The Bali Volcano, there are 10,000 more in the world, here's 10 active ones, I have compiled a list.

  In my inspiring view as I sit and have coffee in the morning is an ancient inactive volcano, Mount Diablo. Named by Spanish explorers long ago because of the deep rumbles inside of it, they are rarer now than long ago. The Diablo range of mountains is the western boundary of the large central San Joaquin Valley of California, the Sierra Nevada's form the eastern side. I have been thinking of the volcano that has erupted in Bali this past weekend, and it makes me wonder about a few things.

Bali, taken yesterday November 28, 2017

One is how many volcanos are a threat in the world today? How many dormant volcanos are there and living near a dormant volcano, is there anything I should be concerned about? It looks like a volcano, it is severely eroded by the millions of years of wind, rain, and sun beating down on it. On a backpacking hike many years ago in the Sierra's I was on the top of "Iron Mountain", for those familiar it is across a deep valley from the "Strawberry Mine," I was as far east one is able to travel on a road. We parked the car at a trailhead and hiked for a while until we came upon a cliff, looking across the valley to the east is Crowley Lake. 15 miles south of Mammoth Lakes, it's a tourist destination for people from L.A. It was about 50 miles from where we were at the time, a vast wilderness between me and it, mountains stretched for what looked like forever to the north and south. I wonder now how many volcanos, dormant and active occupy this mountain range from Southern California to Canada, which leads me to wonder how many are worldwide? (Link  to the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program.)
  There are approximately 1511 active volcanos worldwide, however, there are an estimated 10,000 under the surface of the ocean, about 1500 have erupted in the past 10,000 years, many are located in the Pacific Oceans "ring of fire". The Hawaiian Islands are the center of the ring of fire, presiding over a hot spot on the ocean floor which is continuously erupting forming that chain of islands in the middle of the Pacific. The Hawaiin chain stretches for 30,000 miles, raising the floor of the ocean on average 18,000 feet. The earth's crust spreads apart there as the new crust emerges above the ocean floor, it causes most of the earth's volcano eruptions. this is the most active chain of volcanos in the world, in fact, it causes most of the eruptions that take place in the world, more occur there than on all the land surfaces combined. The spreading of the crust forces a collision with land masses, Japan and California for instance, resulting in more volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. An exact count of worldwide volcanos is dependent on the definition, active only, active, dormant, or extinct, the count is difficult, truthfully we just don't know how many there are.

The ring of fire with Hawaii in the center, a genuine hot bed
of activity.

Volcanos in the Cascade Range and the Aleutian chain form part of the ring. Indonesia forms another section of the ring of fire, in fact, it is the most active area, experiencing the most land base eruptions occurring in the world.
  The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, estimates there are 20 volcanos erupting at this very moment somewhere on the earth, with 50-70 in the past year, 160 every 10 years, 550 have erupted in all of recorded history (approximately 4,000 years). 1500 (land) have erupted in the past 10,000 years as stated above. A grand total of 6,000, below the surface of the ocean and on land have occurred in the past 10,000 years, most under the surface of the ocean.
  The ten most active volcanos in the worlds are:
1) Ejafjallajokull, Iceland: It means, "Island Mountain Glacier. This is the volcano which caused major disruptions in air travel during 2010.
2) Mount Vesuvius, Italy it has the distinction of being in the most densely populated volcanic area in the world.
3) Sakurajima, Japan: Lava flows in 1914 formed a land tie to Osumi, that's a lot of Lava.
4) Mount Merapi, Indonesia: An active entity known as "fire mountain", is on the border of central Java and Indonesia, it has erupted regularly since 1548, I wonder if that's something a person gets accustomed to.
5) Taal Volcano, Philippines: Located 31 miles from the capital Manila on the island of Luzon and has erupted several times in the past.
6) Ulawun, Papua New Guinea: This is the highest volcano in the Bismarck volcanic arc, the first eruption was recorded in 1700.
7) Mount Nyiragongo-DR Congo: One of the most active volcanos in Africa located near the town of Goma in the Eastern Republic of Congo.
8) Galeras, Colombia: Active for over one million years, located in south Colombia near the border with Ecuador rising 4,276 meters above sea level, eruptions have occurred since the Spanish invasion.
9) Popocatepetl, Mexico: It is the second highest peak in Mexico, and is a serious threat to the Capital of Mexico City inhabited by 9 million people.
10) Mauna Loa, Hawaii: The largest volcano on Earth in volume and area, one of five responsible for the creation of that Island State.
  What can be done to prepare for an eruption by the people living in the shadows of these and other potentially explosive natural wonders? (Learn how to prepare, follow thin Link.)
* Have an evacuation kit ready to go, often earthquakes and rumblings will precede an eruption.
* Have a plan for evacuation in advance
* Study and learn what to do before and after an eruption
* Be prepared to survive on your own.
* Stay in contact with loved ones.
* Be prepared to take care of your pets.
* If possible, find a secure place upwind of the eruption
  I began this blog with the intent of writing about the recent eruption in Haiti, as I began to read I discovered a much deeper reality, and that is, Volcanos are a threat everywhere in the world. Many are unknown, capable of literally popping out of the ground at any time, such as the Yellowstone Calderon, being in the news lately it would be disastrous if it erupted. The entire Eastern part of the U.S. would suffer from the wind-blown ash. Some of us are unknowingly living with the threat, lucky for us relative to how many known volcanos there are there are actually few that do erupt.

The extent of the Yellowstone "Super Volcano".

  I live 15 miles due east of Mount Diablo, it is dormant, the chances of it erupting are very minimal, or so "they" say. I still wonder if I should do something, like move?
  Thank you for reading and sharing, do live near a volcano? Have you been in a volcanic eruption? Tell me your story and opinions in the comments, follow me on G+.
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