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More than half a million people evacuated if Mount Fuji erupted
According to a recent calculation, an eruption of Mount Fuji (Fuji) in Japan may cause about 567,000 people to leave their homes.
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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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Hawaii: A series of 'lava' hot lava flows into the ocean
A volcano on the largest island in Hawaii sprayed lava streams into the ocean, creating a beautiful scene.
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Predict the wake of the super volcano Yellowstone
Although it seems to be sleeping, the Yellowstone super volcano (USA) can erupt lava in the future, and scientists are trying to improve predictability when Yellowstone…
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See the smallest mountain range on the planet
Rising up to a height of nearly 610m from the flat plain in Central Valley in central California, USA, the Sutter Buttes Mountains are in stark contrast to the surroundi…
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The highest volcano Nicaragua works again
The Nicaragua Geological Research Institute says the San Cristobal volcano has created a cloud of dust that covers an area of up to 48km. Forecast for the next few day…
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Volcanic eruption in New Zealand
Tongariro, the name of one of the three volcanoes in the center of New Zealand's North Island, began operations just before midnight on August 6. Many loud explosions ra…
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Inside the volcano 4,000 years old
The 4,000-year-old Thrihnukagigur volcano in Reykjavik (Iceland) just stopped working about 40 years ago. It is now considered a sleeping volcano because it can wake up…
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New Zealand: Tongariro volcano can be operated again
On July 20, New Zealand scientists officially warned of unrest and the risk of reactivation of Tongariro volcano in the center of the North Island after the volcano was…
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'Super volcano' formed faster than expected
The largest volcanoes on Earth, or 'super volcanoes', take only a few hundred years to form and erupt, not hundreds of thousands of years as scientists previously though…
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Legendary volcano wakes up
The earthquake eruptions occurred on Santorini Island (Greece) about 3600 years ago, thrown out from 40 to 60km3 lava devastating ancient Minoan civilization. This same…
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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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Close-up of the new island formed on the Red Sea
Strong movements and eruptions of an ocean bottom volcano led to the formation of a new island in the Red Sea.