The 25 Deadliest Volcanoes around the World; Geologist Analysis

Vesuvius. Santorini. Tambora. These are three of the deadliest volcanoes known to mankind, each causing tens of thousands of fatalities in the combination of one or more past eruptions. Yet, none of these volcanoes are the deadliest in historical time. Today's video discusses the 25 volcanoes (out of the more than 1,000 active volcanoes which exist) that have caused the highest number of casualties in human history.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] Brown, S.K., Jenkins, S.F., Sparks, R.S.J. et al. Volcanic fatalities database: analysis of volcanic threat with distance and victim classification. J Appl. Volcanol. 6, 15 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13617-017-00..., CC BY 4.0.
This source was used to cite the number of direct fatalities in various volcanic eruptions, but not for Ilopango, and only partially cited for Raung & Krakatau. This means every mention of those volcanoes throughout today's video.
[2] VEIs, dates/years, composition, tephra layer name, DRE estimates, and bulk tephra volume estimates for volcanic eruptions shown in this video which were assigned a VEI 4 or larger are sourced from the LaMEVE database (British Geological Survey © UKRI), https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa/view/c..., Used with Permission
[3] Source of Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) methodology and criteria: Newhall, C. G., and Self, S. (1982), The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism, J. Geophys. Res., 87(C2), 1231–1238, doi:10.1029/JC087iC02p01231. Accessed / Read by    / geologyhub   on Oct 5th, 2022.
[4] Bani, P., Kristianto, Kunrat, S., and Syahbana, D. K.: Insights into the recurrent energetic eruptions that drive Awu, among the deadliest volcanoes on Earth, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 2119–2132, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2119..., 2020. CC BY 4.0. This source was specifically cited for the number of Mt. Awu fatalities.
[5] U.S. Geological Survey
[6] USGS Denver Library Photographic Collection

0:00 25 Deadliest Volcanoes
1:49 20th-16th
2:33 15-11th
3:34 Top 10
4:04 Top 5
4:39 Final Thoughts