Week 5: Sweden and Volcanoes

         What is a volcano? According to NASA, "A volcano is an opening on the surface of a planet or moon that allows material warmer than its surroundings to escape from its interior. When this material escapes, it causes an eruption." A volcano can be very scary, considering when they erupt, they spew lava everywhere, and can burn anything in sight. Now what exactly causes volcanoes? Again, according to NASA, "Volcanoes occur when material significantly warmer than its surroundings is erupted onto the surface of a planet or moon from its interior. On Earth, the erupted material can be liquid rock ("lava" when it's on the surface, "magma" when it's underground), ash, cinders, and/or gas." Another question might be- where are the most active volcanoes? I have included a picture below, that you can look at to see where volcanoes are located all over the world. In certain areas of the world, volcanoes can greatly affect the area and the people. Obviously, if an active volcano is somewhere near a population of people, that can affect the people and their homes if it erupts. 

     Now does Sweden have any volcanoes? While Southern Sweden did once have volcanoes, they died out about 100 million years ago. Most people in Sweden are unaware of any kind of volcanoes in their country at all. With that being said the closest active volcano to Sweden is in Italy. It is called the Stromboli volcano, and the last time it had an eruption was today, September 25. The third link below will take you to an interactive map where you can click on active volcanoes and their recent eruptions. 

        

 

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/172463/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-10-Feb-2022-Etna-volcano-Santiaguito-Fuego-Semeru-Reventador-Sanga.html

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/volcanoes2/en/

https://earthquakes.volcanodiscovery.com/map/sweden