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  Many people may not know how volcanos have come to be. Volcanos erupt because of the extreme temperature located below the earth which causes rocks to gradually dissolve and become a thick fluid referred to as magma. This comprises "molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the earth's surface. Since the magma is lighter than the surrounding solid rock, it rises to the surface and collects in magma chambers. After some time magma ultimately finds its way to the Earth's surface through vents and fractures. A strange but interesting example I thought of is how similar it is to popping a pimple because of the same way it releases fluid from the surface like our face. Luckily for my country Cuba, it does not have any volcanos. Although it may not have any direct volcanos that can affect them, some could potentially be a threat to Cuba. In the image above, La Soufriere is the nearest active volcano in Cuba. During my research, I discovered that this volcano has affected Cuba ...

     Many people have or may not have felt a earthquake in their lifetime. Earthquakes occur when faults break, which causes displacement on the Earth. Three different variations of faults can occur. We know this because of the direction they have moved. One of the faults is called a "Reverse Fault", this causes the block above the fault to lift due to compression. Another fault is a "Normal Fault", this causes the block above the fault to sink, exposing a Fault Plane on the surface of Earth. Another fault is the "Strike-slip Fault", that causes a vertical fracture on the earth resulting in the ground moving horizontally. Cuba is positioned among several active fault systems, resulting in typically two thousand earthquakes annually. Most of these earthquakes are ignored, although the island has faced numerous destructive earthquakes up to magnitudes of 7.0 or higher. I believe that because Cuba is not "seen" they cannot get the help they need in ...