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La Palma Eruption on October 26, 2021

Eruption in the Canary Islands Is Likely Its Largest in Centuries

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Five Apocalypses Humanity Has Survived

La Palma Lava Flows

Ash and Lava Flows Continue to Wreak Havoc on La Palma in the Canary Islands

La Palma September 2021

Most Active Volcano in the Canary Islands Erupts for the First Time in 50 years

Churchill Volcano

What's the Most Remote Volcano on Land?

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Floating Homes, Raised Houses: A Tale of Two Flood Mitigation Strategies

Summit of Kīlauea

Things May Be Brewing at Hawaii's Kīlauea

Damage from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti

Why are Earthquakes in Haiti So Deadly and Destructive?

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Wicked High Tides: Citizen Scientists Plan for Sea-Level Rise

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Yes, Wisconsin Has a Wildfire Season. Here's Why It Ramped Up This Spring

Lava lake at Nyiragongo

One of the World's Most Dangerous Volcanoes Sends Lava Flows Through Villages

Damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

The Western U.S. is Now Blanketed in an Earthquake Early Warning Network

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