Beneficial Effects of Volcanic Eruption
Beneficial Effects of Volcanic Eruption
1. Volcanoes have done wonderful things for the Earth. They helped cool off the earth
removing heat from its interior. Volcanic emissions have produced the atmosphere and
the water of the oceans. Volcanoes make islands and add to the continents.
2. Volcanic materials ultimately break down and weather to form some of the most fertile soils
on Earth, cultivation of which has produced abundant food and fostered civilizations.
3. The internal heat associated with young volcanic systems has been harnessed to
produce geothermal energy.
4. Most of the metallic minerals mined in the world--such as copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc--
are associated with magmas found deep within the roots of extinct volcanoes.
3. Plants are destroyed over a wide area, during an eruption. The good thing is that
volcanic soil is very rich, so once everything cools off, plants can make a big comeback.