The history of volcanoes are important because it killed many people and destroyed towns and many homes. For example, in 1902 Mount Pelee erupted and it resulted in 30,000 people dying and became one of the most fatalities in the twentieth century.[1] The death rates effect the human population because it decreases rapidly. It is important to understand the history of volcanoes because it helps scientists learn more about the evolution in the atmosphere of the Earth. Many of the harbors were blocked by lava and ashes from the volcano in result to volcanoes.[2] Scientists who study volcanoes can help the world because they become more aware about volcanoes erupting in the near future and prevent deaths.
Many chemicals were released into the air from the volcanoes and killed many people. When a volcano erupts, ash clouds and poisonous gasses are unconstrained into the atmosphere, which are extremely harmful. [3] This has effected history significantly because many lives were lost in events of the volcanic eruptions. For example, Pompeii is important because the city was destroyed and many people still study it today. Fast flowing mud also killed many people because it was accelerating about 40mph and it carried a huge amount of rocks. [4] The mud slides are important because it destroyed many houses and killed many people. The history of volcanic eruptions effected history greatly because many lives were lost and students are able to learn about them.
[1] Shannon Doocy et al., "The Human Impact of Volcanoes: A Historical Review of Events 1900-2009 and Systematic Literature Review," NCBI.
[2] Heiken, "Understanding Volcanoes," Natural Hazard Science.
[3] "Four Ways to Be Killed by a Volcano," BBC.
[4] "Four Ways to Be Killed by a Volcano," BBC.