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Insane shot of a volcanic eruption

Photo by Patrick Taschler.  From NASA’s Astronomy Photo of the Day site: Volcano Tungurahua sometimes erupts spectacularly. Pictured above, molten rock so hot it glows visibly pours down the sides of the 5,000-meter high Tungurahua, while a cloud of dark … Continue reading

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Greatest April Fools hoax ever

Panic set in the town of Sitka, Alaska, when on April 1, 1974, the residents awoke to black smoke rising from the top of Mount Edgecumbe, a long-dormant neighboring volcano. People spilled out into the streets, alarmed, and began to wonder … Continue reading

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A vision of hellfire

Image credit Reicardo Mohr/National Geographic Back in June, Ricardo Mohr took this shot of an eruption of southern Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano. The starry sky and the lightning make it a vision of hellfire. The eruption last summer grounded flights … Continue reading

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