Islands - Volcanoes

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Chile volcanoes spew ash Andrea Duprez, from Bariloche, in Argentina describes how the ash from the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range in Chile has affected her town.

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Cruising on Destiny: In the shadow of the volcanoes We spent two nights in Lamen Bay, a pretty but very rolly anchorage. Whilst there we visited the high school - it is the only high school for the whole of Epi Island. Entrance is by examination, and ...

The Guardian World News

Volcanoes 'helped dinosaurs rule' Massive eruptions triggered by separation of tectonic plates killed off dominant crurotarsans, fossil evidence showsVolcanoes that spewed out lava and noxious gases for more than half a million years ...

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Designing Wireless Sensors To Be Dropped Into Volcanoes Thorfinn.au writes with this quote from El Reg: "Topflight engineers based in Newcastle have hit upon a radical plan for warning of volcanic eruptions. They intend to build a heatproof sensor unit whi...

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Spectacular photographs of volcanoes in Hawaii and Ethiopia These photographs are all by volcano-mad Patrick Koster, a 40-year-old engineer from Spijkenisse, Holland.

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Erupting Volcanoes Seen From Space Astronauts and satellites have spotted some pretty awesome volcanic eruptions over the years. We've gathered 10 of the most interesting photos of erupting volcanoes, taken from space.