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Travel Watch Time: Journey to see two Majestic volcanoes: Java Island, Indonesia

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 26 Jul 24

In this video that I watched, the host takes us to a journey towards watching two Majestic Volcanoes in Java Island, Indonesia: 1: Mt. Brumo - A majestic volcanic peak with a surrounding Vast expanse of Flat land with black,...

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We are expecting high temperatures this evening.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 11 Dec 22

Luna was just eating her dinner. She did not eat it at night as she has done all her life. Instead, she wisely waits until morning when it is not as hot. I think that I will fill her dish first thing in the morning as pigeons come...

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Spiders, Stupid People and Volcanoes

celticeagle @celticeagle (189874) • Boise, Idaho 27 Dec 21

I am afraid of a few things. I have had to be brave due to a family with mental issues, stupid husband choices, and life's many absurdities. I do, however, have major issues with three things: Spiders, stupid people, and...

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Studying an online college volcanology course

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 16 Apr 21

Where have I been recently? Well, I'm interested in learning more geology, so I'm taking an online college course through edX, on volcanic hazards and hazard mapping. It has been really interestingly timed. I did the first unit,...

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Jobs I'd Never Want: Volcanologist

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3452) • United States 15 Sep 19

I have seen enough volcano disaster flicks to put me off ever wanting to be a volcanologist, not that it was a job I ever really thought I'd be suited for anyway. I also read about a volcanologist named David A. Johnston who was...

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My summer volunteer opportunity!

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 20 Feb 19

I have been studying volcanoes and specifically going to Sakurajima in Kyushu, Japan, during my holidays. When I came back for the third time, last December, I was shooting the breeze with the folks who run the Visitors Center and...

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The explosion of Mount Tambora, 1815

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 17 Dec 18

The explosion of Mount Tambora, a volcano, in April 1815 is generally regarded as the largest explosion ever recorded. Not only did it kill thousands of people, but it also had lasting effects on a worldwide scale. Before the...

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Learning about Volcanoes

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 29 Oct 18

I'm reading a book written by the professor of the online courses I've been taking about earth sciences. He is a very good teacher and very detailed. So, in my last reading I learned that the driving force behind volcanic...

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Are you in a muddy mess where you live or dealing with volcanoes?

Pat Z Anthony @PatZAnthony (14749) • Charlotte, North Carolina 5 Jun 18

Some are having such severe weather that they feel they are living in a muddy mess, while others are dealing with erupting volcanoes. Being in North Carolina at the moment, we have plenty of mud, but no volcanoes erupting....

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Volcanoes are making news and we have some too!

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 14 May 18

With the continuing eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the big island of Hawaii, where 27 homes have been destroyed, a news article about Oregon volcanoes got my attention. In 2001, scientists noticed an "80 square mile bulge of...

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The Power of Volcanoes

Raijem @raijem (335) • Philippines 9 Feb 18

I have been watching this video and am very amazed at the power of mother nature. Though some footage of the eruptions are an amazing sight, the dangers are real. Volcanic activity has displaced communities, cost lives the people...

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Evacuations all over!

Denise @petatonicsca (7070) • Japan 27 Sep 17

First it was evacuations because of hurricanes. Then this week there are evacuations in Bali, Indonesia with Mt. Agung and Ambae, Vanuatu with Mt. Manaro both threatening to erupt. It makes you wonder where will be next. I have...

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Mama Nature says "Pass the Tums"

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 7 Sep 11

Mama Nature says "Pass the Tums" There are times when we all feel a need for some Tums. Sometimes, that gas can get away from us at the worst time, and inconvenience others. That goes for the planet Earth as well as we...

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Hawaii, Beaches or Volcanoes?

stealthy @stealthy (8181) • United States 19 Aug 10

I have been to Hawaii twice; first time was to Kauai and Hawaii(the big island) and the second was to Maui. While the beaches and water are nice, I liked the volcanoes and things associated with them more. The craters, the lava...

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why so much disasters in recent weeks

tundeemma @tundeemma (894) • South Africa 16 Apr 10

from brazil to peru, chile, china and the likes, earthquakes , volcanoes and other natural disasters have not ceased, looks like the world is going to crash sometimes and one can only wonder why all these things are happening at...

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Dream #1! Batman...?

kaykaygee @kaykaygee (117) • United States 1 Sep 09

I live in a small town in California, but for some reason in this dream, there were active volcanoes surrounding our city. They aren't there in real life, but remember most dreams don't make sense. Hahaha. One bright day, the...

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Vog Days Of Autumn

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 1 Oct 08

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano is burping and belching it's way to an orange level alert. Lava is being spilled into the ocean. * Other than generally making a Voggy misery for anyone who lives too close, it's raising few concerns....

my volcano experience and my husbands love.

chingbeem @chingbeem (910) • Philippines 12 Aug 08

Mount Mayon, the volcano famous for its near perfect cone shabe in the Bicol region,Philippines is spewing smoke once again. Mt Mayon is one of the Philippines' nominees in the new 7 wonders. reading about it brought back...

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I want to learn or know more about...

Amber @AmbiePam (120760) • United States 29 May 08

I'm not sure why, but for the past week I've really wanted to find some books about volcanoes. Books on the history of them, the way they have impacted certain places, and things like that. Maybe it is because I just finished a...

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Super volcano!

NICKY_FERDIE @NICKY_FERDIE (147) • Philippines 27 May 08

I was really shocked when I watched an episode from one science channel about super volcanoes. The most disturbing thing is, although super volcanoes have been generally known to be extinct or dormant, there is actually one that...

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