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volcanic eruption in Hawaii

volcanic eruption of Mount Saint Helens

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Edvard Munch: The Scream

Cerro Negro volcano

Kilauea volcano

Kilauea volcano

How volcanoes work, explained by a volcanologist

Watch the volcanic eruption of Mount Saint Helens and subsequent flooding caused by melted glaciers

What it's like to visit an active volcano

How the Eyjafjallajökull volcano stopped air travel in Europe

Discover how the volcanic island of Surtsey formed for ash and lava erupting from the seafloor near Iceland

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