Fact 1: What are the top five deadliest eruptions?

Deaths         Volcano             When         Major Cause of Death
92,000         Tambora, Indonesia    1815         Starvation
36,417        Krakatau, Indonesia     1883         Tsunami
29,025        Mt. Pelee, Martinique     1902         Ash flows
25,000        Ruiz, Colombia        1985         Mudflows

Fact 2: What is the number of global volcanic eruptions so far in calendar year 2001

28

Fact 3: What is the temperature of the lava in Mount St. Helens

2000 degrees farenheit

Fact 4: What is the biggest volcano in the USA

The biggest volcano in the USA is Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii


Fact 5: What is the most common type of volcano

Shields Volcano