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A terrifying video shows dozens of tourists fleeing a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna on the island of Sicily.

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Terrifying Footage Shows Tourists Fleeing Epic Volcanic Eruption

By Victor Tangermann

As Mount Etna oozes lava, thousands of tourists are rushing towards the volcano's snow slopes, seeking thrills and glory.

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Officials Alarmed as Tourists Walk Straight Toward Erupting Volcano Hoping for Awesome Selfies

By Frank Landymore

New research finally solves the nearly two hundred year old mystery of which volcano caused the Sun to turn blue with its epic eruption.

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Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out What Turned the Sun Blue

By Frank Landymore

A widely-circulating video shows a worker inside a backhoe in Iceland spreading dirt to stop quickly approaching lava from destroying a road.

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Watch Workers Desperately Try to Stop Oncoming Lava

By Victor Tangermann

Search and rescue teams are frantically searching for man, who has reportedly fallen into a crack in the Earth in Iceland.

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Man Missing After Falling Into Crack in the Earth

By Victor Tangermann

Local authorities in Iceland are telling people to stop visiting the volcanic eruption because the terrain is challenging and dangerous.

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Authorities Ask Tourists to Stop Flocking to Site of Volcanic Eruption

By Sharon Adarlo

Following tens of thousands of earthquakes rocking southwest Iceland, a massive volcano erupted early Tuesday morning local time.

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Massive Icelandic Volcano Erupts, Spews Lava Hundreds of Feet Into the Air

By Victor Tangermann

A new volcano in Iceland has erupted into existence and scientists think it heralds the start of increased volcanic activity in the region.

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New Volcano Bursts Forth in Iceland

By Sharon Adarlo

This isn't the first time that the Pacific Ocean has birthed a new island — and according to the experts, they tend to be a bit of a flight risk.

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Experts Have Bad News for That Tiny Island That Appeared the Other Day

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

From the bubbling hot eruption of an underwater volcano, a new island emerges in the southwest pacific. But how long will it survive?

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A New Island Just Appeared in the Pacific Ocean

By Frank Landymore

Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted near a major Icelandic airport on Wednesday afternoon, roughly 20 miles from the nation's capital Reykjavik.

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Jaw-Dropping Video Shows Massive Volcano Erupting Near Airport

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Lake Taupo is the largest in New Zealand. Studying 42 years worth of data, scientists now believe the supervolcano beneath its surface is once again active.

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Active Supervolcano Is Causing Ground Above It To Shift, Study Finds

By Frank Landymore

Satellite Images Show Island Where Volcano Erupted Almost Entirely Destroyed

Satellite Images Show Island Where Volcano Erupted Almost Entirely Destroyed

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Tsunami waves that hit Tonga's Pacific island nation shores following an underwater volcano eruption— and if you want, you can watch in real time.

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Hey Kids, Wanna See Satellite Footage of a Volcano Violently Erupting?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A Japanese man might have gotten the selfie of a lifetime when he allegedly snapped a picture of himself as a volcano was erupting behind him.

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Man Takes Selfie Right as Volcano Explodes Behind Him

By Tony Ho Tran

A shocking video shows the moment a church collapses in a cloud of dark ashes on the Spanish island of La Palma.

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Video Shows Church Collapsing After Being Hit by Lava

By Victor Tangermann