Cotopaxi, Ecaudor
Cotopaxi is located in the Cordillera Central mountain range of Central Ecaudor and is one of the world’s tallest volcanoes, with a height of 19,393 feet. The active volcano hs produced more than 50 eruptions since the 16th century. The 1877 eruption was the most violent, producing mudflows – hot mixtures of water, rock, sand, and mud moving down the flanks of a volcano and running away from it – that travelled 60 miles from the volcano and into the Pacific Ocean. The most recent eruption was back in 1904. The volcano is close to densely populated area of Ecuador, the results would be devastating if it indeed erupt today.
Popocatepetl, Mexico
Popocatepetl is North America’s second highest volcano, located only 40 miles southeat of Mexico City, which is one of the largest urban areas in the world, with a huge population. There haven’t been any massive eruptions, there have been periods of activity throughout history, and in 1994, smoke poured from the volcano for the frst time in 1000 years. However, scientists predict there will be a massive eruption eventually but just don’t know when it will happen.
Mount Vesuvius, Italy
Mount Vesuvius is the volcano responsible for the destruction of the city of Pompeii back in A.D. 79. In the last 17,000 years, there have been some major explosive eruptions that preceded large pyroclastic flows – fast moving streams of extremely hot gas and volcanic matter that can reach speeds up to 430 miles per hour. The last known eruption was in 1944. The volcano is close to the city of Napels.
Kelud Volcano, Indonesia
Kelud is one of the most active volcanoes in Eats Java. It has a large crater that contains a lake, made from devastating mudflows. One of the worst explosions happened in 1919, when the crater lake drained and formed mudflows that killed more than 5,000 people. A destructive explosion in February 2014 destroyed the lava dome and produced a huge ash column that drifted over the Indian Ocean.
Mount Merapi, Indonesia
Mount Merapi, is located near the center of the island of Java, and stands 9,551 feet tall. One of the largest recorded eruptions happened in 1006 and spread ash throughout Java. One of the risks with the volcano is the pyroclastic flow, which killed 64 during a eruption in 1994. There were also several eruptions in late 2010, that claimed more lives and had tens of thousands evacuated.
Mount Pinatubo, Philippines
Mount Pinatuba, is located in western Luzon in the Philippines, and sits about 55 miles northwest of Manila and has a height of about 4,800 feet. A major eruption took place in 1991, after nearly 600 years. It caused 700 deaths and left about 100,000 people homeless.
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