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These 'ghost villages' in Indonesia are all that remain after years of volcanic eruptions from Mount Sinabung
However, some villagers, without anywhere else to go, returned to their homes. In 2014, the volcano…
Zoë Ettinger,Gabbi Shaw
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Photos show Mount St. Helens, the most disastrous volcanic eruption in US history 44 years ago
Just a few years before the eruption, The New York Times described Mount St. Helens as a "relativel…
Jenny McGrath
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New "fiery" exoplanet discovered, found to display volcanic activity like Jupiter's Io
In a known star system about 66 light years away from Sun, the astrophysicists discovered signal…
PTI
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Tonga volcanic eruption of 2022 depleted huge amounts of ozone rapidly, research finds
The Tongan volcanic eruption of 2022 caused large, rapid depletion of ozone by injecting huge amoun…
PTI
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"Clean air" might've been a culprit behind the massive warming the Earth is having to endure, experts speculate
The advent and adoption of new international shipping rules in 2020 cut out a ton of dirty fuel tra…
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Starship's first liftoff toward space created the equivalent of a volcanic eruption in the launchpad, physicist finds
SpaceX's Starship rocket atop its Super Heavy booster is the most powerful rocket in history, capab…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Erin Sn…
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Iceland issues state of emergency and closes world-famous Blue Lagoon over fears of a volcanic eruption
The Blue Lagoon, one of Iceland's most popular tourist attractions, has been closed as a precaution.
Marta Biino
Skeletons in Pompeii reveal earthquake in addition to volcanic eruption
The discovery of two skeletons in the ruins of Pompeii suggests powerful earthquakes accompanied th…
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Pompeii find reveals the secrets of life as a slave in Ancient Rome, frozen in time for almost 2,000 years by volcanic eruption
Archaeologists discovered a small bedroom used by slaves in a dig near the Roman city of Pompeii, I…
Rebecca Rommen
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Mass evacuation ordered in the Philippines after volcano erupts with 2 mile-high plumes of steam and ash
The alert level for Taal volcano, south of the capital Manila, was raised from level two to level t…
Kate Duffy
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A helicopter pilot and 2 of his passengers jumped into the ocean to escape a volcanic eruption that killed 22 people: 'The water is what saved us'
The pilot said he jumped into the ocean and held his breath until the black ash in the air started …
Kelsey Vlamis
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals one of the most mysterious worlds in the universe might have a volcanic moon
Mysterious brown dwarfs are neither planets nor stars, but this one somehow has northern lights, me…
Maiya Focht,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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NASA scientists say the Tonga volcano eruption shot out the highest ash plume satellites have ever captured
The Tonga volcano shot a plume of ash 36 miles high, into the third layer of Earth's atmosphere. Th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The most stunning satellite photos of 2022 show a world gripped by volcanic eruptions, war, and protests
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a vicious war in Ukraine — a war Ukraine has mightily counter…
Azmi Haroun
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'Cyrano' director reveals the crew had to pick up their cameras and run off Mount Etna when the volcano erupted during filming
Snowstorms and an erupting volcano almost derailed Joe Wright's plans to film a pivotal "Cyrano" sc…
Palmer Haasch
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Videos show residents fleeing in terror as Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano suddenly erupts and spews a gigantic ash cloud
Residents fled in terror as Mount Semeru, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Java, spewed a giga…
Joshua Zitser
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New NASA photos offer a close look at Jupiter's fiery moon with erupting volcanos that dwarf anything on Earth
NASA's Juno spacecraft flew extremely close to Jupiter's eruptive moon Io and took some stunning ph…
Ellyn Lapointe
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After rescuing a hiker near Iceland's erupting volcano, police are urging tourists to stay away
A volcano in Iceland has been erupting since Monday night. Police are cautioning tourists that the …
Joey Hadden
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Tonga's volcanic eruption ruptured a giant undersea internet cable and knocked the country's internet offline
The government of Tonga said it will give priority to international calls and emails as it works to…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Another 'explosive event' at St Vincent volcano has left the island struggling with power outages, limited water supplies, and blankets of ash
La Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent first exploded on Friday. These eruption…