Pyroclastic clouds, the real killers

Many people do think that most people are killed by lava streams when there is a volcano errupting, but thats not correct.
Most people do get killed by pyroclastic flows and gasses that do come with those.

This video has been taken on the carribean island of Montserrat

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• montserrat
• volcano
• danger
• lava
• pyroclastic
• cloud

[thewizardofrhythm]

0:14, worst faked pyroclastic flow ever.

[CRTukker]

@thewizardofrhythm They had to fake that part as they couldnt find a volunteer to run in front of a pyroclastic flow.

[Trackiller]

you cannot survive inside that thing,it has temperature about 600 c or more i think...

[CRTukker]

@hebneh 200km p/h is a normal speed for that, some are even far above 200km p/h

[Blue23502]

Shot that would be scary!!!!!!!!!!

[ElliotBrookshaw1]

or even BREATHE!

[Buggaton]

@CRTukker best uploader comment ever XD

[belowit035]

@thewizardofrhythm its actually at 0:16

[thewizardofrhythm]

@CRTukker I can't imagine why not.

[CRTukker]

@12OclockLow Some can indeed, but average speed is around 200 km p/h. And when a flow hits a body of water, then it will even move faster. The heavier pieces will fall into the water, causing a tsunami, and the heat of the ash will evaporate the water, boosting the flow even more which again means that the reach of the flow will be extended enormously.

[12OclockLow]

@CRTukker I thought they could be up to ~700km/h. Sounds insane, but that's what I was taught.