Dangerous power of nature.
In 1996, leading an international team of volcanologists have identified more than a dozen volcanoes that are particularly worthy of study. In this list, they hit on the following criteria: to have taken large destructive eruption close to human settlements and can begin to erupt again in the near future. Many of these volcanoes remain active today.
Mauna Loa, an active volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii is the largest volcano on Earth. Because of its shape, Mauna Loa is known as a shield volcano. The last time it erupted in 1984
The Language of volcano located on the island of Luzon, is the second most active volcano in the Philippines. He was active in the past. The eruption that broke out in 1911, killing more than 1,300 people. The last time the volcano erupted in 1977.
Tenerife is the largest island in the archipelago of the Canary Islands, and it is crowned by the volcano Pico de Teide. The volcano rises to a height of 3720 meters above sea level. Teide has erupted many times and the last time in 1909.
The Colima volcano is part of a complex of volcanoes that includes the Volcano de Colima, Nevado de Colima and El Kantaro (Spanish for “jug”.) Colima is the most active volcano in Mexico erupting continuously since 1998.
Avachinsky volcano is an active stratovolcano, which means that it is made from alternating layers of lava and ash. It is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Russia, and last erupted in 2008. All Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky city is built on top of the scattered Avachinsky volcano lava deposits, which are about 40,000 years.
The Galeras volcano, also belongs to the category of stratovolcanoes. The volcano is near the Colombian city of Pasto. Galeras last erupted in the period between 2012 and 2013.
Vesuvius, an active stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, is the most famous volcano in the world. Throughout the history of mankind has erupted as many as 79 times, he buried the town of Pompeii and several nearby towns in the layer of hot ash. The volcano last erupted in 1944, and no doubt, will erupt again.
Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the East coast of Sicily, Italy. This volcano has a height of 3331 meters, making it the highest active volcano in continental Europe!
Mount Merapi, whose name in Indonesian means “Fire mountain”, is an active volcano, bordering Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The volcano regularly erupted since 1548
Niragongo, is an active stratovolcano in the Virunga, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Eruptions in 1977 and 2002 killed about 70 people.
Mount Rainier Washington — highest mountain in the Cascade mountains, from the height of 4395 meters. The last time the volcano erupted in 1894. When he wakes up again, it could endanger people living in the area.
The mount Unzen is part of an active group of stratovolcanoes near the city Shimabara on the island of Kyushu. In 1792, one of its lava domes collapsed and produced a tsunami that killed about 15,000 people. The last time the volcano is dormant for almost 200 years.
Sakurajima is an active volcano on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The volcano has been erupting almost constantly since 1955.
Santa Maria is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, height at 3774 meters and consists of layers of hardened lava, ash, and stone. The volcano woke up again in 1922, and is cast so far.
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Santorini is a Greek island in the Aegean sea, formed volcanic Caldera. The people here almost live on the edge of the crater of this dangerous and treacherous volcano. His 4th and last major eruption occurred in 1620 BC, destroying the city, which, perhaps, was the prototype of Atlantis.
Volcano Ulawun is one of the most active volcanoes on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is also one of the most high, and has a height of 2318 meters. The last time the volcano erupted in 2013.
