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The volcanic eruption is nearly 10km high
RIA Novosti reported Shiveluch volcanic eruptions - 3283m high - on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula began to increase from May 2009. Since then it has regularly spewed dust…
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Colombia alarms high on Nevado del Ruiz volcano
Colombia's National Institute of Environment and Weather (IDEAM) on April 8 issued a high alert to residential areas near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Caldas and Tolim…
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Europe's highest volcano erupted violently
Europe's highest and most active volcano peak, Etna, woke up for the fifth time this year, erupting lava and dust into the sky.
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The world is about to have a new volcanic disaster
Scientists say they recorded more than 500 tremors in and around Katla Crater last month and it is likely that an eruption is imminent.
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Indonesian volcano erupted, thousands of people evacuated
Gamalama volcano in Indonesia awakens, spraying ash and lava covered eastern Indonesia, leaving thousands of people to leave their homes.
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Mexico's strongest volcano exploded
Mexico's most active volcano on Monday emitted a loud bang and a 7,000 meter tall ash column eruption, the National Disaster Prevention Center said.
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The 'killer' volcano is about to re-export
The last time the most terrifying volcano erupted was in 1815, killing the lives of 90,000 people in the region.
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Energy from Puyehue volcano is equal to 70 bombs
The eruptive energy of Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic cluster in Chile is equivalent to 70 atomic bombs or 2% of global electricity.
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Specialist disaster warning in the Northern Hemisphere
The world's leading expert on Arthur Saltykovski volcano, the Institute of Earth Physics named Schmidt predicts: In the next one or two decades, the Yellowstone volcano…
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Indonesian volcano awoke, spraying smoke 5,000m high
A volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island wakes up today, with columns of smoke and ash as high as 5,000 meters in the air.
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Highest volcano in Mexico
The highest volcano in Mexico, Popocatepetl, began to wake up, releasing a column of ash about 3km high that rises into the sky.
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Chilean volcano makes the river
The hot lava of Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcanic cluster in southern Chile has flowed down a nearby river, causing the river to heat abnormally.
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Europe's largest black ash volcanic ash
Vatnajokull, Europe's largest glacier and one of the most beautiful glaciers in the world, has been tinged with a black color due to Grimsvotn volcanic ash in Iceland.
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Video: Iceland's most active volcano erupts
Iceland closed the main international airport and canceled domestic flights after the country's most active volcano, Grimsvotn, began erupting.
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Europe's largest volcano
The Italian volcano Etna on Italy and also Europe's largest volcano yesterday woke up, erupting lava and ash, with flaming red lava flows down the slopes.