Some motivation to try to get me using this place a bit more I think: for every like that this post gets, I'll reply to this tweet with either a cool volcano fact or a cool volcano picture (or both). For every repost, I'll reply with two.
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A period that some historians refer to as possibly the worst time to be alive, the decades following 536 CE (particularly 536 itself), was caused by a volcanic winter generated by a series of major eruptions around the world. Only one of the initial responsible volcanoes is known (Mono Craters).
Mount Wrangell in Alaska is the largest American volcano by volume outside of Hawaii. A major active shield volcano, it has two names in the local Ahtna language: K’ełt’aeni when not erupting ("the one that controls the weather") and Uk'ełedi when erupting ("the one with smoke on it").
The world's highest-elevation active volcano, Ojos del Salado, has two primary peaks. One is called the Chilean peak and the other the Argentine peak, though both peaks are actually on the international border—the Chilean one is simply more easily accessed from Chile and otherwise for the Argentine.
The Indonesian island of Java has many volcanoes and a long history with them. The reason for its extremely high population (almost 152 million) is because of the fertile volcanic soil. The word "lahar", which refers to a type of volcanic mudflow, originates from the Javanese language.
The most recent “supereruption” (ejecta>1000km^3) was 26.5k years ago at Taupō, New Zealand. It covered much of the North Island in a thick layer of ash.
There are active volcanoes on every continent. Examples from each of the seven traditional continents:
- Mount Cameroon, Africa
- Mount Erebus, Antarctica
- Gunung Agung, Asia
- Mount Gambier, Australia
- Stromboli, Europe
- Mount Meager Massif, North America
- Uturuncu, South America
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- Mount Cameroon, Africa
- Mount Erebus, Antarctica
- Gunung Agung, Asia
- Mount Gambier, Australia
- Stromboli, Europe
- Mount Meager Massif, North America
- Uturuncu, South America