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One woman was killed and 2 other climbers were injured after being hit by hot volcanic rock during an ascent to the crater on June 22. [83] 2 Whakaari / White Island [84] New Zealand 2019 22 On 9 December a phreatic eruption launched rock and ash into the air, killing 22 of the 47 people on the island, including two who are missing and declared ...
This eruption was the largest in at least 1,300 years (after the hypothesized eruption causing the volcanic winter of 536); its effect on the climate may have been exacerbated by the 1814 eruption of Mayon in the Philippines. The significant amount of volcanic ash and gases released into the atmosphere blocked sunlight, leading to global cooling.
A government statement said one victim, a 50-year-old British woman named Angela Glover, was swept away by tsunami waves triggered by the eruption. The two other victi Stunning before-and-after ...
Known large eruptions after the Paleogene period (from 66 Mya to 23 Mya) are listed, especially those relating to the Yellowstone hotspot, Santorini caldera, and the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Active volcanoes such as Stromboli , Mount Etna and Kīlauea do not appear on this list, but some back-arc basin volcanoes that generated calderas do appear.
The ongoing volcanic eruptions on Hawaii's Big Island have caused severe damage to residential neighborhoods surrounding the Kilauea volcano. Before-and-after photos reveal Hawaii's volcanic ...
A thick layer of volcanic ash covered Tonga on Tuesday as the first images emerged from the Pacific island nation since it was hit by a massive undersea Before-and-after photos show ash ...
This is a list of notable volcanic eruptions in the 16th to 20th centuries with a Volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 4 or higher, and smaller eruptions that resulted in significant damage or fatalities. Note that there may be uncertainties to dates with historical eruptions, and there are likely to be many large eruptions that have not been ...
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Garzón. Omayra Sánchez Frank Fournier's photograph of Sánchez Born Omayra Sánchez Garzón (1972-08-28) August 28, 1972 Armero, Tolima, Colombia Died November 16, 1985 (1985-11-16) (aged 13) Armero, Tolima, Colombia Cause of death Killed by the volcanic eruption of Nevado del Ruiz ...