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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Volcanoes ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yellowstone's volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yellowstone eruptions may be driven by shifts in Earth's crust, rather than a deep well of magma, study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Volcanoes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z3zHj8bkLu2UCMNaWMWJ4Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research suggests Yellowstone&#039;s magma plumbing system doesn&#039;t work the way we thought it did. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing lake of lava emits steam which partially obscures a forest behind the steam.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Etna is like no other volcano on Earth, representing 'a new type of volcanism,' new research reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Etna's strange lava has long perplexed scientists, but new research reveals that the volcano formed in a bizarre way — making it unlike any other known volcano on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:21:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:33:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UpkiZWvPcvUQfUAU5ZisfP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Etna&#039;s strange lava has long perplexed scientists. Now they know why it&#039;s so weird. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A volcano glowing with orange and yellow lava is seen against the evening night sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An anomaly in Mars' mantle could trigger volcanoes to erupt — and may be causing the whole planet to spin faster ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Data from NASA's InSight mission suggests the Red Planet's Tharsis region is more active than previously thought and may be why Mars is spinning more quickly over time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:58:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:19:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/snqkUvvuL4kCzLLm6ecWJM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A composite image taken by the Viking orbiter of Mars&#039; Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano and mountain in the solar system. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of Olympus Mons on the surface of Mars, its structure a pile of brown lava in a large circular mount on the surface of the planet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vanuatu's 'barefoot volcanologist' stands at ash- and sulfur-spewing Mount Yasur in award-winning photograph ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Elle Leontiev's image of Philip, a self-taught volcanologist who has lived on Mount Yasur his whole life, has won the Portraiture category of the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:30:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:45:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VmYMegptAnbAHFAM8UtVqh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Elle Leontiev, Australia, Winner, Open Competition, Portraiture, Sony World Photography Awards 2026]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The world's 'hidden' volcanoes pose the greatest risk for global crisis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Cassidy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P2RfgspPXztmf72btpYsbh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[El Chichón volcano in Mexico erupted explosively in 1982 after lying dormant for centuries]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[El Chichón (Chichonal) crater lake, Chiapas, Mexico]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coconucos volcanic chain: Colombia's stunning cluster of volcanoes, lost in an otherworldly landscape ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Coconucos volcanic chain is a mountain ridge dotted with at least 14 volcano craters, including one that is active and erupted in December 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F8phzXgpSLAxVmerDs6ZTj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Puracé is an active volcano in Colombia&#039;s Coconucos volcanic chain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of Purace Volcano in Colombia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russia's Bezymianny volcano blew itself apart 69 years ago. It's now almost completely regrown. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 1956 eruption collapsed much of the Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, but frequent eruptions since — including a large event in November — means it has now almost completely regrown. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:45:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LsPqwWNgaGF2VvqduPW34j-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo by I. V. Yerov, 1956 (courtesy of G.S. Gorshkov, published in Green and Short, 1971,  Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0).]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The volcanic eruption of Bezymianny on March 30, 1956. The blast caused the volcano to collapse.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[eruption of Bezymianny volcano in black and white]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 'hobbits' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species nicknamed the "hobbit," a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:09:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eWrXvahUtQqMZegue8jrEJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lanmas via Alamy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A skull of &lt;em&gt;Homo floresiensis&lt;/em&gt;, also known as the &quot;hobbit.&quot; ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a &quot;hobbit&quot; skull missing a few teeth against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Volcanic eruption triggered 'butterfly effect' that led to the Black Death, researchers find ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:38:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cr9HwbuLVMnt7YYZaTbA6R-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A plaque in Wales commemorates the arrival of the Black Death in 1349.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a plaque with a human skull dressed as a grim reaper with text that reads &quot;the black death. the population of monmouth and the surrounding areas was decimated by the great pestilence in 1349 and again in 1369&quot;.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Like a sudden bomb': See photos from space of Ethiopian volcano erupting for first time in 12,000 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hayli Gubbi, a shield volcano in northern Ethiopia, erupted for several hours on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 23 — the first eruption since the start of the Holocene. