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Sakurajima Lets Out a Spectacular Eruption After Months of Quiet
Things had gotten quiet at Japan’s Sakurajima for the past few months, but today the volcano unleashed an impressive explosive eruption. If you watch the video of the eruption, you can see incandescent volcanic bombs and ash being hurled hundreds of meters into the air — and the eruption even generated some of its own lightning. I’ve […]
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How We Tell if a Volcano Is Active, Dormant, or Extinct
You hear the terms all the time, but what is meant by an active, dormant or extinct volcano?
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Sakurajima in Japan Might Be Headed Towards a Large Eruption
Japanese officials are prepared for what could be a large eruption from Sakurajima.
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