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No, the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 was mainly an explosive eruption that generated pyroclastic flows and lahars by melting snow and ice on the volcano's summit. There was no significant lava eruption during this event.
Yes. Nevado Del Ruiz is a volcano known for its 1985 eruption which killed well over 20,000 people.
The eruption of Nevado del Ruiz was far worse. While the eruption of Mount St. Helens was far larger, its worst effects were limited to mostly unpopulated areas, and many of the people who did live in the immediate vicinity had been evacuated beforehand. In ally, 57 people died. The eruption of Nevado del Ruiz was relatively small, but the resulting mudflows killed more than 23,000 people.
The largest eruption of the Ruiz volcano occurred on November 13, 1985. This eruption triggered a devastating lahars that buried the town of Armero in Colombia, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives.
Location: Colombia Latitude and Longitude: 4'N 75'WElevation: 5,389 m, 17,784 ftVolcano Type: StratovolcanoEarliest Eruption: 6660 BPOldest Historic Eruption: 1570Most Recent Eruption: 1985; VEI = 3; 23,000 deathsNumber of Eruptions in 20th Century: 3Largest Eruption: 1595 VEI = 4Notable Feature: lahar (1845, 1985 eruptions)Notable Statistic: second largest volcano-related disaster of 20th Century
No, the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 was mainly an explosive eruption that generated pyroclastic flows and lahars by melting snow and ice on the volcano's summit. There was no significant lava eruption during this event.
Yes. Nevado Del Ruiz is a volcano known for its 1985 eruption which killed well over 20,000 people.
The eruption of Nevado del Ruiz was far worse. While the eruption of Mount St. Helens was far larger, its worst effects were limited to mostly unpopulated areas, and many of the people who did live in the immediate vicinity had been evacuated beforehand. In ally, 57 people died. The eruption of Nevado del Ruiz was relatively small, but the resulting mudflows killed more than 23,000 people.
The eruption of 1985 produced gas and ash.
November the 13th 1985
The most destructive eruption of Nevado del Ruiz occurred on November 13, 1985. While relatively small, the eruption triggered mudflows that buried several towns. Worst hit was Armero, where 21,000 people died.
Nevado del Ruiz killed about 23000 people in 1985 in November 13th. Only about 5000 out of the original 28000 people living in the nearby city of Amero survived
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The largest eruption of the Ruiz volcano occurred on November 13, 1985. This eruption triggered a devastating lahars that buried the town of Armero in Colombia, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives.
Location: Colombia Latitude and Longitude: 4'N 75'WElevation: 5,389 m, 17,784 ftVolcano Type: StratovolcanoEarliest Eruption: 6660 BPOldest Historic Eruption: 1570Most Recent Eruption: 1985; VEI = 3; 23,000 deathsNumber of Eruptions in 20th Century: 3Largest Eruption: 1595 VEI = 4Notable Feature: lahar (1845, 1985 eruptions)Notable Statistic: second largest volcano-related disaster of 20th Century
It destroyed more that 5,000 homes Hope this helps! =)
The eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 occurred in Colombia. It resulted in devastating mudslides that buried the town of Armero, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives.