Question

What are the possible consequences of being unable to predict an eruption? Do you know any “real life” examples from history? If so, explain how the nearby population was affected.

Answer 1

There are many eruptions that have happened and has affected the population extremely. La Soufriere volcano eruption that took place in 1902-2021 has affected many people that lived nearby. Many houses were destroyed and over 1600 lives were taken during the 1902 eruption. With modern science Volcano eruptions can be predictable and this has been very useful to notify people that they may be in danger in case of a volcano eruption but unfortunately not all volcano eruptions are always predictable because It is very difficult to gather enough data to find clear patterns in this wide range of volcanic behaviors. My predictions for unpredictable eruptions is that there would have been more people that died and this can also affect the earth's climate and weather because the gases and dust particles thrown into the atmosphere during volcanic eruptions can influence the Earth's climate.