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they’re so majestic yet so brutal
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
dangerous volcanoes before we begin we
publish new content every day so be sure
to subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re taking a look
at volcanoes that have caused mass
destruction in the past as well as those
that could erupt in the foreseeable
future number 10 Kilauea USA after a
major eruption in 1983 Kilauea has been
at the center of an ongoing volcanic
event in 1990 this shield volcano
engulfed the town of Kalapana with lava
turning it into a wasteland following a
5.0 earthquake on May 3rd 2018
Kilauea erupted once again with lava
fountains blasting up to 300 feet high
by May 4th lava flow had destroyed two
homes in Leilani estates while a 6.9
earthquake devastated the district of
Puna within the following days the
eruption had claimed over two dozen
homes with almost 2,000 people
evacuating the area the lower Puna
eruption was Kilauea 60 second episode
within the past 35 years and it likely
won’t be the last
number nine Nevado del Ruiz Colombia
over the past two million years this
stratovolcano has gone through three
significant eruption periods the most
recent of which commenced 150 thousand
years ago arguably the most devastating
chapter in the volcano’s history
occurred in 1985 when an eruption
destroyed the town of a tomato
tragically claiming over 20,000 lives
causing an estimated 1 billion dollars
in damage this stands out as the
costliest volcanic eruption of all time
scientists are still keeping a close eye
on Nevado del Ruiz to this day as nearby
Colombian towns could be subjected to
eruptions that could trigger lahar or
dangerously violent debris flow in the
future number 8 mount bromo indonesia
located in the heart of the segata watt
de sand plane mount bromo is a truly
magnificent sight that’s attracted
numerous tourists to East Java before
visiting the bromo Tanger Sumeru
National Park though you might want to
evaluate the recent volcanic activity
since 2004 mount bromo has erupted
several times with the most concerning
incident occurring in 2011 due to heavy
rains the threat of lava flow and lahar
increased with mount BrahMos alert
status reaching level 3 volcanic ash
additionally caused multiple local
airports to cancel several flights with
an increase in volcanic earthquakes
occurring in 2015 you’ll want to tread
lightly around this active volcano
number 7 Sufi AD Hills Montserrat for a
long period of time this Caribbean
volcano generally wasn’t viewed as a
major cause for concern ever since
becoming active in 1995 however the Sufi
erred Hills volcano has caused havoc
with in the years following its first
phreatic or superheated groundwater
explosion Sufi add Hills made over half
of Montserrat uninhabitable two-thirds
of the population was evacuated from the
island with about 4,000 people seeking
refuge in the United Kingdom meanwhile
the capital city of Plymouth was
completely destroyed and abandoned since
1999 super daya Hills has remained
heavily monitored with the threat of
volcanic activity still very much in the
cards
number 6 Mount unzan Japan mountains
ends most hazardous eruption arose in
1792 resulting in a landslide and mega
tsunami that ended approximately 15,000
lives this remains the most infamous
volcanic catastrophe in Japanese history
mountain Zen settled down in the years
that followed but the volcano would
eventually cook up trouble once again as
earthquakes broke out in 1989 and steam
blast eruptions occurred in 1990
fortunately thousands of citizens were
evacuated before an especially powerful
eruption in June 1991 although 43 people
still perished due to hot gas and rocks
pyroclastic flow while there hasn’t been
an eruption since 1996
it doesn’t mean we’ve heard the last of
mountain Zen
number five mount Boulet Martinique
Martinique city of San Pierre was once
known as the Paris of the Caribbean his
thriving commune was plagued with
tragedy in 1902 though forever changing
its status Mount Palais caused the
deadliest volcanic eruption of the 20th
century not only was San Pierre
destroyed but 28 thousand people were
killed with a shoemaker and a prisoner
supposedly being the only two survivors
although new villages would be
constructed in the years to come San
Pierre has never quite recovered from
this tragedy as for Mount Palais it’s
been deemed inactive since 2013 although
the scars left behind from the 1902
disaster will never fade away number
four Krakatoa Indonesia another
Indonesian entry this is one legendary
volcano after being quiescent for a long
time it awakened in 1883 with multiple
eruptions one of which was so loud that
it could be heard a whopping 2,800 miles
away these gigantic explosions coupled
with tsunamis that reached beyond 100
feet tall resulted in a massive death
