The Paricutin Volcano The Paricutin Volcano is a currently dormant volcano in the Mexico State of Michoacán. The volcano resides close to a city named Uruapan and is roughly 321 km west of the capital Mexico City. The Paricutin Volcano is relatively young volcano having surged into existence from the cornfield of famer Dionisio Pulido during the 1940’s. This volcanic eruption presented a unique opportunity for scientists to document the life cycle of volcanos that erupt in this way. Scientist flocked
composition is cinder cone volcanoes. Cinder cone volcanoes are different from shield and composite volcanoes because cinder cone volcanoes only grow to about a thousand feet, and they usually erupt from many openings. Famous cinder cones include Paricutin in Mexico and the one that is in the middle of Crater Lake. Volcanoes, no matter how they may look or what type it is, can be very devastating when it erupts. (Jeffrey Kluger)
woman when looking from the valley in Mexico. The last earthquake nearby Iztaccihuatl was on July twenty-seventh two thousand and fifteen. The last time this volcano erupted is unknown but they predict it was less than eleven thousand years ago. Paricutin is a volcano that grew right on top of a cornfield and was witnessed by the farmer. This volcano has a strombolian eruption style which means it has many different explosions that shoot a few meters into the air. This volcano is located in west central
Powerful forces of nature can cause destruction to lives and property. While the continuing study of earthquakes and volcanoes helps us determine and better understand their powers, they continue to be natural phenomena that we need to learn even more about. Even with many differences in these two forces of nature, it is interesting that they also have commonalities. There are numerous similarities and differences between earthquakes and volcanoes. Merriam Webster defines an earthquake as “a shaking