Nevado del ruiz

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Nevado del ruiz

• Power point By Peter McWhirter

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Nevado del Ruiz

• The final death toll was estimated at 23,000 .
• However, just after 2100 a more serious eruption
  began causing the summit's icecap to melt and
  carry mud ,rocks and debris down the mountain at
  speeds of up to 30 miles (50 km) per hour down
  into Armero.
• Location Colombia Latitude and Longitude
  4.88?N 75.37?W Elevation 5,389 m, 17,784 ft
  Volcano Type Stratovolcano Earliest Eruption
  6660 Oldest Historic Eruption 1570 Most
  Recent Eruption 1985 23000 deaths Number of
  Eruptions in 20th Century 3 Largest Eruption
  1595 VEI 4 Notable Feature lahar (1845, 1985
  eruptions) Notable Statistic second largest
  volcano-related disaster of 20th Century

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Nevado del Ruiz

• The destruction in the 1845 eruption was
  devastating to the surrounding population.
• There were around 1000 people killed in the
  aftermath of the eruption.

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Nevado del Ruiz

• The last eruption was in November 1985 when
  there were 1927 people killed in and around the
  village of Armero .
• This is a picture of the mud slide which killed ¾
  of the population of Armero.

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Mr Manson says . . .

• Some useful work and information Peter but you
  could maybe have explained more information and
  use pictures to show what actually happened. Put
  more effort into your work and presentations.
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