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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.
  • B2
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