Petition proposing an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ to be observed officially by the United Nations and we are asking that the U.N. General Assembly please consider a resolution for establishing an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ on 10th April every year.
Tanguy De Saint-Cyr, owner of French volcano tour company, that came up with the concept for an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ and Jeannie Curtis, a New Zealand technical writer and educator are proposing an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ to be officially recognised and observed by the United Nations and ask that the General Assembly please consider a resolution for establishing an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ on 10th April. The date of 10th April has no recognised international day and we propose this date for the following reason: On 10 April 1815 Gunung (Mount) Tambora in Indonesia erupted and generated massive pyroclastic flows and tsunami that instantly killed 10,000 locals, who were unaware of the danger. The massive eruption injected huge amounts of aerosols into the Earth’s stratosphere, causing a global haze which reflected back the incoming sunlight and cooled our planet by half a degree (celsius). This affected the planet’s climate for three years, causing crop failure and famine, resulting in up to 60,000 more human deaths globally – as well as affecting animals, fauna and agriculture. Tambora is still the deadliest eruption in recorded history, and 10th April is a date in which the people of the World can reflect upon an “International Day of Volcanoes’
Petition proposing an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ to be observed officially by the United Nations and we are asking that the U.N. General Assembly please consider a resolution for establishing an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ on 10th April every year.
Tanguy De Saint-Cyr, owner of French volcano tour company, that came up with the concept for an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ and Jeannie Curtis, a New Zealand technical writer and educator are proposing an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ to be officially recognised and observed by the United Nations and ask that the General Assembly please consider a resolution for establishing an ‘International Day of Volcanoes’ on 10th April. The date of 10th April has no recognised international day and we propose this date for the following reason: On 10 April 1815 Gunung (Mount) Tambora in Indonesia erupted and generated massive pyroclastic flows and tsunami that instantly killed 10,000 locals, who were unaware of the danger. The massive eruption injected huge amounts of aerosols into the Earth’s stratosphere, causing a global haze which reflected back the incoming sunlight and cooled our planet by half a degree (celsius). This affected the planet’s climate for three years, causing crop failure and famine, resulting in up to 60,000 more human deaths globally – as well as affecting animals, fauna and agriculture. Tambora is still the deadliest eruption in recorded history, and 10th April is a date in which the people of the World can reflect upon an “International Day of Volcanoes’
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