Volcanoes are among the most destructive natural phenomena that a person can encounter, as they are among the most destructive phenomena in human history, and they had a hand in shaping the planet Earth, and caused a change in the climate around it, and there are many volcanoes that occurred around the world, but reviews “The Seventh Day.” “The most prominent volcanoes that affected the environment and humanity, according to the website bulletin”science. geology“.

Mount Tambora volcano, Indonesia, 1815

The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 was the largest volcanic eruption in history, on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia and lasted for several days. The eruption column reached a height of 43 miles, and its eruption had great effects on the global climate, causing a “year without a summer” in many parts. As for the gases emitted from the eruption, it cooled the atmosphere, which led to crop failure, famine, and disease outbreaks in many regions, especially in Europe and North America. Mount Tambora is still an active volcano today.

Krakatoa, Indonesia, 1883

Krakatoa volcano is one of the most famous eruptions and the volcano produced a series of massive explosions that were heard 3,000 miles away, and the eruption caused a massive tsunami that killed more than 36,000 people in coastal communities, and the ash and debris emitted from the volcano caused widespread destruction and loss of life in areas surrounding, and the ash caused the sunset.

Krakatoa volcano

Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, 1991

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 is considered one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the twentieth century. The volcano is located in the Philippines, and produced a massive column of ash and gas that rose more than 20 miles into the atmosphere, and caused widespread destruction and displacement of people, and buried villages and towns in the surrounding area. Ash and gas released into the atmosphere caused severe damage to crops and infrastructure.

Mount Pinatubo, Philippines

Mount Saint Helens, USA, 1980

The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 is one of the most important volcanic events in the modern history of the United States, as it was dormant for more than 100 years before its eruption, and caused a massive landslide that removed 1,300 feet of the volcano, in addition to widespread destruction of forests and surrounding lakes and rivers.

Mount Saint Helens, USA

Lucky, Iceland 1783

The eruption of the Laki volcano in 1783 is considered one of the largest and deadliest volcanoes in history, as it lasted eight months, releasing about 14 cubic kilometers of lava and more than 100 million tons of sulfur dioxide gas, and the sulfur dioxide gas released by the volcanic eruption caused a great cooling In the atmosphere, which led to lower global temperatures and a change in weather patterns, and the ash and gases emitted from the eruption of the volcano caused acid rain that damaged crops and plants and led to widespread famine and disease outbreaks in many parts of Europe.

Lucky, Iceland