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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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Chilean volcano woke up after half a century
3,500 people had to evacuate because the Puyehue volcano in southern Chile suddenly woke up for the first time in 50 years.
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Close up of Chilean volcanoes erupting
The black smoke column rises as high as 10 km from Puyehue volcano, Chile, when it wakes up after half a century.
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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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