71.Theze days scientists have many ways of predicting when a volcano will erupt.
They can give warnings to people living close to the volcano
and give them time to escape.
In 1995 geologists warned the people on the south
side of the island of mountserrat that a volcano was going to erupt.
The volcano finally erupted in 1996
destroying much finally erupted in 1996
destroying much of the south side of the island.
But because of the warning
most of the population had left the island
Or moved to safer areas.
Only nineteen people died
But there could have been many.