Unusual Historic Crises and Calamities

Unusual Historic Crises and Calamities

Khalid Elhassan - April 16, 2020

Unusual Historic Crises and Calamities
Mount Kelut. Mapping Vulnerable Communities in Indonesia

25. One of the World’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes

Mount Kelut is one of the most dangerous volcanoes, not only in Java, but in the entire world. Not because of massive eruptions – Kelud’s explosions are not as energetic as some historically powerful eruptions, such as Tambora or Krakatoa.

The danger is caused by just how often the restless volcano keeps going off. The danger of Kelut’s frequent eruptions is made even worse by its tendency to produce deadly mud flows, because of the presence of massive amounts of water in the volcano’s crater.

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