how many people have volcanoes killed
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: While there have been deaths from volcanoes in HI, there have not been 238,000. That number is total deaths from volcanoes worldwide. I can't find a number for just HI, but if you go here http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/Effect... none of the Hawaiian volcanoes are on the list of eruptions that killed more than 300 people.
The volcano eruption in Tambora, Indonesia, in 1815, killed around 92,000 people. The eruption sent fiery ash into the stratosphere, which cooled the world climate for more than a year. In some parts of the world, that year is called 'the year without a summer' because it was so cool. Tambora also destroyed crops, and led to disease and water contamination.