Armero tragedy
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armero-tragedy-171-9503967
title:
Armero tragedy
text:
The Armero tragedy occurred following the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia, on November 13, 1985. The volcano's eruption after 69 years of dormancy caught nearby towns unprepared, even though volcanological organizations had warned the government to evacuate the area after they detected volcanic activity two months earlier. As pyroclastic flows erupted from the volcano's crater, they melted the mountain's glaciers, sending four enormous lahars down its slopes at
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description:
November 1985 volcanic eruption in Colombia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armero_tragedy
date created:
2005-06-22T18:44:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T15:15:38Z
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