toll of over 36,000 victims the
devastation would leave its mark in more
ways than one
notably creating fiery sunsets in fact
it’s been theorized that these red skies
inspired the background for Edouard
monks famous painting The Scream a new
Island would later emerge from Krakatoa
is caldera known as an AK Krakatau which
remains a literal hotspot for volcanic
activity number three Mount Vesuvius
Italy Mount Vesuvius notorious history
stretches all the way back to 79 AD when
the Roman cities of Pompeii and
Herculaneum were lost in a storm of
volcanic chaos with a combined
population of somewhere between 16,000
and 20,000 it’s hard to say exactly how
many were buried under rock and lava
although the remains of approximately
1,500 people have been unearthed
throughout the following centuries Mount
Vesuvius erupted on numerous other
occasions while the last big bang was in
1944 the three million people living in
the volcano’s vicinity would most
certainly be in
jeopardy if confronted with another ash
blooming plenty and eruption number two
Sakurajima Japan a massive volcanic
caldera Aira caldera is believed to have
been created from an eruption that took
place at least twenty-two thousand years
ago this area is hazardous for a variety
of reasons although the active volcano
of Sakurajima has sparked the most
concern it unleashed an enormous
eruption in 1914 and has been
continually erupting since 1955 while
nothing has reached the heights of the
1914 disaster it’s been speculated that
we could face an eruption of that
magnitude within the next couple of
decades what makes this especially
concerning is that the city of Kagoshima
is also part of Aira caldera putting
numerous people in the line of danger
number one Michoacan Guanajuato Mexico
compared to some of our other entries
the Michoacan Guanajuato volcanic field
hasn’t been the site of the deadliest
eruptions ever recorded of course that’s
not to say it’s various shield volcanoes
haven’t left an impact the potti kutina
volcano emerged and continually erupted
from 1943 to 1950 – while el Haru Jo
blasted much earlier from 1759 to 1774
what earns mutual kind of Guanajuato our
top spot is the threat it poses
approximately six million people live
within a roughly three mile radius of
the area the sheer number of people at
risk
along with 1,400 vents scattered
throughout the field ultimately helped
me to Alcon wanna jato rocket to the
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they’re so majestic yet so brutal
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
dangerous volcanoes before we begin we
publish new content every day so be sure
to subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re taking a look
at volcanoes that have caused mass
destruction in the past as well as those
that could erupt in the foreseeable
future number 10 Kilauea USA after a
major eruption in 1983 Kilauea has been
at the center of an ongoing volcanic
event in 1990 this shield volcano
engulfed the town of Kalapana with lava
turning it into a wasteland following a
5.0 earthquake on May 3rd 2018
Kilauea erupted once again with lava
fountains blasting up to 300 feet high
by May 4th lava flow had destroyed two
homes in Leilani estates while a 6.9
earthquake devastated the district of
Puna within the following days the
eruption had claimed over two dozen
homes with almost 2,000 people
evacuating the area the lower Puna
eruption was Kilauea 60 second episode
within the past 35 years and it likely
won’t be the last
number nine Nevado del Ruiz Colombia
over the past two million years this
stratovolcano has gone through three
significant eruption periods the most
recent of which commenced 150 thousand
years ago arguably the most devastating
chapter in the volcano’s history
occurred in 1985 when an eruption
destroyed the town of a tomato
tragically claiming over 20,000 lives
causing an estimated 1 billion dollars
in damage this stands out as the
costliest volcanic eruption of all time
scientists are still keeping a close eye
on Nevado del Ruiz to this day as nearby
Colombian towns could be subjected to
eruptions that could trigger lahar or
dangerously violent debris flow in the
future number 8 mount bromo indonesia
located in the heart of the segata watt
de sand plane mount bromo is a truly
magnificent sight that’s attracted
numerous tourists to East Java before
visiting the bromo Tanger Sumeru
National Park though you might want to
evaluate the recent volcanic activity
since 2004 mount bromo has erupted
several times with the most concerning
incident occurring in 2011 due to heavy
rains the threat of lava flow and lahar
increased with mount BrahMos alert
status reaching level 3 volcanic ash
additionally caused multiple local
airports to cancel several flights with
an increase in volcanic earthquakes
occurring in 2015 you’ll want to tread
lightly around this active volcano
