The Ten Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions

Posted by Miss Cellania in Travel & Places on January 2, 2009 at 12:00 pm



Volcanos are the most dangerous type of natural catastrophe, and have killed more people than most of us are aware of. Read about each of the ten deadliest eruptions in recorded history. To give you an idea, the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which you are probably most familiar with, only comes in at number ten. Pictured is Galunggung Volcano in Indonesia. Link -Thanks, Grzegorz Paslawski!


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5 comments to "The Ten Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions"

  1. Gauldar
    January 2nd, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    I tried to check the link, but has veiwing access blocked due ot "adult content".

  2. Johnny Cat
    January 2nd, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    92,000 killed by a volcano.

    Wow.

  3. liphttam1
    January 2nd, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    For the most part the later in time there is the more deaths. Probabaly from the incerase in population?

  4. Xinavera
    January 2nd, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    "Most dangerous natural castrophe" based on what? Most spectacular, maybe, but I'd guess droughts are far more deadly in terms of human death. Or plagues, but perhaps that doesn't count as natural.

  5. mds
    January 3rd, 2009 at 12:19 am

    liphttam - Population density isn't a big factor at present with due exception to those volcanoes that have a past event measuring exclusivity index of 7 or 8. Annual deaths and property loss have declined with the ability to monitor conditions and build models from data that can help predict eruptions, blast waves, pyroclastic/lava flows, and ash/gas generated.

    The link also doesn't really address the significant toll massive eruptions like Toba or mantle plumes from flood basalts in igneous provinces(e.g. half of Siberia's crustal layer collapsing into a sea of magma).


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