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Tongariro volcanic ash spray 2km high
Environment

Tongariro volcanic ash spray 2km high

The volcano in New Zealand was used as a backstage for the Lord of the Rings movie today (November 21), which had a massive explosion, firing up a 2-kilometer column of…

December 16, 2018
Predict the wake of the super volcano Yellowstone
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018
Super volcano discovered in Hong Kong
Environment

Super volcano discovered in Hong Kong

Hong Kong geologists (China) claim to have identified the location of a super volcano located on this special zone. This is also the first discovery of a super volcano i…

December 16, 2018
The highest volcano Nicaragua works again
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018
Volcanic eruption in New Zealand
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018
The danger of a hidden killer
Environment

The danger of a hidden killer

In the old days, Campi Flegrei was no different from the door of hell that was half-closed. Located along the Bay of Naples, not far from the old city, Pompeii was destr…

December 16, 2018
Volcanic 'wake up' in southern Japan
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Volcanic 'wake up' in southern Japan

Sakurajima wakes up at night 24/7. The eruption of one of the most active volcanoes in Japan has caused the ash to cover the streets of Kagoshima, about 2 kilometers fro…

December 16, 2018
Inside the volcano 4,000 years old
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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…

December 16, 2018
'Super volcano' formed faster than expected
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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…

December 16, 2018
Italy shook again because of the earthquake
Environment

Italy shook again because of the earthquake

China Daily quoted the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcano (INGV) as saying that the earthquake occurred at 21h20 local time in the area that had been shaken by…

December 16, 2018