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:54:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dtUnkfwbcMHsrwVJHyxe9E-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hayli Gubbi&#039;s eruption was captured in satellite images, with the plume reaching 45,000 feet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[volcano in ethiopia erupting from space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eruptions of ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of ancient continental breakups ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Waves in Earth's mantle created by the rifting of continents may peel the planet's crust from below, feeding volcanoes in the middle of the ocean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:21:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhxEdK26dzaffsAxeH32Mb-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rocks from the Christmas Island Seamount appear to come from unusual magma that came from continental, rather than oceanic crust.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Waves crashing into a cliff from top down.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Underwater volcano off Oregon coast likely won't erupt until mid-to-late 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers thought that Axial Seamount might erupt in 2025, but recent data suggest the underwater volcano could take a bit longer to blow its top. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:42:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lc2rd6YMXNHZzvaQkquyfM-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Axial Seamount is an underwater volcano. Here, we see the base of the seamount&#039;s western caldera wall.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo taken at the base of Axial Seamount&#039;s caldera underwater.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extreme 'paradise' volcano in Costa Rica is like a piece of ancient Mars on our doorstep — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2025 satellite photo captures the stark contrast between the barren Poás volcano and the surrounding Costa Rican jungle. The volcano's super-acidic lake provides the perfect analog for studying how hardy microbes may have emerged on Mars billions of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:49:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YAoX82RCALq9m4HJU7VXMi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Costa Rica&#039;s Mars-like Poás volcano clearly stands out from the surrounding rainforest when viewed from space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of mountainous jungle with a barren, pale mountain situated in the center of the frame ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Glowering 'skull' stares upward from a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2023 astronaut photo shows off an unusual cranium-like structure appearing to stare up into space from the floor of a large volcanic caldera in Chad. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSYUbEPow3dcsiBnJtgv3J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 2023 astronaut photo captured the menacing glare of the Trau au Natron caldera in the Tibesti Massif of Chad. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo of a volcanic caldera with a skull like shape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers analyzed changes over time in the ratio of small earthquakes to bigger ones beneath Mount Etna and found a strong correlation with the volcano's activity over the past 20 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XJfB9wiJeCXcqZKQZ47RhC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A powerful eruption rocked Mount Etna on June 2, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Mount Etna erupting in June 2025. A large cloud of ash hangs over the volcano.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An Iranian volcano appears to have woken up — 700,000 years after its last eruption ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Taftan volcano near the border of Pakistan has shown signs of unrest in recent years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:50:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SbhNoqVKPpbVymi2h5ZLe3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Taftan volcano in Iran seems to be waking up after a 700,000-year-long sleep.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The view of taftan volcano in iran.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI reveals hidden 'ring fault' that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new AI tool reveals that Campi Flegrei experienced more than 54,000 earthquakes between 2022 and 2025. By mapping these events, researchers discovered a huge, crisp, ring-shaped fault. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:45:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E4BvfkecbNtgANg7L2FxNK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A distinct &quot;ring fault&quot; can be seen based on earthquakes that occurred around Campi Flegrei, which is west of Naples, from 2022 to 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Map showing the locations of previously undetected earthquakes at Campi Flegrei. The earthquakes align along a clear fault shaped like a ring.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Volcanic 'googly eyes' stare into space from skull-like peninsula — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2014 astronaut photo shows a pair of volcanic lakes appearing to stare up into space from the Chiltepe Peninsula of Nicaragua's Lake Managua. These "eyes" and "skull" were created by violent eruptions thousands of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7x2p8g3GgR4W5WUTP5kBVA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pair of volcanic lakes on the Chiltepe Peninsula in Nicaragua&#039;s Lake Managua look surprisingly like a pair of eyes when viewed from space. But they look completely different from gound-level.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of a rounded peninsula in a lake, with two eye-like lakes at its center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See what would happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted 'without any warning' in new AI-generated video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Japanese government officials have released an AI video to show just how devastating an eruption at Mount Fuji could be. But don't worry, the dormant volcano is currently not at risk of blowing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:43:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pm5CTCBEjBH5ZQWTsGMXLC-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Officials released an AI-generated video of a Mount Fuji eruption on Aug. 22 for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from an official video simulating an eruption at Mount Fuji, with a large ash cloud billowing over Tokyo&#039;s skyline.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Supervolcanic 'hell' caldera in Japan is home to 17 different volcanoes — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2012 astronaut photo shows the striking beauty of Japan's Aso Caldera, a "supervolcanic" structure home to more than a dozen volcanoes and "hellish" hot springs. It was formed by several major eruptions spanning more than 200,000 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/duLCHUBHizw2i9D9uoHwV6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An astronaut photo of a giant caldera in Japan. A central cluster of volcanoes is surrounded by a ring of urban and agricultural land and a larger ring of ridges]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo of a giant caldera in Japan. A central cluster of volcanoes is surrounded by a ring of urban and agricultural land and a larger ring of ridges]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A parade of volcanoes is erupting in Russia following an 8.8 earthquake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:21:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHAdaaQhmCFzUTpGM6Jywj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The volcano Krasheninnikov erupted for the first time in about 500 years following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern Russia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial photograph of a massive plume of ash erupting from Krasheninnikov volcano. