Volcanoes/Special Topics

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The Volcanoes/Special Topics page will cover phenomena like supervolcanoes.

[edit] Supervolcanoes

Supervolcanoes, compared to eruptions like w:Tambora, are simply giants. A supervolcano is ten times the size of a VEI 7 eruption, like Tambora, and their destruction could happen again. About 74,000 years ago, Mt. Toba erupted in Sumatra, Indonesia, with an apocalyptic eruption that reduced the human race to around 5-10,000 survivors.