Stratovolcano facts - Did you know?

- Earth's highest volcano is a stratovolcano; Nevado Ojos del Salado in Chile is 6,887 m above sea level. The highest volcano with historic eruptions is Llullaillaco, Chile, at 6,739 m. Both volcanoes are located in the northern Chilean Andes.
- Mount St. Helens is the youngest stratovolcano in the Cascades and the most active. Geologists have identified at least 35 layers of tephra erupted by the volcano in the past 3,500 years.
- Mount Shasta is the largest stratovolcano in the Cascades.

Credit: USGS

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Pompeii and Vesuvius

A friend of mine sent me this link. I haven't been able to watch it yet, but if you can, go for it!!

Digging for the truth _Pompeii secrets revealed

Why blogging when we can facebook?

Well, basically I am looking for a place where I can write my own thing without boring or/and bothering people who is not interested. Sometimes I wonder why they "friended" me in the first place. I didn't "friend" more than 10% of the people I currently have on Facebook, but I was dragged into that pity-acceptance at some point and sometimes I regret it. I will post about things in general, related with my life, trips, hikes, videos, funny or somehow relevant. Science and off course, volcanoes. Welcome!