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years, days after magnitude 8.8 megaquake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:41:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:19:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHAdaaQhmCFzUTpGM6Jywj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive plume of ash erupted from Krasheninnikov volcano on Sunday. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial photograph of a massive plume of ash erupting from Krasheninnikov volcano. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russian volcano explodes in 'powerful' eruption, likely intensified by 8.8 magnitude earthquake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia erupted shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake in the same region. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:58:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XPkBTmpZfE9aibGPvJ5qfC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alexander Piragis]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia erupted hours after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A volcano erupts against a night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes discovered beneath China ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China that formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of Rodinia, around 800 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:58:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aubrey Zerkle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MJnmYMUKeMQ8Wgrki3Jh83-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The chain of volcanoes was discovered beneath the Sichuan Basin in southern China. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Western sichuan basin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Ghost island' appears after underwater eruption, then vanishes into the Caspian Sea — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A series of photos taken between 2022 and 2024 shows the emergence and rapid disappearance of a volcanic "ghost island" off the coast of Azerbaijan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:33:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dosGzpjmRTzRqPH6825dUH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A temporary land mass appeared above an underwater mud volcano off the coast of Azerbaijan in January 2023. By the end of 2024, it had almost completely disappeared.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Side-by-side satellite photos showing the emergence and disappearance of a small island in the ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the Pacific Ring of Fire? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Pacific Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped belt of volcanoes known for explosive eruptions and intense earthquakes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:37:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XAuZToJHePafWLTp9AR5KA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[90% of the 34,000 miles (55,000 kilometers) of subduction plate boundaries on Earth are found in the Pacific Ocean region.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A world map highlights the Ring of Fire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enormous blobs deep beneath Earth's surface appear to drive giant volcanic eruptions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pillars of hot rock appear to connect continental-size moving blobs at the bottom of Earth's mantle to giant volcanic eruptions at its surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:01:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicolas Flament ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/azzwwadcXR7fND5Q4F4dNe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Yellowstone is a site where multiple giant eruptions have happened in the past.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of steam coming from a geothermal vent]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lava erupts from gigantic fissure in Iceland following earthquake swarm — and the photos are epic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A lava-spewing fissure has opened up along Iceland's Sundhnúkur crater row as the Reykjanes peninsula experiences another volcanic eruption. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:33:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CfepBJzUx4yeDuzUsDvLGg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lava erupted along a fissure like a wall of fire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial photograph of lava erupting from a fissure on Iceland&#039;s Sundhnúkur crater row.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russian volcano grows 'devil horns' and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A false-color satellite photo from 2023 shows a devilish pair of lava flows and an enormous plume of smoke spewing from Klyuchevskoy, the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3zUSUjPuSyDX3uJyc4tZF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory/Wanmei Liang and Lauren Dauphin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Twin lava flows that appeared during an eruption of the Klyuchevskoy volcano in 2023 gave the mountain a demonic appearance as it spewed out a 1,000-mile-long plume of smoke.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dark cloud of smoke flows from a lava flow on a volcano]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Melting glaciers could trigger volcanic eruptions around the globe, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Glacial melt could increase volcanic activity in North America, New Zealand and Russia, spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u7zVAjWkvzSHNYTuQp3BFj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lava erupts from Sundhnukagigar, an active volcano fissure near the town of Grindavik in Iceland, on January 14, 2024. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view shows lava after volcano eruption located close to Sundhnukagigar, about 4 kilometers northeast of Grindavik town of Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland on January 14, 2024. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch mud volcano erupt beneath a crown of flames in Taiwan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Wandan mud volcano has erupted in Taiwan, sending bubbling mud shooting into the air as locals ignite ejected gases with burning rags. