Monday, March 16, 2009

Steam Pouring Out of Alaska's Mount Redoubt

In Anchorage, Alaska there is a volcano known as Mount Redoubt. The last time it erupted was in 1990. There have been steam plume was coming from above the 7000 foot level near a dome the formed because of the last eruption. Two weeks earlier to this there was a sharp increase in Earthquakes underneath the mountain and nearby citizens were warned that an eruption was eminent. Now scientists believe that Mount Redoubt could erupt at anytime, as steam plumes forth and increased seismic activity occurs.

This article is important to me and society because it points the danger of the mountains eruptions to the citizens nearby. It also informs people about volcanoes and help increase awareness of them. The article helped me learn about volcanoes and Mount Redoubt in Alaska.

The article was written well though it was rather short and things could have been explained much better. It assumes that the reader knows a lot of basic facts about volcanoes.

5 comments:

  1. 3. The supporting facts of how Mount Redoubt may erupt
    2. The history of Mount Redoubt
    1. The concern for the safety of citizens

    2. More explanation of how it could affect citizens
    1. More details on the supporting evidence for eruption

    1. I learned about what could cause volcanoes to erupt

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  2. 1. Had solid facts
    2. Broke up into paragraph form.
    3. In the last body you rated the article quality.

    1. Was a little on the short side.
    2. Could have had more facts on why seismic activity occurs.

    1. I learned that Mount Redoubt could erupt at anytime as steam plumes forth.

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  3. 1- to the point
    2- interesting topic
    3- good opinion / view on article you've chosen

    1- a bit short in length
    2- a little more information would be nice

    1 - i learned that the volcano in Anchorage could erupt anytime now

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  4. 1) He picked a topic that was fun to learn about
    2) He had good facts in his article
    3) It gave historical facts about Mt Redoubt

    1) Summary was very short
    2) How can this affect earth?

    1) I liked this article because it shows how powerful nature is, and it shows that a city could be wiped out immediately.

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  5. 1) Details of the article were presented
    2) Explanation of its importance
    3) Interesting

    1) grammar
    2) supporting information needed

    1) I learned about a new volcano

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