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The world's first artificial volcano
While exploring underground rock layers in Hawaii, the workers of an American company accidentally hit magma and their drill created a volcano.
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Volcano under the Arctic ice
The team, led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), recently found evidence of a volcanic eruption deep beneath the ice-covered white surface of the Arctic Ocean.
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Global climate changed by a volcano
Four centuries ago, a volcano in Peru sprayed huge columns of dust and smoke into the sky. That disaster may have opened a new phase in the history of world climate.
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Tungurahua volcano 'wakes up'
On January 9, a volcanic activity researcher in Ecuador said the Tungurahua volcano is working again. Authorities evacuated 10 villages living there.
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Mexico: dusty volcanic eruption
During the six outings on November 30 and December 1, dust and smoke spilled from the crater of Popocatepetl (southeastern Mexico) and lifted thousands of meters in the…
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Indonesia: The risk of volcanic eruptions is very close
According to scientists at the Kelut volcano observatory (east of Java Island), within a few hours, they recorded 548 tremors taking place in the volcano.
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Indonesia: The volcano wakes up
On October 25, Soputan volcano in central Indonesia erupted, causing many pillars of smoke to shoot into the air, according to an official from the local monitoring syst…
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New Zealand: Volcanoes suddenly erupt
The lodge for skiers hurriedly evacuated, the highway stopped, a man was seriously injured when the volcano suddenly erupted in New Zealand, spraying ash and rock into t…
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Volcanic eruption in Yemen
A volcano erupted on a small island off Yemen, launching lava and ash hundreds of meters into the air, a Canadian naval ship near the island in the Red Sea said yesterda…
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Indonesian volcano erupted
Karangetan volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted hot lava and high ashes in the early morning (August 20), a few hours after hundreds of villagers living on the mount…
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Indonesians massively evacuated for volcanoes
Yesterday, about 8,400 people in eastern Indonesia evacuated the area near Mount Gamkonora, Northern Maluku province, while the paint fire erupted with hot air and dust…
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Europe's largest volcano has awakened
Europe's largest Etna volcano in the city of Catania on the island of Sicily, Italy begins its regular eruption. Its exact height cannot be measured (although the number…
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Colombia: 8,000 people fled for volcanic eruptions
A volcano in southern Colombia on April 18 shuddered to wake up and erupt, causing large landslides, destroying many bridges, houses and fields, causing 8,000 people to…
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Volcanic activity in Reunion Island increased sharply
Flow of lava, magma of Piton volcano on French Reunion island of Mascareignes archipelago in the Indian Ocean, has erupted higher than 200 meters.
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Vesuvio volcano and Pompeii ruins
Vesuvio volcano, located in southeastern Naples, southern Italy, is the only volcano in continental Europe still active. 1,277m high volcano above sea level. The crater…