fuego+geremy

Major hazards to humans in the vicinity of this volcano: They may affect people, ecology, infrastructure, and aircraft. (One paragraph minimum) Volcano Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, is one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala's former capital, Antigua. The scarp of an older edifice, Meseta, lies between 3763-m-high Fuego and its twin volcano to the north, Acatenango. Frequent vigorous historical eruptions have been recorded at Fuego since the onset of the Spanish era in 1524, and have produced major ashfalls, along with occasional pyroclastic flows and lava flows. Read the other wikipages. Select three volcanoes and tell me __why__ you chose them. What are the similarities (3) and difference(s) (at least 1) between your volcano and the three you chose? 1. unzen volcano and i chose this volcano because is also a stratovolcano. Three similarities are that they both still active, both are stratovolcano, and the have the same plateboundary. one difference is that unzen volcano is in japan and my volcano is in guetemala.
 * Volcano Name**:Fuego, volcano
 * Type of Volcano**:Stratovolcano
 * Geographic Location**:Lat.14.473N and Long.90.880W, Height: 3763 msnm
 * Type of plate boundary**:subduction plate boundary
 * NAme, distance, and population of nearest major city (cities):**Antigua, 13 km, 39,368 people,
 * Date of most recent eruption**:Start Date: 2002 Jan 4 ,Stop Date: 2011 (continuing)
 * Date of most DESTRUCTIVE eruption:**October 14, 1974
 * Predict when next eruption may occur**:2022
 * Other event associated with the last eruption (earthquakes, floods,lahars etc):**sometimes phases of intense lava fountaining, producing tall ash plumes and dangerous pyroclastic flows.
 * Summary**: You are the head of the USGS. WHat recommendations would you make to minimize the risk to the population?
 * Due Date for your wiki: April 26**
 * Reflection:**
 * Due date for reflection: May 1**

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