1. The damage of an eruption
The damage caused by a volcanic eruption
Spider diagram to represent the damage caused
by volcanic eruption

2. The damage of an eruption

3. The damage of an eruption
Volcanic dust
Volcanic dust rises into the upper atmosphere and blocks out the
sun. As a result, temperatures around the world will fall.

4. The damage of an eruption
Volcanic dust
Volcanic dust can also clog up plane engines and cause them
to crash

5. The damage of an eruption
Volcanic ash and dust
Volcanic ash and dust gets everywhere – on your clothes, in
your hair and in your lungs. People will need a dust mask.
They also clog car engines so that they will not start

6. The damage of an eruption
Volcanic ash
A thick blanket of ash will kill any crops growing. So people
will starve. A build up of ash can also cause roofs to collapse

7. The damage of an eruption
Volcanic gas
Volcanic gas causes acid rain, which kills trees, crops and other
vegetation over a wide area. Carbon dioxide is a heavy gas
and can gather in hollows. It is poisonous and can kill animals
and people by suffocating them

8. The damage of an eruption
Mudflows
Mudflows can travel at 100km an hour. They destroy everything
in their path. People and animals drown in boiling mud

9. The damage of an eruption
Pyroclastic flows
Pyroclastic flows can travel up to 200 km
an hour. You cannot escape. They
smother and destroy everything in their
path

10. The damage of an eruption
Lava flows
Lava flows destroy farms and they bury settlements and people.
Some lava flows slowly enough for people to be able to escape

11. A table to illustrate the damage and impact of a volcanic eruption
Volcanic dust
Volcanic ash
Volcanic gas
Lava flows
Mud flows
Pyroclastic flows
Long term damage
Short term damage
Local
impact
Global
Impact