Veiscend: Eruption Ranking

Veiscend is a ranking app that tours the world's volcanic eruptions in order of erupted volume, from smallest to largest. The baseline is Mt. Fuji's Hōei eruption (1707). Taking its erupted volume of about 1.7 km³ as "1," the app shows how many times larger each eruption is. ■ Plays automatically, like a ranking video Press play and the map flies to the next volcano. As it approaches, the eruption begins: circles marking the reach of pyroclastic flows and ashfall expand, and the multiple of Mt. Fuji counts up. From Mt. Ontake's 2014 eruption through Sakurajima, Pinatubo, and Tambora to some of the largest eruptions in Earth's history, 62 eruptions are presented in order. ■ Eruptions included ・Japan (23): Ontake, Unzen, Asama, Fuji, Sakurajima, Towada, Hokkaido-Komagatake, giant caldera eruptions such as Kikai, Aira, and Aso, and more ・Rest of the world (39): Vesuvius, Krakatoa, St.…