The 10 Largest Volcanic Eruptions in the Caribbean
This video lists the 10 largest explosive volcanic eruptions the Caribbean has produced in the last 100,000 years. 9 of these eruptions originated on the island of Dominica. #short #shorts #caribbean #geology
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[1] Source of Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) methodology and criteria: Newhall, C. G., and Self, S. (1982), The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism, J. Geophys. Res., 87(C2), 1231–1238, doi:10.1029/JC087iC02p01231. Accessed / Read by / geologyhub on Oct 5th, 2022.
[2] VEIs, dates/years, composition, and tephra layer name for volcanic eruptions shown in this video which were assigned a VEI 4 or larger are sourced from the LaMEVE database (British Geological Survey © UKRI), https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa/view/c..., Used with Permission