The Power of Volcanoes

By jcodell2

  • Mount Krakatau

    Mount Krakatau
    The violent eruption of Krakatau volcano in Indonesia threw 18 cubic kilometers of ash skyward. The blast was heard 5,000 kilometers away.

  • Mount Pelee

    Mount Pelee
    Mount Pelee, a Caribbean volcano, spewed out a burning cloud of hot gas and Pyroclastic flows. The cloud killed 29,000 residents of St. Pierre, a city on the volcano's flank. Only two people survived.

  • Mount Katmai

    Mount Katmai
    Today, a river in Alaska cuts through the thick layer of volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Katmai.

  • Mount St. Helens

    Mount St. Helens
    When Mount St. Helens in Washington exploded, it blasted one cubic kilometer of volcanic material skyward.

  • Mount Pinatubo

    Mount Pinatubo
    Pinatubo in the Philippines spewed out huge quantities of ash that rose high into the atmosphere and burried nearby areas.

  • Mount Etna

    Mount Etna
    Bulldozers constructed a wall against a scalding river of lava creeping down the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily.