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Top 10 Most Active Volcanoes in the World

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Top 10 Most Active Volcanoes in the WorldNature is nature and all we can do is to take good care of it. But now, people are getting worse and worse, because they do not care about nature at all. And when nature makes its vendetta, all we can do is pray that we can survive its power and the disaster that it will bring.

When nature strikes back by sending us hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, expect a devastated place, killed people lives and mourning. Even though most volcanic eruptions are nature's natural occurrences, we are really trembling once we heard news that the volcano in our place will going to erupt and that could be catastrophic.

Now for this top ten article we listed some of the most active and most dangerous volcanoes scattered all around the world. Some of these volcanoes didn't even stop exploding from the day it is born. Active volcanoes included for this top 10 list are the following, thus,  Mount St. Helens, Sangay, Lascar, Mount Yasur, Santa Maria, Stromboli, Nyiragongo, Piton de la Fournaise, Mount Etna, and Kilauea Volcano. Now have some time to read and check out the 10 listed active volcanoes below. Here are your top 10 most active volcanoes in the world.

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TOP : 10
Volcano Name : Mount St. Helens
Place : United States of America
Mount St. Helens ranked 10th
Mount St. Helens ranked 10th
About : Erupted in 1980. Killed 57 people and destroped 200 square miles of forest. Minor eruptions since, notable 2005.
Source : International Business Times June 2011



TOP : 9
VolcanoName : Sangay
Place : Ecuador
Sangay ranked 9th
Sangay ranked 9th
About : Buried deep in the Amazonian lowlands. Constantly active.
Source : International Business Times June 2011



TOP : 8
Volcano Name : Lascar
Place : Chile
Lascar ranked 8th
Lascar ranked 8th
About : Most active volcano in Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes. Last eruption occurred in 2007.
Source : International Business Times June 2011



TOP : 7
Volcano Name : Mount Yasur
Place : Vanautu
Mount Yasur ranked 7th
Mount Yasur ranked 7th
About : Nearly continuous eruptions for over 8 centuries. Can have multiple eruptions within an hour.
Source : International Business Times June 2011



TOP : 6
Volcano Name : Santa Maria
Place : Guatemala
Santa Maria ranked 6th
Santa Maria ranked 6th
About : Notable for its devastasting eruption in 1902 - one of the largest in the 20th century.
Source : International Business Times June 2011



TOP : 5
Volcano Name : Stromboli
Place : Italy
Stromboli ranked 5th
Stromboli ranked 5th
About : Known as the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean. Over 2,000 years of near unbroken eruptions.
Source : International Business Times June 2011



TOP : 4
Volcano Name : Nyiragongo
Place : Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nyiragongo ranked 4th
Nyiragongo ranked 4th
About : Considered one of Africa's most active volcanoes. Major eruption in 2002.
Source : Geology.com and NASA



TOP : 3
Volcano Name : Piton de la Fournaise
Place : La Reunion Island
Piton de la Fournaise ranked 3rd
Piton de la Fournaise ranked 3rd
About : Has had more than 150 eruptions since the 17th century. Erupted most recently in 2010.
Source : International Business Times June 2011



TOP : 2
Volcano Name : Mount Etna
Place : Italy
Mount Etna ranked 2nd
Mount Etna ranked 2nd
About : Ancient Greeks believed it to be home to the God of Fire, Hephaestus, otherwise known as Vulcan. Over 3,500 years of consistent activity.
Source : International Business Times June 2011



TOP : 1
Volcano Name : Kilauea Volcano
Place : United States of America
Kilauea Volcano ranked 1st
Kilauea Volcano ranked 1st
About : There were 45 eruptions from this volcano in the 20th century. Almost constantly active since 1983.
Source : International Business Times June 2011



Data Sources :
  • International Business Times June 2011
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aYQixhdWY4
  • Geology.com
  • NASA
Photo Sources :
  • Mount St. Helens - en.wikipedia.org
  • Sangay - www.volcano.si.edu
  • Lascar - www.commons.wikimedia.org
  • Mount Yasur - www.tahinaexpedition.com
  • Santa Maria - www.photovolcanica.com
  • Stromboli - www.woondu.com
  • Nyiragongo - www.photovolcanica.com
  • Piton de la Fournaise - www.blacktomato.com
  • Mount Etna - www.secondary.esbergen.eu
  • Kilauea Volcano - www.aloha-hawaii.com
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Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.

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