Summary for Research on Advantages Volcanic Eruption

More than 350 million people around worldwide choose to live on or near active volcanoes.In Mexico,30 million people within sight of Popocatepetl.In southern Italy,near Naples,1.5 million people live on the slopes around Mount Vesuvius,still a very active volcano.Why do people take such risks? It is mainly because volcanic activity does have some benefits.There are some advantages from volcanoes that is fertile farmland and attraction to the tourists.

First of all, volcano eruption can be an attraction to the tourists. Although volcanoes are usually linked to death, destruction, and tragedy, they do have some often-overlooked benefits. In New Zealand, people often visit the hot mud baths of Raupehu. Mud pools are also an icon of New Zealand scenery. Monuments such as Mount Vesuvius and Mount Fuji are awe-inspiring symbols for their respective nations.Moreover,volcanoes can produce very spectacular scenery like the beautiful sunsets caused by explosive eruption.

Secondly,the after effect of volcanoes can help to fertile farmland.Over thousands of years,the lava that is spewed out during violent eruptions breaks down slowly to form very fertile soil,which can be very successfully used for farming. Hawaii’s pineapple and sugar plantations are found on volcanic soils.Some of the best rice-growing areas of Indonesia lie in the shadow of volcanoes.So too do the rich farming lands around Mount Vesuvius in Italy,where olives,vines,nuts and fruit especially orange and lemon are grown.The land is too barren to grow crops successfully.

In a nutshell,although volcanoes are one of the most destructive natural disaster,which endanger human life and usually linked to death, destruction, and tragedy, they do have some often-overlooked benefits.The people willing to take the risk because in the long term,the effect became benefit that help them much.From the lava and ash that contain minerals will be converted to a very fertile soil and can be an attraction to tourists.This advantages of volcano eruption increase the economy of a country and benefits to all.