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-- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (3 updated events, 3 new images) --

ERUPTION OF EYJAFJALLAJ�KULL VOLCANO, ICELAND
Iceland�s Eyjafjallaj�kull Volcano burst into life on March 20, 2010. A 500-meter- (2,000-foot) long fissure opened in the Fimmv�rduh�ls Pass, accompanied by lava fountains and steam explosions. In mid-April, a huge plume of ash erupted and spread across the North Atlantic, shutting down air traffic in Europe.
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�*** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 15, 2010 (Posted on Apr 15, 2010 1:20 PM)

ERUPTION OF GAUA VOLCANO
Activity at Gaua Volcano, in the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu, continued into April 2010.
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�*** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 12, 2010 (Posted on Apr 15, 2010 10:44 AM)

EARTHQUAKE ON TIBETAN PLATEAU, QINGHAI, CHINA
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Tibetan Plateau in southern Qinghai Province, China, on April 13, 2010, killing hundreds of people and injuring as many as 10,000.
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�*** SRTM(Space Shuttle) image from Apr 14, 2010 (Posted on Apr 14, 2010 5:35 PM)

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