the power of our planet is perhaps most obvious during volcanic eruptions although they are
somewhat of an uncommon occurrence they do happen every year in many places all over the globe
thanks to proper planning or a bit of luck people were able to capture
many of these moments on film allowing us at home to experience them for ourselves from the comfort
of our own home from a powerful shock wave to a pyroclastic flow crashing into the sea
here are five incredible volcanic eruptions that were caught on camera
in the kagoshima prefecture of japan lies the sakurajima volcano what was once its own island
is now actually a peninsula thanks to lava flows back in 1914 the volcano is made up of
three peaks the northern central and southern it is the southern peak that is currently active the
sakurajima volcano is japan's most active volcano with thousands of small eruptions taking place
every year since activity became more prominent in 1955. on tuesday march 3rd of 2015 cameras were
rolling in anticipation of some action during this time there were warnings sent out that the volcano
was on high alert so people flocked to the scene with the hopes of capturing something spectacular
on film as soon as the video starts the first eruption occurs sending out a powerful shock wave
that can be heard on camera a little while later a second more detailed and colorful eruption occurs
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since this video came out the volcano has continued to have eruptions
in 2016 researchers from bristol university and the sakurajima volcano research center
released information that suggests the volcano may have a large-scale eruption
sometime in the next 30 years since that time two eruptions have occurred it is anticipated
that this volcano will continue to remain active for many years to come
one volcano i'm sure all of us have heard of before is krakatoa the volcano has been
featured in many stories and films over the last several decades this caldera lies in the sunda
strait between the islands of java and sumatra and is part of a volcanic island group its most
infamous eruption occurred in 1883 and took the lives of tens of thousands of people to give you
an idea of the scale of that eruption it was heard as far as 3 000 miles or four thousand
eight hundred kilometers away and experts have said that anyone within a ten mile or sixteen
kilometer radius would have gone deaf the global temperatures dropped for at least five years
and weather patterns in areas like california were severely impacted because of all this and much
more the 1883 eruptions are among the most violent volcanic events in all of recorded history since
then small and periodic eruptions have continued and as you're about to see can be quite incredible
this video shot in 2018 captures many moments of the volcano erupting at night coding the entire
mountain in lava the eruptions were all very similar but had their own unique characteristics
what is perhaps the craziest thing about this video is that it was shot just two
months before a much larger eruption occurred this eruption caused part of the volcano to collapse
triggering a tsunami that would later be known as the 2018 sunda strait tsunami this tsunami
occurred around 9 30 at night because of a lack of early warning and the fact that it occurred
at night hundreds lost their lives thousands of homes and even ships were destroyed as well
in the coastal regions of bantam and lampang this event was the deadliest volcanic tsunami in
indonesian history since you guessed it the 1883 eruption back in 2010 the world experienced the
largest air traffic shutdown since world war ii and it was all because of one volcano in iceland
as always i apologize to our icelandic viewers for my butchering of the pronunciation but ayaf
yatlayoko is an ice cap that covers the caldera of a volcano the ice cap is rather large covering an
area of about 40 square miles or 100 kilometers underneath lies a stratovolcano with a crater
roughly two and a half miles or three to four kilometers in diameter this volcano erupted most
recently in 2010 and although it was relatively small compared to other eruptions it was enough
to shut down air traffic on a level not seen in decades footage captured during this event shows
incredible close-up shots of the volcano erupting spewing out powerful bursts of lava and ash
this eruption lasted from march 20th to june 23rd 2010 but the worst was between april 14th and 20th
when the airspace shutdown occurred the reason for this shutdown was because of the volcanic
ash cloud that had spread out over many european countries the ash cloud was so large that in many
places close to the volcano daylight was entirely blocked out the closure of air travel caused
millions of people to become stranded all over the world as their flights were suddenly cancelled the
international air transport association estimated that this disruption would end up costing about
200 million dollars per day in the end the total loss was around 1.7 billion dollars this just
goes to show the immense power that even what was considered a small eruption can have on our lives
on the east coast of sicily in italy lies the active stratovolcano known as mount etna
mount aetna is one of the most active volcanoes found anywhere on earth in 2021 alone
this volcano erupted so much that it grew in height by about a hundred feet or 30 meters this
volcano holds many other accolades as well it is one of the tallest active volcanoes in europe and
is the tallest peak in italy south of the alps it is also the largest active volcano in italy by far
because of how active the volcano is it's become a popular destination for people
wanting to capture aetna's eruptions on film or just see them for themselves this video
posted on march 30th 2021 shows one of those eruptions in all of its glory
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in the video we see not only the eruption but the molten lava flow that followed it
since this volcano is so active locals know not to set up homes anywhere near it even though images
from the city of catalina show the volcano in the background the truth is the volcano is about
15 miles or 23 kilometers away even images from google earth show how different cities
and towns are built around the volcano with residents making sure to keep their distance
on the island of comba and the flores sea lies mount batutara an extremely active
stratovolcano which erupts approximately every 20 minutes kamba island is a very isolated place
its nearest landmass is lambada which is about 43 miles or 70 kilometers away this next video was
posted in july of 2015 and captures this volcanic eruption but it also captures something else
a powerful pyroclastic flow that rushed down the volcano and crashed into the ocean below
for those who don't know a pyroclastic flow is made up of hot gas solidified lava chunks and
ash following a volcanic eruption because this volcano is so active it attracts people from all
over the world to come and witness it leading to incredible moments like this being caught on film
i must say though the journey there is not an easy one taking a look at google earth
we can see that the island doesn't seem to have as much as a dock for boats let alone any
actual buildings or structures but for the true volcano lovers this is not enough to keep them
away volcanoes are one of the most impressive powerful and terrifying forces on our planet
history is littered with examples of massive eruptions that wiped out entire civilizations
and perhaps the worst is yet to come thankfully we have many early warning systems to tell if
an eruption is imminent giving people in the area time to get away if you enjoyed
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