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volcanoes have probably killed 200,000 people in the last 200 years, not 2,000.

Posted by mafic Jun 11 '09, 11:34

tambora, krakatoa, pelee, and nevado del ruiz almost puts you there.

and you could argue their totals much much higher if you blamed climate change and resulting famines on them.

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"This paper just says 'volcano insurance' over and over. And then here at the bottom, it says 'he's signing it, I can't believe he's signing it'." -- nm - TFox Jun 11, 11:37
Than how many in the last 2,000? -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 11:36 2
- tough to say, since there isn't really much reliable data on anything that happened before about the mid-1700s. - mafic Jun 11, 11:41 1
  - I WIN!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 11:43

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volcanoes have probably killed 200,000 people in the last 200 years, not 2,000.

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