Comments on: The Top Four Deadliest Volcanoes Ever

By: engkrak

engkrak — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:27:04 +0000

@majickballs

Mt. Tambora is in Indonesia..it caused of the Year Without a Summer 1816..

By: JC

JC — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:11:15 +0000

Mount Pinatubo of Philippines should be included in the list, or top of the list.

By: majickballs

majickballs — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:30:36 +0000

I'm from New Zealand and I've never heard of Mt Tambora. Mt Tarawera on the other hand... Also, Ruapehu gets hot every couple of years.. no biggie

By: fetacheese11

fetacheese11 — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:04:55 +0000

Toba, the super-volcano, was by far the most deadly eruption that we know of. It occurred 70-75,000 yrs ago and almost wiped-out the human race.

By: ted

ted — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:04:00 +0000

I like that acronym, Johnny Cat.

By: David Govett

David Govett — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:52:28 +0000

There have been much larger volcanoes. For example, the one that formed the Yellowstone caldera. Others in Siberia were even larger.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:45:26 +0000

Wow, PT. Classic case of RTFA.

By: Foreigner1

Foreigner1 — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:49:44 +0000

Some time ago I've seen Gunung Merapi and some other Indonesian volcanoes and Vesuvius in Italy. The Indonesian ones were at the time that I saw them, gently speaking giants, with burps of gas and some fire, lava and rumbles. Vesuvius was just breathing a bit and raising its flanks a bit and smelling bad in some places.

But even in those states, they put the Absolute Fear of Mother Earth into me.

By: PT

PT — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:46:33 +0000

How about Vesuvius??

By: J Smith

J Smith — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:45:14 +0000

It is spelled COLOMBIA.

By: Geoduck

Geoduck — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:10:34 +0000

Re: lahars. Here in Washington state, towns near potential volcano Mt. Rainer have "lahar alarms" and conduct practice drills getting to high ground; if the mountain ever blows, some places have like 15 or 30 minutes to get out of the way..

By: jim

jim — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:09:23 +0000

Actually, Mt. Ruiz is in Colombia,not Columbia

By: Christophe

Christophe — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:53:19 +0000

I remember Omayra. I could relate : I was 14 at the time ; it still shocks me as nothing could be done during the 3 days. Sad.

By: volcanogoddless

volcanogoddless — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:44:17 +0000

Cool write up on volcanoes! Although, some of your facts are quite off but it wouldnt be the interweb if someone didnt point it out.
~ your fan the volcanologist

By: LisaL

LisaL — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:41:35 +0000

Ugh, I wish I hadn't clicked on the photo. It is truly haunting and it's now burned in to my brain.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:36:43 +0000

New Zealand is still pretty crazy when it comes to volcanos, and it looks like Mount Ruapehu is starting to act up again. I heard from my sister who lives there that they also expect a new volcano in the future, they just don't know where exactly it's going to pop up.

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSWEL23116620080513