User blog comment:Aghostintheboat/The Official Roleplay Room/@comment-24787182-20150318183231

After much effort, the ash clowds around Earth have either been collected by clean up crews or fell to the ground. The calderas that were hit by the Federation did not causemuch destruction to nearby cities, but Mount St. Helens and Mount Vesuvius cause extreme damage. Once hit, the mountains were completely destroyed in a massive pyroclastic eruption which killed thousands. Rocks, lava and ash covered the surrounding areas, marking all that was left of the volcanoes. 98% of Mount St. Helens before the attack was gone while Vesuvius had only 1.25% of what is left of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii. An estimate of 9,986 people were killed from both Vesuvius and St. Helens, while the total estimate from all five eruptions is 56,967 dead.