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Significant Volcanic Eruptions in Oceania

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Mount Merapi

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Year: 2010; Effects: Eruption caused widespread evacuation, claimed over 300 lives, and disrupted air travel.

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Tavurvur

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Year: 2014; Effects: Eruptions caused evacuations and significant ash plumes that disrupted regional air travel, part of the larger Rabaul caldera.

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Taal Volcano

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Year: 2020; Effects: Eruption caused over 100,000 people to be evacuated, and the ash cloud reached Metro Manila, causing airport closures.

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Ambae Island

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Year: 2018; Effects: Forced the entire population of about 11,000 people to evacuate due to volcanic ash and acid rain.

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Manam

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Year: 2004; Effects: Large eruption resulted in the deaths of at least five people, displacement of thousands, and destruction of homes.

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Mount Agung

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Year: 2017; Effects: Erupted after a half-century of quiet, led to evacuations and disrupted air travel in Bali and neighboring islands.

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Rabaul

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Year: 1994; Effects: Eruption led to the destruction of the Rabaul town, two-thirds of which was covered in ash, and thousands were evacuated.

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Mt. Yasur

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Year: Continuous; Effects: Persistent strombolian activity and ash emissions, tourism attraction due to consistent activity.

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Mount Lamington

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Year: 1951; Effects: Eruption killed approximately 3,000 people, destroyed numerous villages, and created a new summit crater.

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Mount Tarawera

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Year: 1886; Effects: Devastating eruption that destroyed the Pink and White Terraces and killed an estimated 120 people.

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Mt. Ruapehu

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Year: 1995-1996; Effects: Eruptions caused lahars and ash fall, disrupting ski areas and necessitating evacuations.

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White Island

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Year: 2019; Effects: Eruption resulted in 22 deaths and several injuries, with significant impacts on tourism and air quality.

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Kelut

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Year: 2014; Effects: Powerful eruption resulted in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and the closure of several airports.

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Ulawun

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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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