🌋 TOP 5 MOST VIOLENT EXPLOSIVE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS EVER 🌋 In just seconds, mountains can erase cities, darken skies, and change the climate of the entire planet. These weren’t lava shows these were pressure-driven explosions so powerful the sky itself collapsed. 1️⃣ Mount Tambora (1815) The most powerful eruption in recorded history. Ash circled the globe, triggering the Year Without a Summer. 2️⃣ Mount Pinatubo (1991) A towering ash column collapsed repeatedly, unleashing deadly pyroclastic fl

20K views · 12K reactions | Cotopaxi Overview Location: Andes Mountains, Ecuador, 50 km (31 mi) south of Quito. Height: 5,897 m (19,347 ft) — one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. Type: Stratovolcano with a perfect cone shape. Status: Active — last major eruption in 2015–2016. Name meaning: “Neck of the Moon” in Quechua, from the way the moon aligns with its summit. Protected area: Cotopaxi National Park. . . . | Abdi Trek | Facebook