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Salvadorans hurl fireballs at each other during annual festival commemorating a volcanic eruption

This is the craziest festival celebration I’ve ever seen! Thanks Chris!

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Burned cows

Photo: CLARA PRIMA/AFP/Getty Images This is just about the saddest photo I’ve seen in a long time. These two cows, still alive after being badly burned, are the direct result of the eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia. If you … Continue reading

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Time-lapse video of Eyjafjallajökull volcano

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo. Sean Stiegemeier made a special trip to Iceland just to film this time-lapse of the volcano that’s still very active there. The earth sure does look nice … Continue reading

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Visible shockwaves from the eruption of Eyjafjalajökull

The smoke coming out of Eyjafjalajökull served as a great way for someone in a helicopter to see just how powerful those blasts of molten rock are that are coming out of this volcano in Iceland.

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Lightning lights up the Icelandic volcano ash

Photo: Marco Fulle APOD just posted an amazing photo by Marco Fulle showing several lightning bolts illuminating the sky and the ash from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Southern Iceland. Thanks Keir!

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