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The 1883 Krakatoa eruption was so loud it circled the Earth four times and burst eardrums 40 miles away

On an August morning in 1883, a volcanic island in the strait between Java and Sumatra tore itself apart in a series of ...
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First a volcanic eruption, now a crustacean invasion? See the giant lobsters taking over the ancient city of Pompeii

Visitors to Pompeii’s ancient archaeological site and ash-preserved ruins may be quite surprised to see that the city from ...
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Volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years: "Like a sudden bomb"

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo released by the Afar Government Communication Bureau, ash billows from an eruption of the long-dormant Hayli Gubbi ...
Scientific American

Volcano Erupts after Lying Dormant for 12,000 Years, Sending Scientists Scrambling

A long-quiet volcano in Ethiopia spewed ash nine miles into the sky on Sunday, marking the first known major eruption from this volcano for more than 12,000 years. Under-studied and situated in ...
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Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years

Nov. 24 (UPI) --A volcano in Ethiopia erupted Sunday morning for the first time in at least 12,000 years. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the northeastern part of the country spewed ash and smoke, which ...