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How violent can a volcano get?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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Very. The reports of the blast in which Kraktoa was destroyed are almost beyond belief. And there were larger volcanic blasts in the distant past. Krakatoa was a 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index while Tambora was a 7. Need links? You got 'em.

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