Eruption of Santa Maria Volcano in Guatemala in 1902 The largest eruption of the 20th century. Also the largest volcano in Guatemala. The volcano is a stratovolcano. It damaged the southern part of guatmala
This picture is about how the land and trees were left after the eruption. It destroyed the land and the trees. Scientist found out that the volcano was about the erupt so they started to do thing about it
This is how cloud of the volcano looked from far.
There was a mudslide that created craters on the land There was a mudslide that created craters on the land. The towns and cities close to the volcano had ash mix with the air that caused it be dangerous for people to breath in and it damaged some of the crops.
This the Santiaguito. The Santiaguito is a lava dome made by the eruption of Santa Maria. It become into a crater.
The Santa Maria volcano is in Guatemala. In central America
The two plates that caused the eruption to happen was the Cocos plate and the Caribbean plate .
This is a subduction boundary This is a subduction boundary. The Cocos plate was sub ducting under the Caribbean plate.
An another place where a eruption like that can happen is the Tambora volcano. The Tambora volcano because is a stratovolcano and the eruption that have happened have been because of a subduction boundary
The Mt st Helens is a volcano that is at risk and should be watched The Mt st Helens is a volcano that is at risk and should be watched. The volcano is active and most of the eruption that have happened are
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