Calbuco Volcano

I chose this topic because I have lots of backround in volcanoes and I really like them.

Topic

• This is from science

Location

• Calbuco is in Chile

Type and stage of the volcano

• Calbuco is a stratovolcano
• The stage of Calbuco is active

V.E.I.

• The V.E.I. of Calbuco is a massive 5

Did you know

• Did you know Calbuco is the most active and dangerous volcano in South America

Calbuco in 2015

• After remaining dormant for 42 years, the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted twice on April 22, 2015.

All Eruptions

• All eruptions in Calbuco’s history 2015, 1972, 1961, 1929, 1917, 1911-12, 1909, 1907, 1906, 1895, 1893-94.

Impacts Of Calbuco

• Ash was carried by a nearby typhoon and was carried as far as the Indian Ocean and circled the globe several times almost 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide was thrust into the stratosphere, causing global temperatures to drop from by about 0.5 C. in Canada, the eruption caused beautiful sunrises and sunsets.

What Type Of Boundary does Calbuco have?

• It has a convergent boundary

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