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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.
While volcanoes can be destructive, they are also responsible for creating rich agricultural soil, minerals like gold and silver, diamonds, hot springs and geothermal energy. So how do these iconic wonders form, and what risks do they really pose? What is a volcano? A volcano is like a chimney that allows hot liquid rock, called magma, to flow from a layer within the Earth and erupt onto the surface.