Hundreds of articles have been written about the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history, at Indonesia's Mt. Tambora just over 200 years ago...
In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted on Sumbawa, an island of modern-day Indonesia. Historians regard it as the volcano eruption with the deadliest known direct impact: roughly 100,000 people died in the immediate aftermath.
The awakening of Krakatau in 1883 was one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in modern history, second only to the eruption of Tambora in 1815, which killed 60,000 people. Its effects were felt all over the globe and even seemed to reach far into the stratosphere, making the Moon appear blue at night.
The top 3 biggest volcanoes are Tamu Massif (Pacific Ocean), Mauna Loa (Hawaii), and Ojos del Salado (Chile).
The volcanic explosion from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, which is one of the largest natural explosions in over a century, resulted in a mega-tsunami with waves reaching up to 45 meters (148 feet) along the coast of Tonga's Tofua Island.
What would happen if a "supervolcano" eruption occurred again at Yellowstone? If another large, caldera-forming eruption were to occur at Yellowstone, its effects would be worldwide. Such a giant eruption would have regional effects such as falling ash and short-term (years to decades) changes to global climate.
(Note: Mount Everest is not a volcano.)
The Ring of Fire is home to 75% of the world's volcanoes and 90% of its earthquakes. The Ring of Fire is a roughly 25,000-mile chain of volcanoes and seismically active sites that outline the Pacific Ocean.
Volcano Watch — Mauna Loa is still the largest ACTIVE volcano on Earth. Despite reports to the contrary, Mauna Loa is still the largest ACTIVE volcano on Earth.
On the morning of August 27, 1883, a volcanic eruption began. The sound of the eruption, as the lave split the Earth and shot out of the volcano, is estimated to have reached 310 decibels (dB). The eruption took place on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa, and it caused half the island to collapse.
Since the late 1700s, volcanoes have caused more than 250,000 deaths. Most of these occurred during four disastrous eruptions. The largest of the four occurred on April 10–11, 1815, at Mount Tambora on Sumbawa Island, now a part of Indonesia.
Great Big Story visually recounted the singular natural event that caused the loudest sound in the world. This sound, measured at an incredible 310 decibels was made in 1883 by the eruption of Krakatoa, a volcano in the Sunda Strait of Indonesia.
Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia. Eighty miles west of Bogotá, Colombia, Nevado del Ruiz volcano stretches more than 17,000 feet into the air. The volcano is considered one of the most dangerous in the world and produced one of the deadliest volcanic eruption on record.
Hawaiian eruptions are the calmest types of volcanic events, characterized by the effusive eruption of very fluid basalt-type lavas with low gaseous content. The volume of ejected material from Hawaiian eruptions is less than half of that found in other eruptive types.
The temperature of the lava in the tubes is about 1,250 degrees Celsius (2,200 degrees Fahrenheit).
Most volcanoes are found along a belt, called the “Ring of Fire” that encircles the Pacific Ocean.
Iceland contains about 200 volcanoes and has one-third of Earth's total lava flow.
Chile is home to over 2,000 volcanoes, 60 of which have erupted over the last 450 years, and according to the Global Volcanism Program, has 122 active volcanoes.
One survivor who we have a record of was Cornelius Fuscus, who later died in a military campaign. In an inscription following his name, it states that he was from the colony of Pompeii, then he lived in Naples and then he joined the army.
The Tibetan name is Chomolungma, which means “Mother Goddess of the World.” The Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which has various meanings.
However, for climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak at 29,029 feet (8,848 meters, or 5.5 miles) above sea level, they must brave what is referred to as "The Death Zone." This is the altitude above 8,000 meters at which the body begins to die minute by minute and cell by cell due to a ...
These new findings may shift the balance in favor of tremendous volcanic activity, but when it comes to the Cretaceous die-out, the team thinks that both the Deccan plateau eruption and the Chicxulub impactor may have acted as a 'double-punch' to wipe out the dinosaurs.
Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which killed 25,000 in 1985, ready for 'bigger than any' eruption.
On November 13, after 69 years of the volcano lying dormant, the volcano erupted, sending four lahars – meaning mudflows, landslides or debris flows – racing down its slopes. More than 20,000 residents of Armero were killed, along with several thousand from surrounding towns.