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:19:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:50:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z7hYZkaRRHpuBYiyh4kdbU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Anzhela Kolentsionok via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph of a mud volcano bubbling in Kamchatka, Russia. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of a mud volcano bubbling in Kamchatka, Russia. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupts twice in 2 days, unleashing 6-mile-high ash cloud ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Tuesday and Wednesday, unleashing gigantic ash plumes and showering villages with volcanic debris. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:41:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uAXsnQvF4s4Ppbz43jNpiA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Lewoboti Laki-laki produced a huge column of ash that extended more than 6 miles into the sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant ash plume from Mount Lewoboti Laki-laki in Indonesia. The ash appears orange.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA spots Martian volcano twice the height of Mount Everest bursting through the morning clouds: Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new panorama from NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter shows Arsia Mons, one of the largest volcanoes on Mars, rising above a thick blanket of clouds before dawn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:29:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HQz99Coo2taJ66tmEFDB4U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The gargantuan shield volcano Arsia Mons pierces the clouds of Mars in this new NASA orbital image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a purple-hued volcano pokes through a thick layer of clouds ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'River of fire' flows from Mount Etna during 'crazy' explosive outburst — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent satellite image captured a glowing river of lava flowing down the flank of Europe's largest active volcano as it spectacularly blew its top and unleashed a towering plume of ash, smoke and toxic gases into the skies over Sicily. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:25:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/52T8XFBemCMAE848yFeg4G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A lava flow was spotted by satellites winding down the flanks of Mount Etna during an explosive outburst on June 2, which also released a large pyroclastic flow in the opposite direction.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo shows a glowing lava river flowing down the side of Mount Etna as a plume of ash and gas is released from its other side]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden layer beneath Italy's Campi Flegrei caldera may explain why it's so restless ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ According to new research, the active volcano that sits west of Naples has a "tuff" layer about two miles beneath the surface that traps volcanic gases deep below the caldera's floor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:48:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vMqFto7XvbGcWaN6GvRKuE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Campi Flegrei&#039;s hidden layer may explain the period restlessness that researchers have been monitoring for the last 20 years. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a smoking volcano caldera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Etna eruption in images: See Europe's largest active volcano blow from different angles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The latest Mount Etna eruption triggered an avalanche of volcanic material and sent ash miles into the air. Spectacular photos and videos capture the eruption of Europe's largest active volcano. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:29:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fr96mNTNcGSWHXQRoMnGVa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Etna erupted with a massive plume of ash that rose above Catania in Sicily.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the Mount Etna eruption ash cloud rising above Catania. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ WATCH Mount Etna erupt: Europe's largest volcano blows as tourists scramble to safety ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/watch-mount-etna-erupt-europes-largest-volcano-blows-as-tourists-scramble-to-safety</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Italy's Mount Etna has erupted in spectacular fashion, sending ash, gas, and other volcanic material high into the sky above Sicily. Watch footage of the eruption. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:23:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gDhNP5VJrRfYkoNuoxGYKj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph of Mount Etna erupting with a massive ash cloud on June 2, 2025. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of Mount Etna erupting with a massive ash cloud on June 2, 2025. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it look from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have found a way to monitor volcanic carbon dioxide levels — one of the first signs a volcano might be about to blow — that doesn't involve trekking up a mountain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 17:08:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ynCURw2p6qf74hJHXipdqh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Satellites can now detect one of the first signs that a volcano is about to erupt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A volcano with lava running down its side. The volcano is surrounded by lush forest.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hold the syrup: Weirdly perfect 'pancakes' on Venus may prove the planet is buckling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study suggests that Venus' volcanic "pancake domes" push the planet's crust down, forming bulges toward the surface. This could explain a decades-old mystery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 29 May 2025 22:47:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ukkf5xvEQSdiQq93ymytg-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pancake domes on Venus possibly owe their shape to the planet&#039;s bendy crust, according to a new study.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a black and white aerial image of circular shapes on Venus&#039; surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch mesmerizing 1,000-foot-tall lava fountains: Kilauea volcano erupting in ways not seen for 40 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The USGS has announced that Kilauea volcano is ejecting fountains of lava in a manner not seen since the Pu'u'ō'ō eruption in the 1980s. But while the lava is mesmerizing, officials warn that the volcano is also producing toxic gases and other hazards. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 18:13:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qcaF8mwhvUXzkRZw2B7DSA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph of Kilauea volcano erupting with a gigantic fountain of lava.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of Kilauea volcano erupting with a gigantic fountain of lava.