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The powerful earthquake off the Russian coast triggered a tsunami warning
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia, which could create tsunamis within a 300km radius.
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The giant cloud of flying disc in Russia implies
Recently, photographer Vladimir Voychuk has
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Volcanic eruption column of high ash 11km
A volcano in the Far East of Russia erupted violently, rising up the smoke columns higher than 11km, raising the danger warning level for aviation operations.
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Volcano in the Russian Far East sprayed ash column 6km high
The highest volcano in the Eurasian continent is Klyuchevskoi, located on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East, on the morning of October 10, spraying ash col…
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Russian Far Eastern volcano sprayed ashes 6.5km high
A volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East on August 6 began to operate fiercely, spraying ashes into the sky to a height of 6.5km, RIA Novosti quoted…
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Shiveluch volcano sprayed 9000 meters of dust
The Shiveluch volcano, over 3,200 meters tall, increased its activity from May 2009. Previous volcanic ash eruptions of this volcano are usually 3,000-10,000 meters high.
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The volcano woke up after 36 years
Plosky Tolbachik volcano, 3,085m high, located on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula, has been operating again after 36 years. Smoke and ash fly up can affect flights.
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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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Two volcanoes erupted violently in Russia
Two volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East have erupted violently, creating huge haze of dust ...
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New findings may help predict volcanic activity
At the Scientific Conference of the British Association for Scientific Development (BA) in the UK, a group of scientists from the country said they had discovered a mech…
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Cave shimmering in Russia
In Russia there is a snow cave formed naturally with mysterious beauty that visitors can not ignore. The strange snow cave cave is located on the Eastern Kamchatka Penin…
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Photos of the incredible 'monsters' of the sea
The seabed is home to many kinds of animals that we don't know. Here are pictures of some of them.
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Close up of a Russian bear playing with 'fire springs' 250 degrees C
Geysers Valley, Kamchatka (Russia), where many hot water sources are located, are the habitat of grizzly bears - the symbol of Russia.
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Strangely, the phenomenon of Egg fish washed ashore at Kamchatka
After the breeding season, the eggs (Capelin) around the Kamchatka archipelago return to shallow water, however, most of these fishes become food for predatory birds bec…