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Europe

‘Volcanic eruptions are like cats’: the La Palma volcano explained | Volcanoes

On 19 September, after 50 years of magmatic quiescence, the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma roared back to life. Ash speckled the sky, and molten…

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Europe

More towns evacuated as volcanic eruptions on La Palma intensify | Volcanoes

Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma have forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns, while airlines cancelled flights because of a cloud…

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Science

Readers discuss ‘uniquely human’ DNA and Mars’ volcanic activity

What makes a modern human? Just 1.5 to 7 percent of human DNA is unique to modern humans, Tina Hesman Saey reported in “Most human DNA is not unique to…

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Asia

Undersea volcanic eruption creates new Japanese island | Japan

The 6,000-plus islands that make up the Japanese archipelago have a new addition, after scientists said an undersea volcanic eruption 1,200km (745 miles) south of Tokyo had created a new…

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Travel

Volcanic swimming and above-cloud hiking: 10 of the best things to do in Madeira | Madeira to measure

Hillsides covered in tropical fruit trees, pummelling waterfalls, rocky cliffsides plunging into the Atlantic: the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira is home to one of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes. Throw…

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Volcanic eruption led to abandonment of Ancient Egyptian city 2,000 years ago after blast triggered years-long drought

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Food

Volcanic eruption led to abandonment of Ancient Egyptian city 2,000 years ago after blast triggered years-long drought

A CATASTROPHIC volcanic eruption may have led to the abandonment of an ancient Egyptian city more than 2,000 years ago. The blast triggered a drought that left citizens of the…

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A volcanic surge helped sauropods rule over Jurassic herbivores

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Science

A volcanic surge helped sauropods rule over Jurassic herbivores

November 18, 2020

Lengthy-necked sauropods, the biggest animals ever to stroll on Earth, could have thundered into dominance throughout the Jurassic Interval due to a big burst of volcanic exercise that started round…

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Categories

‘Volcanic eruptions are like cats’: the La Palma volcano explained | Volcanoes

More towns evacuated as volcanic eruptions on La Palma intensify | Volcanoes

Readers discuss ‘uniquely human’ DNA and Mars’ volcanic activity

Undersea volcanic eruption creates new Japanese island | Japan

Volcanic swimming and above-cloud hiking: 10 of the best things to do in Madeira | Madeira to measure

Volcanic eruption led to abandonment of Ancient Egyptian city 2,000 years ago after blast triggered years-long drought

A volcanic surge helped sauropods rule over Jurassic herbivores

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