As I kid, I was fascinated by two things: dinosaurs and volcanoes, and I still hold that fascination to some degree. So I was glad to see Erik Klementi's post reviewing the year in volcanoes for 2020. There weren't any huge, Pinatubo-scale eruptions, but there were several that caused some havoc, at least for those living nearby.
2020 has been quite the year. Any number of world-shattering events will be remembered for decades to come but at least we can say one thing: it wasn't the volcanoes' fault. Even as the pandemic, elections and a myriad of other things captured our attention, volcanoes kept on doing their thing this year. Most didn't make the headlines, but we can look back at some of the most active volcanoes on our planet during this past year.
In 2020, we had a lot of volcanic activity! Now, that isn't to say it was abnormal. The planet is always volcanically active. There were dozens of volcanoes active almost the entire year at some level. I won't even mention all the eruptions this year or even some of the volcanoes that had the most prolonged activity. My countdown is more about some of the most notable events at volcanoes this year.
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