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Mudflows (lahars) can result from the rapid melting of ice at the top of a volcano and this can cause serious damage and death to places down slope. Volcanos can trigger shallow earthquakes that can result in damage to infrastructure of course.
Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Roman towns, were totally destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted, and even the dinosaurs are thought to have become extinct due to an enormous volcanic eruption. But, have you ever wondered what causes a volcano to erupt? If you have, this article has the answer for you.