should people stay near volcanoes?
102228
Do some research on Harry Truman and Mt. St. Helen.  There was a reason he didn't leave when she finally popped her cork.  I think his reasoning may help you out.
578503
From having studied volcanicity when I was at university, the only one that springs to mind would be Vesuvius, which erupted in Italy in 79AD. Obviously during this time, populations where not as they are today, but 95% of all human were not wiped out during this eruption. However, all but one in the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii died during the pyroclastic flow following the eruption. Just out of interest the guy that survived was in jail! How said crime doesnt pay ;-)\n\nUnfortunatly 10,000years ago there was no-one to document the evidence as such, only what we can deduce from the rocks from that time. \n\nHowever, if you remove the 10,000year bit of your question and the human element, there is a possible anwser back 60 to 65Ma. The Deccan Traps in India was a flood basalt which was so huge that it is one of the potential reaons the Dionsaurs died out. The volume lava produced during the eruption (the eruption was not one but many over a period of time) was something in teh region of 1 to 2 million square kilometers. It is widely recognised that the climatic effect of such a supervolcano would lead to a nuclear winter. \n\nHope this helps!
48332
If there is a natural disaster for example, they would need to close down/be evacuated.\nAlso, simply for security reseasons, they MUST have locks etc
755153
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533341
strangely, these are the places that provide the most heat. Most people would rather bask n the sun and risk a natural disaster than sit at home in the cold forever.
446878
Only a few and that is dictated by pure chance. All over the world are many extinct and dormant volcanoes. We have an extinct one near us, and I just hope it will keep to the rules.
850805
Not sure what you mean about a volcano freezing people. I presume you mean that their positions at death were set in a fixed position.\n\nThe roman city of Pompeii and the surrounding area was buried under the ash and rubble of Mt. Vesuvius from an eruption in the year 79. The objects buried beneath were remarkably well-preserved for thousands of years because of the lack of air and moisture. Over 1,150 bodies have been recovered, or casts made of their impressions in these ash deposits.
158671
well i think the best place is an island away from all people just you and the nature. In an island you will be more fresh, relax and your soul will be so purified. All bad behaviour we gain it nowadays from modern life.
387671
it depends when the last eruption was...if the volcano had recently erupted you might find plants starting to sprout,if it erupted a while ago, then the surrounding would be filled with vegetation and many animals.
945885
Volcanoes are a result of the Earth trying to lose its internal heat. If the Earth's interior was cold, there would be no volcanoes. So how does a volcano form hey.\n\nWell, deep inside Earth, between the molten iron core and the thin crust at the surface, there is the mantle, a large layer of rock that is largely solid, but flows like plastic. When, for various reasons, rock from the mantle melts, it sometimes moves to the Earth’s surface through weak spots in the crust, releasing heat, gasses, and rock, what do you get when you put all this together..... you got it,  a volcanic eruption.\n\nVolcanoes erupt because magma is less dense than the solid rocks surrounding it in the mantle of the earth. As it nears the surface, gases expand and boil out of the rock, and this force of explosion propels lava from the vent. \n\nVolcanoes can occur by themselves or in belts and chains. The location of these volcanoes splits them into three groups. Rift volcanoes, subduction volcanoes, and hot spot volcanoes. This has a lot to do with plate tectonics, or moving of the segments of the earth's lithosphere. \n\n· Rift volcanoes occur where the plates are moving away from each other. They fill the separations with lava flows, creating new sea floor and mountain ridges beneath the waves. \n\n· Subduction volcanoes form where the plates collide and slide over each other. They create ridges and peaks. The Ring of Fire is a famous chain of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean. About 1,000 live subduction volcanoes occur in this ring, and in any one-year, approximately 40 will be in some state of eruption. The Ring of Fire is composed of stratovolcanoes, which normally occur in chains, and account for over 95% of the world's active volcanoes.\n\nHot spot volcanoes are the exception to the rule of volcanoes occurring along plate margins. There are constant zones of magma within the earth in some places beneath the plates. The magma pierces through the plate. As time passes and the plates move, new volcanoes appear, and the extinct volcanoes are carried away with the drift of the plates. The common forms of hot spot volcanoes are shield volcanoes, like Mauna Loa of the Hawaiian Islands.\n\nMany factors determine the location, appearance, and amount of activity of each volcano. The location and consistency of magma determine the type of explosion, which determine the type of volcano that is formed. \n\nVolcanoes are both facinating and deadly examples of natures power. They are natural wonders that should be not just appreciated, but studied aswell. \n\nSorry this is long its just I studied volcanoes at uni and just find them fascinating.
930594
I live in a mountain valley and pavement and roofs make more of an inversion for the air.  That means the dirty, cold air stays low in the valley and cleaner, warm air goes right across.  It takes a strong wind to move the dirty air out and bring blue skies and sunshine back. Burning wood makes it so much worse, too. \n\nI think that undersea volcanoes are adding way more to global warming than human activities.  \n\nHave you ever seen this website: www.iceagenow.com?\nThe climate always changes, but we don't know how it all works yet.
725321
Places that are less geologically active, and less prone to quakes, should be away from subduction zones, away from hot spots and volcanoes, and in very old stable landmasses, like in the center of continents as long as it is not a young mountain range.\nThere are a few places, but it is likely they will have some other undesirable characteristics, like foul weather, pests, or lack of ressources.  The following link shows where the most recent earthquakes occured, the second one shows which area are more affected.
534884
It is confirmed active. \n\nIt may erupt anytime. no worries though, the Japanese people are currently working on a dam to control and direct the flow of lava.\n\nBut make sure it doesn't erupt because I have not climbed it yet, along with other people around the world!
833629
1.  Being near active volcanos probably means you're also in an area that is subject to earthquakes, for the same reason (plate tectonics).\n\n2.  If they erupt, they can do so explosively, in which case hot ash and smoke can suffocate you and burn you to death.  Or they can erupt slowly, like the ones on Hawaii typically due, in which case the lava can overrun homes, properties, etc.\n\n3. Volcanic ash that settles out of the atmosphere can damage respiratory health.\n\n4.  The lava and hot ash can rapidly melt any snow or ice that may be on the mountain, causing devastating floods and mud flows (lahars).\n\n5.  Volcanic dust can be hazardous to airplanes.\n\n6.  If the eruption is big enough, the ash can cause temporary cooling of the earth's climate by blocking sunlight.
713714
I just recently watched a program on the Discovery channel and has been researched as a site of the world's largest mega volcano's... and has been deemed to be getting ready for another huge explosion which could change the whole planet as we see it. Although it does look interesting to look at Old Faithful the famous geyser, it is also one of the most dangerous sites and I wouldn't want to be near it when it does erupts.
187792
I cannot find any record of anyone being killed or injured by the 1934 eruption sequence.  As a matter of fact, I found a picture of tourists standing on the rim looking down into the caldera during that eruption (see Source link below, last picture on page).
660044
if you are talking about the geological subject, them im thinking its a ticking time bomb that will errupt into something catastrophic one day. it could be far far into the future but we really need to consider the potential damage. At the same time it will be forming new land (though that takes a while) and the plates will probably start causing more and more serious earthquakes in places that have never felt them before, therefore noone will really no what to do.. in short, were all doomed. Seriously, i hope not, but its kinda like when people build condos on the beach, ur taking an awfully big risk of natures fury to take it out like a toothpick. but theres not much anyone can do other than advise against it if they see potential activity