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Two islands formed by volcanoes form one
The island was formed in Japan last November due to volcanic eruption encroaching on the island next to it and merging the two islands into one.
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Indonesia announced a report of damage caused by natural disasters
Indonesia National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has just released a report on disaster damage caused by disasters in Indonesia from 2013 to February 2014.
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4 super volcanoes threaten humanity
The existence of human beings will fall into the world of hanging hair if one of the four volcanoes on the earth wakes up.
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Traces of ancient super volcanoes in Utah
US geologists have found evidence that there are 20 super volcanoes in the state of Utah.
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Volcanoes operate under the Antarctic ice shelf
Seismic activity underneath the West Antarctic shows the presence of an active volcano beneath the giant ice here.
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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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Volcanic eruption in Indonesia, 6,000 people evacuated
Nearly 6,000 people had to leave their homes on Indonesia's Sumatra island, after a volcanic eruption erupted over the weekend, and put up a huge column of smoke on Sept…
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Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan erupted
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan erupted on the afternoon of August 18, tossing up as much as 5,000 meters of ash.
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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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Indonesia: Volcanic eruption, 6 people died
Rokatenda volcano on Palue Island 2,000km east of Indonesia's capital Jakarta, sprayed ash and stones over 2km into the air on August 10. The ash has covered a nearby be…
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See the American volcano spray from the universe
An astronaut on the International Space Station captured the scene of smoke and dust rising from an active volcano in the US last week.
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Guatemala alarmed when Pacaya's volcano
On May 30, the Government of Guatemala officially announced the orange alarm (the closest to the red alert) due to fears that Pacaya volcano in the country might erupt a…
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Volcanic eruption in the Philippines, 5 people died
Mayon, located in Albay Province, is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines. It erupted abruptly when about 20 people were climbing to its top.
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The world's most dangerous parking lot
Reckless drivers park their cars right next to Eyjafjallajvkull volcano that is erupting molten lava to 1,200 degrees Celsius in Iceland, creating the world's most dange…