number 7 Sufi AD Hills Montserrat for a
long period of time this Caribbean
volcano generally wasn’t viewed as a
major cause for concern ever since
becoming active in 1995 however the Sufi
erred Hills volcano has caused havoc
with in the years following its first
phreatic or superheated groundwater
explosion Sufi add Hills made over half
of Montserrat uninhabitable two-thirds
of the population was evacuated from the
island with about 4,000 people seeking
refuge in the United Kingdom meanwhile
the capital city of Plymouth was
completely destroyed and abandoned since
1999 super daya Hills has remained
heavily monitored with the threat of
volcanic activity still very much in the
cards
number 6 Mount unzan Japan mountains
ends most hazardous eruption arose in
1792 resulting in a landslide and mega
tsunami that ended approximately 15,000
lives this remains the most infamous
volcanic catastrophe in Japanese history
mountain Zen settled down in the years
that followed but the volcano would
eventually cook up trouble once again as
earthquakes broke out in 1989 and steam
blast eruptions occurred in 1990
fortunately thousands of citizens were
evacuated before an especially powerful
eruption in June 1991 although 43 people
still perished due to hot gas and rocks
pyroclastic flow while there hasn’t been
an eruption since 1996
it doesn’t mean we’ve heard the last of
mountain Zen
number five mount Boulet Martinique
Martinique city of San Pierre was once
known as the Paris of the Caribbean his
thriving commune was plagued with
tragedy in 1902 though forever changing
its status Mount Palais caused the
deadliest volcanic eruption of the 20th
century not only was San Pierre
destroyed but 28 thousand people were
killed with a shoemaker and a prisoner
supposedly being the only two survivors
although new villages would be
constructed in the years to come San
Pierre has never quite recovered from
this tragedy as for Mount Palais it’s
been deemed inactive since 2013 although
the scars left behind from the 1902
disaster will never fade away number
four Krakatoa Indonesia another
Indonesian entry this is one legendary
volcano after being quiescent for a long
time it awakened in 1883 with multiple
eruptions one of which was so loud that
it could be heard a whopping 2,800 miles
away these gigantic explosions coupled
with tsunamis that reached beyond 100
feet tall resulted in a massive death
toll of over 36,000 victims the
devastation would leave its mark in more
ways than one
notably creating fiery sunsets in fact
it’s been theorized that these red skies
inspired the background for Edouard
monks famous painting The Scream a new
Island would later emerge from Krakatoa
is caldera known as an AK Krakatau which
remains a literal hotspot for volcanic
activity number three Mount Vesuvius
Italy Mount Vesuvius notorious history
stretches all the way back to 79 AD when
the Roman cities of Pompeii and
Herculaneum were lost in a storm of
volcanic chaos with a combined
population of somewhere between 16,000
and 20,000 it’s hard to say exactly how
many were buried under rock and lava
although the remains of approximately
1,500 people have been unearthed
throughout the following centuries Mount
Vesuvius erupted on numerous other
occasions while the last big bang was in
1944 the three million people living in
the volcano’s vicinity would most
certainly be in
jeopardy if confronted with another ash
blooming plenty and eruption number two
Sakurajima Japan a massive volcanic
caldera Aira caldera is believed to have
been created from an eruption that took
place at least twenty-two thousand years
ago this area is hazardous for a variety
of reasons although the active volcano
of Sakurajima has sparked the most
concern it unleashed an enormous
eruption in 1914 and has been
continually erupting since 1955 while
nothing has reached the heights of the
1914 disaster it’s been speculated that
we could face an eruption of that
magnitude within the next couple of
decades what makes this especially
concerning is that the city of Kagoshima
is also part of Aira caldera putting
numerous people in the line of danger
number one Michoacan Guanajuato Mexico
compared to some of our other entries
the Michoacan Guanajuato volcanic field
hasn’t been the site of the deadliest
eruptions ever recorded of course that’s
not to say it’s various shield volcanoes
haven’t left an impact the potti kutina
volcano emerged and continually erupted
from 1943 to 1950 – while el Haru Jo
blasted much earlier from 1759 to 1774
what earns mutual kind of Guanajuato our
top spot is the threat it poses
approximately six million people live
within a roughly three mile radius of
the area the sheer number of people at
risk
along with 1,400 vents scattered
throughout the field ultimately helped
me to Alcon wanna jato rocket to the
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