Volcanoes in the world: these are the most dangerous

The eruption of a volcano it can be catastrophic for the populations that live near it. There are several examples in the last decades. Or as happened in 1816 with the tambora volcanoin Indonesia, which killed 66,000 people in addition to affecting the climate: 1816 went down in history as the year without a summer.

For the EFE agency, these would be the most dangerous volcanoes in the world (see box). However, the famous National Geographic magazine completes the list with six more (read below).

the famous magazine National Geographic reported at the beginning of 2023 that there are at least 12 volcanoes to which volcanologists dedicate special Pay attention to the consequences that could be generated if they start the explosion phase.

These are: the Taal volcano (Philippines), Michoacan-Guanajuato Volcanic Field (Mexico), Santa María Volcano (Guatemala), Mount Merapi (Indonesia), Nyiragongo (Republic of the Congo), Krakatoe (New Zealand), Mount Agung (Bali), Vesuvius, Kilauea, Popocatépelt , the Aira Caldera, and the Yellowstone Caldera.

The yellowstone caldera in Wyoming or that of La Garita in Colorado (both in the US) and Lake Toba in Sumatra (Indonesia) are among the most threatening, but there are more and one of them is known as Phlegrean Fields, near Naples (Italy). , indicates EFE.

This is one of the most dangerous in the world since it is “a supervolcanowhich describes those that have emitted 1,000 cubic kilometers of material at some point in their history” and not only “has 24 crater mouths”, but also “is located next to a population of 3 million people”.

The professor of the Higher Council for Scientific Research and coordinator of the Barcelona Volcanology Group, Joan Martí, also told the international media that another Italian volcano, Vesuvius, which once destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii, is one of the most dangerous in the world and adds Popocatépetl in Mexico to the list, which erupted for the last time at the end of May this year.