THE WORLD'S DANGEROUS VOLCANOES THAT CAN CAUSE EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS

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• One might think that a volcanic eruption is nothing and that it will only affect people who are not prepared for it.The truth can be quite different.
• Volcanoes could cause a catastrophe - from eruption to earthquake to tsunami.

© Shutterstock - Anak Krakatau, Indonesia - formerly known as Krakatoa

• In 1886 an eruption triggered a tsunami that killed 36,000 people.
• The island was destroyed, but 50 years later a new volcanic island appeared in its place.
• Its name is Anak Krakatau.

© Shutterstock - Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia - 1985 - 23,000 people died after it erupted.

© Shutterstock - Changbaishan, China

• 1903 was its last eruption.
• Early 2000s, volcanic activity began to increase, prompting scientists to monitor it.
• It is located between North Korea and China, complicating its geopolitical location.

© Shutterstock - Ilopango, El Salvador

• 1880 was its last eruption with the size of 30 square miles and located in a caldera (a volcanic crater).

© Shutterstock - Mount Tambora, Indonesia

• Its eruption in 1816 led to the death of more than 90,000 people.

© Shutterstock - Katla, Iceland

• 1918 - was its last eruption and this peak is known for causing devastating ice floods.
• Authorities have monitored its activity since 2011.

© Shutterstock - Taal, Philippines

• It's located in Luzon - inside a caldera formed by an old eruption and is 30 miles from the capital of Manila.

© Shutterstock - Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

• It's one of the most active volcanoes in the Africa and famous for its huge lava lakes.
• In 2002, an eruption killed 147 people.

© Shutterstock - Santa María, Guatemala - near the city of Quetzaltenango

• 1902 - was its last eruption and one of the three largest in the 20th century.
• The volcanic plume was almost 18 miles high.

© Shutterstock - Sakurajima, Japan

• This volcano is called the Vesuvius of the East as it exploded thousands each year.
• Kagoshima town has its own shelter in the event of a major eruption.

© Shutterstock - Mount Merapi, Jave, Indonesia

• In 1994 and 2010, Fire Mountain erupted and killed 70 people and more than 300 respectively.

© Shutterstock - Popocatépetl, Mexico

• Since 1519 - it has erupted 20 times and the last was in 2000.
• It is located 35 miles from Mexico City, a huge peak covered with ice.

© Shutterstock - Mount St. Helens, United States

• 1980 - this Washington volcano erupted and claimed the lives of 57 people and destroyed hundreds of houses.

© Shutterstock - Etna, Italy

• Since 1600, it's believed that more than 250,000 people have lost their lives to this volcano.
• It's the tallest in Europe and one of the most active in the world.

© Shutterstock - Unzen, Japan

• 1972 - one of its peaks erupted and created a huge tsunami that killed 15,000 people.
• It's not just a volcano, but a number of stratovolcanoes.

© Shutterstock - Yellowstone, United States

• Yellowstone crater is about 55 miles long and has been an attraction for tourists through the years.
• An eruption could erase much of the west coast of the United States.

© Shutterstock - Mount Vesuvius, Italy

• In the background you can see one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth.
• Extremely close to the city of Naples, it had its last eruption in 1944.

© Wikimedia - Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

• This volcano has erupted frequently and the last was in 2010 wherein 800 people were evacuated.

© Instagram @petrus_magnus - Ulawun, Papua New Guinea

• The volcano's activity has been constant in recent years.
• There were small explosions which spread ashes around the area.

© Instagram @fabiomartinez_foto - Galeras, Colombia

• This volcano erupts frequently and is the most active volcano in Colombia.
• In 1993, six scientists and three tourists lost their lives due to an unexpected eruption.

© Instagram @owiserrano - Monte Pelée, Martinique

• In 1902, a major eruption killed 30,000 people and destroyed St. Pierre, the largest nearby town on this Caribbean island.

© Wikimedia - Cumbre Vieja, Spain

• an eruption of this volcano could result in catastrophe, it could cause a tsunami of the entire Atlantic Ocean.

© Wikimedia - Mauna Loa, Hawaii

• This is the world's largest volcano in terms of volume and surface area.
• It's one of five volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii.
• Its last eruption occurred in 1984.

© Wikimedia - Michoacan-Guanajuato, Mexico

• Approximately five million people live within three miles of this volcanic field.
• It has small, frequent eruptions.