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Geology: Hawaiian volcanoes - Part 10: Volcanic Air Pollution

Original post by @sooflauschig

When you think about volcanic hazards, the first thing that comes to mind is the danger posed by molten rock flowing and catapulting out of the volcano. People are much less aware of all the other hazards and dangers that accompany volcanic eruptions. In this part I want to talk about the danger that comes from volcanic gases

Different air pollutants (e.g., SO2) escape through vents all over Kīlauea on the island of Hawai’i. These pollutants can react with oxygen, moisture dispersed in the air or sunlight and produce vog (volcanic smog) and acid rain. Both can have drastic effects on agriculture and human life.

Anthropology: Women and their roles in African community

Original post by @bogere

Introduction. In Africa mothers are considered to very precious simply because of the intense burden they carry and their contribution towards the societies where they come from. In this manor, young children and their mothers played a big role in the development of their communities and these were also to the contribution of upbringing of these young blood. In the community, women played so many roles as we shall see in the coming part. Children upbringing in the community. Mothers in the community played a major role in the upbringing of children through moral discipline and values which contribute to the community and their way of growing up. In this mothers played the roles of car...

History: Valley of the Kings - Graveyard of the Pharaohs

Original post by @wdoutjah

I previously shared about the Great Sphinx in the Giza plateau which until now draw a big mystery to most historians and archaeologists. As much mystery it holds, the Valley of the Kings in Luxor still holds the biggest mysteries in all of Egypt if I may say.

The Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Nile is said to be the first and earliest examples of a Necropolis. It's literally a city of the dead though, the Valley of the Kings houses pharaohs and Egyptian nobles and is among richest sources for ancient Egyptian history.

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