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Nevado del Ruiz

American  
[ne-vah-thaw thel rwees] / nɛˈvɑ ðɔ ðɛl ˈrwis /

noun

  1. a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5,401 meters).


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"After 89 days at activity level orange ... we announce that the Nevado del Ruiz volcano has entered a period of lessened instability," the geological service said on Twitter.

From Reuters Jun. 27, 2023

Families living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase of seismic activity.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2023

In the Mount St. Helens blast that rocked the Pacific Northwest in 1980, the Kraffts lost a colleague, and the 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia killed more than 20,000.

From Washington Post Jul. 19, 2022

The 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia killed 25,000 people — but was so deadly only because the melting water triggered mudflows.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2018

A tragic scenario played out recently, in 1985, when a lahar from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia buried the town of Armero and killed an estimated 23,000 people.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2017

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