Several species of reptiles and amphibians are adapted for life in the Kalahari Desert. Snakes like the venomous puff adder, as well as tiger snakes and Kalahari purple-glossed snakes can be found in the Kalahari, in addition to between 12 and 18 lizard species, including several species of geckos.
Description [edit]. Lahar is a Javanese word that describes volcanic mudflows or debris flows. Lahars have the consistency, viscosity and approximate density of wet concrete: fluid when moving, solid at rest.Lahars can be huge.ahars have several possible causes: 1  Snow and glaciers can be melted by lava or pyroclastic flows during an eruption. 2  Lava flows out of open vents and can mix with wet soil and mud on the slope of the volcano making a very viscous, high energy lahar. 3  A flood caused by a glacier, lake breakout, or heavy rainfall can release a lahar, also called ....
Short-term prediction of volcanic eruptions involves monitoring the volcano to determine when magma is approaching the surface and monitoring for precursor events that often signal a forthcoming eruption. 1  Earthquakes-As magma moves toward the surface it usually deforms and fractures rock to generate earthquakes. Lava flows are produced on the surface, and these run like liquids down slope, along the lowest areas they can find. 2  If the magma emerges along a fracture, it results in a fissure eruption, often called a curtain of fire. 3  Lava flows produced by eruptions under water are called pillow lavas.