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37 Cards in this Set
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Volcano in the Philippines
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Mount Pinatubo
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Typhoon occurred at same time as eruption
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Mount Pinatubo
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Caused the evacuation of Clark Air Force Base
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Mount Pinatubo
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Erupted in June 1991
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Mount Pinatubo
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Volcano in Italy on the island of Sicily
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Mount Etna
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Most active volcano in Europe
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Mount Etna
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Is the highest volcano in mainland Europe
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Mount Etna
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Seattle and Tacoma are by the mountain
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Mount Rainier
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4th biggest mountain in the world
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Mount Rainier
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It will cause mud flows from the snow and ice on it
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Mount Rainier
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Most dangerous volcano in United States
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Mount Rainier
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Estimate will cause $6 billion in damage
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Mount Rainier
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Erupted in 79 A.D.
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Mount Vesuvius
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Buried the city of Pompeii and Herculaneum
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Mount Vesuvius
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Buried bodies in ash
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Mount Vesuvius
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On island between Java and Sumatra
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Krakatau
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Erupted in1883
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Krakatau
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Created loudest sound ever recorded
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Krakatau
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Created a Tsunami 98 ft high
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Krakatau
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Killed 36,417 people, many from the Tsunami
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Krakatau
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Is 975 m below sea level |
Lo'ihi |
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It will never break the surface of the water |
Lo'ihi |
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Is off the coast of the big island of Hawaii |
Lo'ihi |
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Is 100 km northeast of mountain |
Mount Fuji |
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Eruption wold cost an estimated 2.5 trillion yen |
Mount Fuji |
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1300 feet erupted off top of mountain |
Mount St. Helen |
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Erupted May 18, 1980 |
Mount St. Helen |
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Eruption was 20,000 times greater than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima |
Mount St. Helen |
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Sight is now a National Park |
Mount St. Helen |
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Eruption stopped airline traffic from Europe to North America |
Eyjafjallajokull |
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Erupted April 20, 2010 in Iceland |
Eyjafjallajokull |
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Erupted 1984 |
Mauna Loa |
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Peak is 14,000 feet above sea level |
Mauna Loa |
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Considered the largest volcano on Earth |
Mauna Loa |
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4 million tourist visit each year |
Yellowstone |
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Eruption would cause ash to cover United States |
Yellowstone |
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Last erupted 640,000 years ago |
Yellowstone |
