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Active Volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future.

Active Volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future.

No one can make a decision on nature; we don’t know what will happen next. Likewise, we all know volcanoes are one of the most popular creations of nature which can be sweet as well as a high disaster. As we all know, some of the volcanoes on the earth are already extinct and they are not going to be active at all. The other set of volcanoes is very active throughout the year silently but not much harm.

Finally, the dangerous part of the volcanoes stays silent until the time comes. As soon as they are at the right time, they get blasted and make huge deadly disasters destroying a huge part of nature. So you see, although you can see beautiful pictures of volcanoes on the internet, they are not as sweet as you see. We call them active volcanoes. So in this article, you are going to know about active volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future. Sounds not much good doesn’t it?

First of all, let’s see what volcanoes are active presently. Kīlauea

Mount Etna

Mauna Loa

Mount Vesuvius

Taal Volcano

Mount Yasur

Arenal Volcano

Mount Nyiragongo

Pacaya

Sakurajima

Erta Ale

Mount Merapi

Piton de la Fournaise

Mount Erebus

Santa María

Galeras

The above volcanoes are the most active volcanoes present.  To tell you in brief, the above volcanoes are active throughout the years. But they have not made deadly attacks recently. Although they are very silent for now, who knows the changes of the future era? Therefore scientists have clarified some of the volcanoes that have a risk of being active in the future although they are silent right now. Thanks to their research, the people who live near those volcanoes can keep in touch. So let’s see active volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future.

What type of volcanoes has the risk of being active in the future?

Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand
Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

Ruapehu Volcano is located in New Zealand. Also, it has a series of volcanic zones.

. According to the geographical calculation, the age of the rock is 200,000 years with the Stratovolcano type. As the record says the last eruption of Mount Ruapehu was on 25 September 2007.  From the last eruption until today, Mount Ruapehu is very silent but in the future, this volcano might be active anytime.

Anak Krakatoa, Indonesia

Anak Krakatoa, Indonesia ;Active Volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future.
Anak Krakatoa, Indonesia

The Anak Krakatoa is one of the most incredible volcanic islands in Indonesia. In 1883 a huge explosive volcanic eruption happened and it destroyed the island of Krakatoa. The Anak Krakatoa has an ongoing exploration that started on 24 April 2022. This island has prepared almost 700 km and Explosions are reported on several occasions such as in 1994, 2008,2009,2012, 2018,2020, and 2022.

Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This is also an active volcano in the future as well as at present. the recent eruption happened on 22 May 2021 – the present. Normally, this volcano is popular as an active volcano because of the lava lake. The Elevation and Prominence ranges are 3,470 and 1,443m. Scientists doubt that future eruptions may occur in this active Nyiragongo volcano.

Taal Volcano, Philippines

Taal volcano is located in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is not a secret that Taal Volcano is the second active volcano there.

Taal Volcano, Philippines
Taal Volcano, Philippines

March 31, 2022 the Volcano took away the recent exploration as well. Moreover, in Phillipino the Taal volcano has had a large number of deadly eruptions in the past.

Mount Yasur, Vanuatu

This volcano is one of the active volcanoes located On Tanna island, Vanuatu. Yasur volcano is 1,184 ft high above sea level. The volcano has been active for several years till today but fortunately, no deadly causes have occurred yet. The mountain type of the mount Yasur is stratovolcano.

Mount Yasur, Vanuatu :Active Volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future.
Mount Yasur, Vanuatu

Mount Merapi, Indonesia

Merapi Volcano is a stratovolcano type one located in wonderful Indonesia. Like all the other volcanoes Mount Merapi is also an extremely active one.

Mount Merapi, Indonesia
Mount Merapi, Indonesia

According to the geographical records Mount Merapi volcano is the most active volcano in Indonesia and also a small number of eruptions have been occurring since 1548.

Mount Fuji, Japan

Fuji active Volcano is luckily located in Japan and close to Tokyo.

Mount Fuji, Japan: Active Volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future.
Mount Fuji, Japan



Fortunately, Mount Fuji is located in a pilgrimage site and the Japanese believe and named it one of Japan’s 3 sacred mountains. So you see, There is a historical value to the area of Mount Fuji Volcano of their religion, commonly called ‘Fuji-san’. Do you have any idea what the tallest mountain in Japan is? Yes, you are correct it is amazing Mount Fuji.

Erta Ale, Ethiopia

Erta Ale in Ethiopia is also another volcano, Which is under the theme of Active Volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future. The actual place the Erta Ale volcano is situated is Afar Depression, a barren desert area. This volcano is the most active one in the country. Furthermore, the elevation of the volcano is 613m and belongs to the shield volcano type. Rarely, this  Erta Ale volcano beocome active with lava lake.

Erta Ale, Ethiopia
Erta Ale, Ethiopia

Mount Hood, Oregon

Mount Hood volcano is an active volcano that belongs to the United States. Moreover, it is located on a border between Clackamas and Hood River and 50 mi east-southeast of Portland

Mount Hood, Oregon
Mount Hood, Oregon

The elevation and prominence are 11,249 ft and 7,706 ft. Approximately the age of the rock is more than 500,000 years and the mount hood active volcano type is Stratovolcano. According to the previous records the last eruption of this active volcano was from 21 September 1865 to January 1866.

Tungurahua, Ecuador

The location of Tungurahua active volcano is the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador and the meaning of Tungurahua is ‘’Throat of Fire“. On August 19, 1999, the volcano suddenly restarted and until 2013 it was ongoing and had the severe majority of explosions. In addition, the latest eruption happened on 1 February 2014.

Tungurahua, Ecuador: Active Volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future.
Tungurahua, Ecuador

Kīlauea, Hawaii

This active shield volcano called Kilauea is located on the southeastern shore of the Big Island of Hawaiʻ. The estimation of the period of this rock is 210,000 and 280,000 years.

Among the five most active volcanoes in Hawaii, Kilauea volcano is also included and also Kilauea volcano known as most active volcano on the earth as well as the late eruption began

Kīlauea, Hawaii
Kīlauea, Hawaii

on September 29, 2021 ( currently ongoing).

Paektu, North Korea

One of the active volcanoes, Paektu, belongs to the Chinese–North Korean boundary.




Because the calculation is 2,744m Paektu volcano has become the tallest mountain in North Korea.Elevation and

The prominence of the Paektu volcano is 2,744744m and  2,593 m. Also, the Korean people believe that there’s a cultural and religious value in this Paektu volcano and it has become the highest mountain in North Korea and Northeast China.

Paektu, North Korea: Active Volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future.
Paektu, North Korea

Mount Shasta, California

 Mount Shasta active volcano can be named Mount Shasta city too. This amazing volcano located in Siskiyou County, California. Furthermore, t is about 3,600 feet and 1,100 m above sea level. The elevation and prominence level of Mount Shasta is 14,179 ft and 9,772 ft. It is about 593,000 years for the age of this rock. Mount Shasta also believes that an eruption will happen in the future.

Mount Shasta, California : Active Volcanoes that are waiting to erupt in the future.
Mount Shasta, California



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