
Historical Hurricanes
- On August 4, 2000, the tropical wave that later became known as Hurricane Alberto, dropped 1 inch of rain and produced winds of 40 mph.
- On, September 9, 2003, Tropical Depression Fourteen brushed the Cape Verde Islands after reaching peak intensity of 35 mph . The depression produced heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the islands.
- Because of the arid and often hot air in most parts of Africa hurricanes are not very common and not very many have been recorded.