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John W and Sean present A collection of information about the **Toba Super Volcano** in Sumatra!

__ Persuation Piece __ **Are you an adventurer?** Are you interested in the intriguing process in which a volcano erupts and melts rocks, trees, and well, anything in it's path!? Well, the Toba Volcano is the perfect thing to study (even though it isn't exactly safe)! Toba is even larger than the famous Yellowstone Volcano in Yellowstone National Park ! The Toba Volcano, located in Sumatra, is a super volcano that exploded 74,000 years ago. But, that doesn't mean that it's not due for another one! This powerful volcano can explode at anytime, causing at least 100 times as much damage as it did in it's last kaboom. It's last big bang made ash fall 4,000,000 square kilometers, about half the size of the United States. In recent events, it caused a tsunami in 2005. A tsunami is a giant wave that is usually caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, or landslides. Some fear that the 2012 theory is related to Toba. If this is true, then the explosion will change the climate all across the world, in any way possible. Earthquakes will rock the Earth, since when there is an action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. Tsunamis will drown cities. Ashes will suffocate life as we know it. Sounds fun right? This is a real adventure for all those extreme adventurers out there! Come to the Toba Super Volcano in Sumatra, Asia!

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 * 74 thousand year ago Mt Toba exploded and ash clould cover half the United States ||
 * 1892 earthquake ||
 * 1916 earthquake ||
 * 1920 earthquake ||
 * 2005 Tsunami ||

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