Showing posts with label Volcanic Eruption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Volcanic Eruption. Show all posts

Friday, June 10, 2011

Calamity of nature can happen anywhere anytime. Volcanic eruption is another dangerous form of natural calamity or disaster. It can be really destructive specially if not informed in time. Here we have made a list of top 10 most dangerous volcanic eruptions ever.


1. Thera, Greece(1600 B.C)

Thera was hit by one of the most powerful earthquakes in the human history. The power of the earthquake was equal to almost 30 hydrogenbombs. Minoan civilization suffered a great loss due to this earthquake; somehistorians also believe that this earthquake was the major cause for the decline of Minoan civilization.

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Puyehue Volcano, Santiago Chile : The volcano erupted in southern Chile Saturday june 4, 2011, a huge cloud of smoke and ash into the sky, and prompted officials to evacuate about 600 of the population. There were no reports of casualties. The authorities had placed in the vicinity of a volcano on Saturday morning on alert after a series of earthquakes and the outbreak began in the afternoon. 

Lightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain in the Patagonia region, on June 5, 2011.
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