The reading the weather reading the world was one of the most fun projects I did. Even though I went through some difficulties I really enjoyed it and it was a new experience for me. Working as a group on an ignite was really hard. When I started the unit I was eager to learn about volcanoes and to hear other things about extreme weather. I went through 3 steps, Research, The Narrative, Scripting,  and finally putting it into an ignite. First I did the research. I took around 2 weeks. We used tons of books and databases. When we finally thought our research was solid we started our narratives. This is what my narrative looked like

Important Events: Mount Pelee/ Mt. Saint Helens/ Mount Vesuvius/ Nevado del Ruiz  

 

When Mount Pelee erupted on May 8th, 1902 it was marked as the deadliest volcanic event of the 20th century. The volcano sent such a large cloud of gas towards the nearby town St. Perrie that it covered the town in gas, poisoning many people. At the end of the disaster only 2 out of the 29,000 former residents survived.

 

When Mt. St Helens erupted on May 18th,1980, it erupted violently. When the volcano erupted, people were shocked as had been dormant for the last 120 years. When St Helens erupted, it blew its top off releasing 540 million tons of ash out into the air. The forests turned gray, people even died from inhaling the poisonous ash. When the eruption ended the wildlife was greatly damaged and 57 deaths were confirmed. 

 

The Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE is probably the most known volcanic disaster on earth. When Mount Vesuvius erupted, it sent tons of ash flying into the air. Vesuvius was also a pyroclastic flow, the worst possible outcome of an eruption. A pyroclastic flow moves the lava much faster making it unavoidable. Scientists predict that a lot survived the main eruption but 16,000 people died overall. Pompeii was covered by the ash that Vesuvius released and was discovered 1669 years later in 1748. Vesuvius’s victims bodies can be seen if you go to Pompeii. Inside the bodies are not dead humans but rather the dusty remains of them. But Pompeii wasn’t the only town that was affected by Vesuvius. A town called Herculaneum on the west side of the volcano was hit by 6 pyroclastic surges. But Herculaneum wasn’t hit by so much ash still being visible in some parts unlike Pompeii which was buried in ash. Literally, Pompeii was covered in ash you couldn’t see it. 

 

On November 16, 1985, a volcano erupted. It’s name was Nevado del Ruiz and it’s worst eruption had begun. Nevado del Ruiz was a stratovolcano, that meant that it was mountain shaped. When Nevado del Ruiz erupted in 1985 it was a lahar. The only other time Nevado had a lahar was on March 12, 1595, 390 years earlier.  A lahar is a possible outcome of a volcanic eruption. A lahar forms when the ash from a volcano mixes with water causing a kind of mudflow with ash. This doesn’t seem so dangerous but the lahar carried rocks and they were fast flowing. A lahar water had ash, so if you consumed it you would be poisoned. Another problem is that when a lahar happens it was impossible to escape or swim through it. Plus you are forgetting that there is still lava coming for you. And there are also rocks falling. Also you can drown. A lahar is very dangerous and you should always be alert for volcanic disasters such as this. Nevado del Ruiz’s most recent eruption happened in 2016. Thankfully it wasn’t a lahar.

As you see this contained a lot of information just for 30 seconds but I decided That if I had 5 slides (4 slides plus the conclusion) I would be able to fit it. The next step was the script. The script was bassicly the shortend narrative. It looked like this.

 

Slide	Time	Script	See
1 Opening	00:00 – 00:15	Volcanoes are deadly forces of nature and they may be dangerous but they are all part of our ecosystems. We will talk about the causes of volcanoes, the effects, Safety and measuring, and important events.
2 Lyla	00:00 – 00:30	Volcanoes form when a hot liquid called magma works its way up to the earth’s surface from within the upper mantle. The mantle is a soft layer of the Earth which is below the crust. The magma can escape places in the crust when it rises there.
3  Lyla	00:15 – 00:45	Sometimes when the magma has risen up to the Earth’s surface, gas bubbles cannot escape and that is when pressure builds up. When pressure builds up there can be too much and that can cause an eruption to happen.
4  Abby	00:45 – 01:00	When a volcano erupts it can shoot out a volcanic bomb.  Volcanic bombs can be the size of a school bus or bigger. Volcanic bombs are only thrown from violently erupting volcanoes.  They are literally huge lava rock balls.
5 Abby	01:00 – 01:15	During the ice age it was a volcano that stopped it. The eruption didn’t stop it, the carbon dioxide that the volcano produced did. This is important because it shows that volcanoes are helpful. Without volcanoes we wouldn’t be alive right now.
6 Austin	01:15 – 01:30	An earthquake can be a sign that a volcano will erupt soon. If the earthquake is big the volcano is too.The tallest volcano ever recorded is Ojos Del Salado in Chile and it is 22,615 feet high. Tools That measure Volcanoes are  telescopes, and helicopters. Warning signs help people know an eruption is coming.
7  Austin	01:30 – 01:45	The Volcano Explosivity Index (VEI) measures volcanic eruptions on a scale from 1 to 8. VEI 1 is a monthly tiny eruption. VEI’s  2-4 are mild eruptions. VEI’s 5 and above occur rarely and are considered very dangerous. The higher the number the more deadly and rare. A VEI 8 happens every 730,000 – 1,000,000 years and are considered a Supervolcano.
8  Berke	01:45 – 02:00	There are so many important volcanic events and they are always happening. I am going to speak to you about 2 of the most interesting eruptions. When volcanoes erupt they can either be gentle or violent. Many volcanic disasters erupt violently unlike the constantly peacefully erupting volcano in hawaii Kilauea
9  Berke	02:00 – 02:15	The Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE is eruption is the most known eruption in the world. It was a pyroclastic flow, a volcanic eruption with fast flowing lava making it unavoidable. If you go to pompeii today you can see the last moments of the residents. A nearby town called herculaneum was also affected by Vesuvius.
10  Berke	02:15 – 02:30	The second and last eruption is the Nevado Del Ruiz eruption of 1985. This was an important eruption because it was a lahar. This meant that the ash from the volcano mixed with the water causing a poisonous mudflow. This was deadly because if you got stuck you would be poisoned and drown.

 

11 conclusion

02:30 – 02:45

As a conclusion, you learned about the causes of a volcano, effects, how to be safe from them, 2 important volcanic events, and safety/measuring. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed this group ignite.

As you saw I had 4 slides because I was limited. I really pushed the limit while making the script. When Mrs. Rago told me that I could only have 4 slides i had to take away 2 eruptions. This is my slideshow. Enjoy!