Volcano articles
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Study suggests Io's volcanoes have been active for 4.5 billion years
A team of geologists and planetary scientists from the California Institute of Technology, the University of California Santa Cruz, New York University, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center reports evidence that Io's volcanic activity has been ongoing since the beginning of the solar system. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group studied sulfur isotopes in Io's atmosphere to determine how long the moon has been volcanically active.
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Indonesia: thousands evacuated as volcano eruption spreads ash as far as Malaysia – video
Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano have forced more than half a dozen airports to close, with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, according to officials, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears. Mount Ruang erupted three times on Tuesday, spewing lava and ash more than 5km (three miles) into the sky and forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for 12,000 people. A rescue ship and a warship were dispatched to help move people from neighbouring Tagulandang...
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Alicia Silverstone shares snaps and videos from her rain-soaked adventure to the Arenal volcano in Costa Rica
Alicia Silverstone is ever the doting mother, taking her 12-year-old son Bear on a getaway to Costa Rica.