Cotopaxi,+Ecuador+Nathaniel+Logan+Williams+III

Cotopaxi, Ecuador: Nathaniel Logan Williams III Stratovolcano Pacific Plate Boundary Major hazards to humans in the vicinity of this volcano: Glaciours can come down and destroy settlements. If i wa s to help reduce the risk of the population in the nearby town i would tell them to keep a safety kit with a mask and goggles, with a flashlight and a working radio. Also people should have an evacuation route planned ahead. During volcanic eruptions people should stay away from low lying regions and rivers. If your not evacuating close windowns and block chimineys. Because knowing is half the battle. Mt. Unzen I choose Mt. Unzen because it could cause even more disaster in Japan. Similarities- Unzen is a stratovolcanoe and so is Mt. Cotopaxi, my volcano killed a big group of people and Mt. Unzen was the causing being a tsunami which killed a large group of people, and both volcanoes caused the destruction of a city. Differences-Unzen's most destructive eruption was much more recent 1991 while Cotopaxi's most destructive eruption was in 1877.
 * Geographic Location:** In the Andes mountains 28km south of Quito, Ecuador
 * Name, distance, and population of nearest major city (cities):** Quito Pop. over 1,000,000, closest city quito 28km away
 * Date of most recent eruption:** 1975
 * Date of most DESTRUCTIVE eruption:** The most DESTRUCTIVE eruptions were in the years of 1744, 1768, and 1877
 * Predict when next eruption may occur:** 2012
 * Other event associated with the last eruption (earthquakes, floods,lahars etc):**
 * Summary**: I am the head of the USGS. WHat recommendations would I make to minimize the risk to the population?
 * Reflection:**

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