Page 86 - Bellfort Magazine Issue 8

There has been plenty going on in dust to Northern Ireland too,

the world’s news to capture the turning the sky an orange/ yellow
attention of the young colour, and the sun a red/orange
geographers in Dunclug in the appearance.
2017/18 academic year.

have been studying recent events

Winds up to 71 mph were here with great interest.
A typical geography lesson starts
recorded in Orlock Head, County
with engaging pupils from the
Down, at the height of the storm. The beautiful Big Island of Hawaii
outset by looking at the most
Approximately 50,000 households has had the media’s full attention
recent geographical headline in
lost power in Northern Ireland. since Mount Kilauea erupted
the news.
Thankfully in school we heard no spectacularly on the 4th May
One of the first notable events reports of any injuries– however 2018 . Residents of Hawaii face a
which impacted directly on there were a few trampolines new threat over toxic fumes
Dunclug students was the arrival missing! produced when molten rock flows
of ex-hurricane Ophelia on 16th into the ocean.Two lava flows
October 2017, giving us an PARADISE LOST? have reached the Pacific, creating
unexpected 2 days off school! This Our Year 8 classes have been thick hazardous clouds known as
was the second storm of the year, learning about volcanoes and the "laze". The clouds contain

following Aileen on 12 &13th of impacts they have on people. We hydrochloric acid and glass
September. have been using Hawaii as our particles which can cause

The full force of the storm was case study this year. We are used irritation and breathing
felt in the Republic of Ireland to seeing images of Hawaii as the difficulties.
picture perfect postcard location,
a regular destination chosen by

pupils when describing their ideal
holiday destination. However we

where three people were killed,
Many Year 8 pupils were amazed
and wind speeds of 119mph were that volcanoes are not simply

recorded off the Cork coastline– dangerous due to the lava they
the highest ever recorded in produce. As we continue with our
Ireland. studies in Year 8 we will keep a

Ophelia brought some Saharan close eye on events in the Pacific. 85