Volcanic Eruptions cause much economic damage, physical damage, harm to and lose of life, but also a lasting impact on the area that has been effected. This is because when a Volcanic Eruption occurs the bulk of the damage is caused by the lava that engulfs the surrounding area, sometimes that area is currently inhabited by a village or town of some sort, that village or town is destroyed but after this the area is not easily cleaned up because the lava takes a very long time to cool down and solidify, and once the lava is in a solid state it is still extremely difficult to clean up the area because of the still persistent heat and density of the solidified lava.