The 10s

There are many types of volcanoes namely: active, dormant, and extinct. The ones that erupt and can cause damage are classified as active volcanoes.

Here are the 10 Most Active Volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI):

1. Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
   
   

   Eyjafjallajökull

   Icelandic for “Island mountain glacier”, this volcano is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland. The 2010 eruption caused enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe. About 20 countries closed their airspace to commercial jet traffic and it affected more than 100,000 travelers.

2. Mount Vesuvius, Italy
   
   

   Mount Vesuvius

   Mount Vesuvius has a history of activity that makes it one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes. It last erupted was in 1944, but the most memorable eruption was the massive eruption of 79 AD, when it buried the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii

3. Sakurajima, Japan
   
   

   Sakurajima

   Sakurajima is an active volcano and a former island. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption caused the former island to be connected with the Osumi Peninsula.

4. Mount Merapi, Indonesia
   
   

   Mount Merapi

   “Fire Mountain” is an active volcano located on the border between Central Java and Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548.

5. Mount Nyiragongo, D.R of Congo
   
   

   Mount Nyiragongo

   The two-kilometer wide crater of Mount  Nyiragongo is a lava lake which has at times been the most voluminous known lava lake in recent history. Nyiragongo and nearby Nyamuragira are together responsible for 40% of Africa’s historical volcanic eruptions.

6. Ulawun, Papua New Guinea
   
   

   Ulawun

   Ulawun is one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea. There have been 22 recorded eruptions of Ulawun since the 18th century.

7. Taal Volcano, Philippines
   
   

   Taal

   Taal is the second most active volcano in the Philippines with 33 historical eruptions. All of these eruptions are concentrated on Volcano Island, an island near the middle of Taal Lake.

8. Mauna Loa, Hawaii
   
   

   Mauna Loa

   Mauna Loa is one of the five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii. Lava eruptions from Mauna Loa are very fluid; eruptions tend to be non-explosive and the volcano has relatively shallow slopes

9. Galeras, Colombia 
   

   Galeras

   A 1993 eruption of Galeras killed nine people, including six scientists who had descended into the volcano’s crater to sample gases. It is currently the most active volcano in Colombia

10. Santa María, Guatemala
    
    

    Santa María

    Its eruption in 1902 was one of the four largest eruptions of the 20th century and one of the five biggest eruptions of the past 200 years.

 

For more information please visit: http://www.iavcei.org/