volcano, n.Trivia

Mars is home to a volcano the size of Arizona

Volcanoes can build entire islands.

One volcano is taller than Everest from base to summit.

Volcanoes can bend the crust beneath them.

Hundreds of volcanoes remain active today.

The loudest sound in recorded history was the Krakatoa volcanic eruption in 1883. The sound was so loud that it ruptured the ear drums of people 40 miles away, traveled around the world 4 times, and was clearly heard 3,000 miles away

Even gentle volcanoes can explode.

The largest eruption of the twentieth century lasted only days.

Lightning can occur during volcanic eruptions, dust storms, snow storms, forest fires and tornadoes.

Volcanos are mostly a water-centric phenomenon --- 90% of all volcanic activity occurs in the ocean

Japan's 118 volcanoes represent 10% of the world's total number of volcanoes

Australia is the only continent without an active volcano

Mars is home to the biggest volcano ever discovered in the solar system, Olympus Mons, which is comparable to the size of Arizona and triple the height of Mount Everest

The moon has volcanos that were erupting back when dinosaurs existed.

Volcanoes can paint sunsets around the world.

Volcanoes can cool the entire planet.

A 1600 volcano eruption in Peru killed 2 million Russians due to crop destruction from the migrating ash.

There's a supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park that would release ash so dense it would block the sun and send the world into another Ice Age if it were to erupt.

Most of Earth's volcanoes sit around the Pacific.

Volcanoes can reach the ocean within hours.