The Ring of Fire

As we worked with information about the Ring of Fire we wrote a summary highliting the most impotant facts and characteristics of this natural mystery.


   "There are many volcanoes in the world, but almost the 75% of them are found in what we know as The Pacific Ring Of Fire. This is an area located in the Pacific ocean that goes through the South and North America, Eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand. 

   There are 452 well-known active and dormant volcanoes on it, including the most active in the world, the Kilauea. Many of them have such power, that the eruption of only one of them can cause a lot of trouble to the people that surrounds it, causing destruction, sudden evacuations and a big number of deaths. Santa Maria Volcano in Guatemala, for example, erupted in 1902 affecting the south-west of the country. Others, like the Mount Yasur in Vanuatu is still taking the life of tourists who get too close to the crater that has been erupting for around a hundred years.

   The tectonic plates have made many changes in this Ring of Fire, mainly the destructive ones. The crust that melts inside the Earth provides magma to these dangerous places, when it goes down it can produce new volcanoes, and its move can cause earthquakes.

   So if you live in the nearby of the Ring of Fire you may know how to prepare for the risks that may reach you. It’s a dangerous area, about 90% of the earthquakes happen in this territories and due to this, people have to look after the dormant and active volcanoes in the same way".