Moneycontrol News November 14, 2023
Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption. Here's everything you need to know about volcanoes:
When a mountain opens downwards to a pool of molten rock below the earth's surface, it causes a volcano.
The earth's inner surfaces are so hot that certain rocks melt and develop into a thick substance called magma. When the magma erupts, it causes the lava, which leads to volcano eruption.
When lava has a lot of trapped gas, the pressure rises and gets released into explosive eruptions which produces volcanic ash.
Scientists feel 3 indicators such as small earthquakes, swelling on volcano's sides and increased emission from the mountain's vents could cause a volcano.