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Indonesia: Many volcanoes are in alarm condition
Indonesia's National Disaster Reduction Agency (NDMA) warned that seven volcanoes along the country's islands are in alarming state.
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A wake up volcano in Indonesia
Dust and gas erupt from one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes today, making people in the surrounding villages worry, but the government has not issued an evacuation…
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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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Can accurately guess the time when volcanoes are active
On August 9, US scientists said for the first time successfully judged the eruption time of one of the most active ocean volcanoes off the coast of the state of Oregon,…
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Indonesia raised the volcano warning to the highest level
Lokon volcano in North Sulawesi Island continued to operate strongly on July 17, creating a lava column and smoke higher than 3,500m. The Indonesian government has raise…
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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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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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Horrifying videos of volcanic eruptions in Hawaii
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released a video showing recent activity at Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active volcanoes.
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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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Volcanoes can wake up faster than expected
The most frequent active volcano in Iceland erupted again last weekend, after 7 years of silence. Meanwhile, scientists warn, volcanoes seemingly sleeping peacefully
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The dangers of extinction of humanity
According to scientists, there are a number of natural hazards that are affecting the lives of a wide range of organisms on earth including humans.
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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.