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Mount Spurr’s rumbles provide timely reminder of health risks from volcanic ash
When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can ...
Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt
When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the ...
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Mount Tambora’s Eruption Was So Powerful Europe Went Into 'Volcanic Winter' With No Summer in 1816
Mount Tambora’s Eruption Was So Powerful Europe Went Into 'Volcanic Winter' With No Summer in 1816 One of nature’s fury, ...
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A Volcanic Eruption In Indonesia Led To Napoleon’s Defeat At Waterloo, Experts Say
Two months before Napoleon's historic defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia caused heavy rains ...
The country that's the earthquake capital of the world
This country is a meeting point for several tectonic plates including the Indian-Australian, Eurasian and Pacific.
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Climbing Mount Fuji will now require a $27 fee and a test
Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded by millions of tourists. To try and bring more ...
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Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest
When the main climbing season begins next month on Mount Everest, expedition companies will test drones that can ferry loads as heavy as 35 pounds in the high altitudes, bring back ladders used to ...