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Quadruple volcanoes on secret Soviet military base linked to climate-altering eruption 200 years ago — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2024 satellite photo shows four end-to-end volcanoes perfectly spaced out along the Russian island of Simushir. One of these peaks was the site of a surprise eruption that temporarily cooled the Northern Hemisphere in 1831. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 10:09:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o6k3h5Q88hUmQBaApxst4g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Kuril Island of Simushir has four large volcanoes equally spaced along its length. (From left to right these are Milna, Zavaritski, Prevo and Uratman.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of a long thin island with four volcanoes equally space along its length]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'River of fire' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La Palma — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2021 satellite image shows destructive lava flows burning through a residential area in the Canary Islands as molten rock spilled into the sea and unleashed surprising levels of volcanic gas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 14:14:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5PxJXbC7ZHwC4cBKV8VnQN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Between Sept. 19 and Dec. 13 of 2021, a newly formed vent appeared along the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge in La Palma, unleashing giant lava flows that destroyed a small town.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of an island with a giant river of orange lava ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heavy dusting of 'pineapple powder' paints Hawaii's volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of 2021 satellite photos highlight an unusually heavy snowfall in Hawaii that covered the summits of the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kwdSu7jMwdM8t4qUVFMVtW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The summit of Mauna Loa was covered in a thick dusting of snow, or &quot;pineapple powder,&quot; after a heavy snowstorm in February 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo showing snow at the top of a mountains from above]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery of Bolivian 'zombie' volcano finally solved ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Uturuncu, a dormant volcano in Bolivia, appeared to be getting ready to erupt following earthquakes and "sombrero" shaped deformation — scientists have now worked out what's going on beneath the surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vLQXR4JupsWZ5eq676K26D-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jon Blundy, University of Oxford]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Uturuncu is one of many volcanoes on the Bolivian Altiplano that lie above the Altiplano-Puna Magma Body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a picture of the Cerro Uturuncu volcano]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pair of 'glowing' lava lakes spotted on Africa's most active volcanoes as they erupt simultaneously — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This false-color satellite photo from 2014 shows the immense heat emanating from lava lakes at the summits of a pair of simultaneously erupting volcanoes in Congo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:19:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sQadbZLRMJNFCjZafPYa3C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The lava lakes of Nyamuragira (top) and Nyiragongo (bottom) glow red in this 2014 satellite image captured using infrared radiation. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo showing two bright red spots in a green landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It was amazing': Scientists discover ash from 2 mystery volcanic eruptions in Wyoming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have found previously undocumented ash deposits buried beneath the Lava Creek Tuff in Wyoming — and at least one of them could be from an unknown volcanic eruption, they say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:10:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J3fsLTVYWDvJiA6TMatkxW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During a field trip to the Lava Creek Tuff near Shell, Wyoming, scientists discovered evidence of two major volcanic eruptions.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A researcher examines the Lava Creek Tuff in Wyoming. We see flat-topped mountains in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lava bursts through Grindavík's defense barriers as new volcanic eruption begins on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lava bursts through Grindavík's defense barriers as new volcanic eruption begins on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:44:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UEozPNPEojXANa8NXGhffU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two fissures have opened up in Iceland near the town of Grindavik.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fissure opens up in Iceland near the town of Grindavik.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Huge steam plume rises from Alaska's Mount Spurr as volcano edges closer to eruption ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Alaskan Volcano Observatory has shared new images of plumes of gas streaming out of Mount Spurr, which scientists suspect will erupt in the coming weeks or months. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:29:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qu4n5FmRQWXMhHifYiujNF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Loewen, Matt, AVO]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The steam plume rising from Mount Spurr on March 26. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mount spurr]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding near the Cook Islands ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the newly discovered structures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:27:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZpC33K7ep2AeWHKQ7zrKaR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Stunning aerial view of the Muri beach and lagoon, with its three island, in Rarotonga in the Cook island archipelago in the Pacific]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stunning aerial view of the Muri beach and lagoon, with its three island, in Rarotonga in the Cook island archipelago in the Pacific]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Shining anus' volcano in Tonga coughs up cloud of smoke during recent eruption — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:19:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bbU4DLeUYUiqEN6oMpei4b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tofua is home to a large crater lake nestled within a striking caldera. Smoke has been frequently seen coming from a volcanic cone north of the lake during a recent eruptive phase, which began in 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of an island with a massive caldera and crater lake with smoke coming from part of the volcano]]></media:text>
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