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Pyroclastic Flow Remnants at Shiveluch Volcano
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NASA image acquired February 25, 2011 Pyroclastic flows are some of the most fearsome hazards posed by erupting volcanoes. These avalanches of superheated ash, gas, and rock are responsible for some of the most famous volcanic disasters in history, including the burial of the ancient Roman city of Pompei and the destruction of Saint-Pierre in 1902. More recently, pyroclastic flows from Mount Merapi in Indonesia caused most of the casualties during the volcano’s 2010 eruption.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit linePyroclastic Flow Remnants at Shiveluch Volcano. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001952.
