THE LARGEST VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN HUMAN HISTORY

THE LARGEST VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN HUMAN HISTORY

The volcano Vesuvius in 1631 year. Vesuvius began erupting on 16 December 1631. There was a rattle of explosions, there was a huge pink cloud that turned day into night. Showered with a deadly rain of hot ashes and slags. Many residents were burned from the falling burning debris and volcanic ash in the houses standing on the slopes of the mountain. Survivor went down to Naples.

The volcano Huaynaputina, the year 1600 It was the largest in the history of South America, the volcanic eruption of all time. The explosion led to the emergence of debris flows that reached the Pacific ocean, located 120 kilometers away. It also affected the climate

Krakatau volcano, 1883. A powerful explosion that occurred on April 26 -27, 1883, was accompanied by loud peals in a few months. The explosion also triggered the development of the tsunami, the maximum wave height reached 40 meters, killing more than 34 thousand people.

The volcano of Santa Maria, 1902. The eruption of Santa Maria in 1902 was one of the largest eruptions of the twentieth century. The explosion was heard 800 kilometers in Costa Rica. The column of ash rose to 28 kilometers. Killed about 6 thousand people.

The volcano Novarupta, 1912 Eruption Novarupta is one of a chain of volcanoes of Alaska Peninsula, part of the Pacific ring of fire — was the largest volcanic explosion of the twentieth century. A powerful eruption caused the ejection of 12. 5 cubic kilometers of magma and ash into the air which then settled to the ground within a radius of 7800 square kilometers.

Mountain Pinatubo, 1991. The catastrophic eruption of Pinatubo began on 10 June 1991. There was an emission of more than 5 cubic kilometers of byproducts into the air, and it created a column of ash that rose 35 kilometers into the atmosphere. About 200 people were killed.

Volcano Changbayshan, 1000. As a result of a volcanic eruption Changbayshan, a lot of volcanic material has been thrown out that even in the north of Japan, in 1200 kilometers from the place of an event, have felt him. Now on the place of this deepening there is a lake Tianchi.

Mountain’s Tambor, 1815. The volcanic eruption of Tambor is the most powerful for all history of mankind. It has reached the apogee in April, 1815, explosion was so loud that him it was heard on the island of Sumatra which is located at distance more than 1930 kilometers from the scene. The death toll has made 71 thousand people.

The island Ambrim, the 50 th year B. C. the Island of a volcanic origin, of 665 square kilometers, being part of the tiny country in southwest part of the Pacific Ocean, became the witness of one of the most impressive eruptions in the history of mankind. The hugest amount of ashes and ashes has been released into the atmosphere, and the ditch with a diameter of 12 kilometers was created.

Volcano Ilopango, 450 years B. C. Though this mountain also is in only several miles from the capital, San Salvador, in the past she has created improbable force eruption. It has destroyed all settlements of the Maya and has covered with ashes a third of the country. Trade ways have been destroyed, and all civilization has been forced to pass into lowlands.

Mountain Tera, 1610 B. C. Geologists believe that the volcano of islands of the Aegean Sea of Ter has blown up with a force equivalent to force of several hundred atomic bombs. Though there are no records confirming eruption existence, geologists think that it was the strongest explosion from all ever seen by the person.

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