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Significant Volcanic Eruptions in Oceania
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Mount Merapi
Year: 2010; Effects: Eruption caused widespread evacuation, claimed over 300 lives, and disrupted air travel.
Tavurvur
Year: 2014; Effects: Eruptions caused evacuations and significant ash plumes that disrupted regional air travel, part of the larger Rabaul caldera.
Taal Volcano
Year: 2020; Effects: Eruption caused over 100,000 people to be evacuated, and the ash cloud reached Metro Manila, causing airport closures.
Ambae Island
Year: 2018; Effects: Forced the entire population of about 11,000 people to evacuate due to volcanic ash and acid rain.
Manam
Year: 2004; Effects: Large eruption resulted in the deaths of at least five people, displacement of thousands, and destruction of homes.
Mount Agung
Year: 2017; Effects: Erupted after a half-century of quiet, led to evacuations and disrupted air travel in Bali and neighboring islands.
Rabaul
Year: 1994; Effects: Eruption led to the destruction of the Rabaul town, two-thirds of which was covered in ash, and thousands were evacuated.
Mt. Yasur
Year: Continuous; Effects: Persistent strombolian activity and ash emissions, tourism attraction due to consistent activity.
Mount Lamington
Year: 1951; Effects: Eruption killed approximately 3,000 people, destroyed numerous villages, and created a new summit crater.
Mount Tarawera
Year: 1886; Effects: Devastating eruption that destroyed the Pink and White Terraces and killed an estimated 120 people.
Mt. Ruapehu
Year: 1995-1996; Effects: Eruptions caused lahars and ash fall, disrupting ski areas and necessitating evacuations.
White Island
Year: 2019; Effects: Eruption resulted in 22 deaths and several injuries, with significant impacts on tourism and air quality.
Kelut
Year: 2014; Effects: Powerful eruption resulted in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and the closure of several airports.
Ulawun
Year: 2019; Effects: One of Papua New Guinea's most active and dangerous volcanoes, the eruption led to evacuations and ash fall that affected surrounding communities.
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