By Khushi thakur jULY 3, 2024
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This devastating eruption is believed to have resulted in over 70,000 fatalities. The enormous ash cloud that ensued blocked sunlight for months, causing widespread famine and societal collapse.
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A string of catastrophic tsunamis brought on by the colossal collapse of the island's center, resulted in a series of eruptions at Krakatoa. An estimated 36,000 people died, and worldwide weather patterns were altered by clouds of volcanic ash.
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A pyroclastic flow, an intensely hot and rapidly moving cloud of ash and gas, annihilated the town of Saint-Pierre, resulting in the deaths of approximately 30,000 people within minutes.
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A prolonged fissure eruption released vast quantities of lava, toxic gases, and ash over eight months, leading to a famine that caused an estimated 9,350 deaths in Iceland.
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The eruption that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum is estimated to have directly caused the deaths of around 2,000 people due to ashfall and pyroclastic flows, with many others perishing from injuries and the ensuing aftermath.
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A violent eruption covered the surrounding area in ash, triggering mudflows and pyroclastic flows that killed an estimated 5,000 people.
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A violent eruption covered the surrounding area in ash, triggering mudflows and pyroclastic flows that killed an estimated 5,000 people.
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