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Volcanic Eruption In 79 AD Turned Man's Brain Into Glass. How It Happened
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments resembling obsidian inside his skull.
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Watch: Stunning Moment Lava Meets Snow In Mount Etna Eruption
Mount Etna, Europe's highest volcano, has erupted with lava flowing down its snow-covered peak.
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Italy Plans For Possible Mass Evacuation As Earthquakes Continue Around A Supervolcano
The Italian government has been preparing for a possible mass evacuation of tens of thousands of residents due to a supervolcano that has caused around 2,500 earthquakes since September.
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Italy's Mount Etna Eruption Forces Closure Of Sicily Airport
The airport at Catania in Sicily, a top Italian tourist destination, has halted all flights after a new eruption at nearby Mount Etna, its operator said Monday.
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Italy's Mount Etna Eruption Spews Ash, Halts Flights
Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Sunday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, airport authorities said.
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Selfie-Taking Tourist Loses Phone On Top Of Mount Vesuvius, Falls Into Crater While Retrieving It
When the man and his family reached the top of the 4,000-foot-high volcano, they decided to celebrate the occasion by clicking a selfie.
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Watch: Stunning Close-Up Of Sizzling Hot Lava Flowing From Italy's Mount Etna
A camera crew travelled around 2.7kms up Mount Etna to its southeast crater to capture a close up of the hot lava flowing from Europe's highest and most active volcano.
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Boaters Rush To Safety As Volcano Erupts On Island. Watch
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday afternoon, spewing sand, ash and lava in the air and into the sea below. Videos posted to social media show boaters rushing to escape the volcanic ash.
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Italy's Stromboli Volcano Erupts For Second Time In Two Months
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday, unleashing a dramatic plume of smoke in its second explosion in less than two months.
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Italy Volcano Erupts On Sicily, 2 Airports Shut
Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's biggest live volcano, erupted overnight with lava flows and explosive burps, vulcanologists said Saturday.
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Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's Highest Volcano, Spews Ash And Fire
Mount Etna in southern Italy has burst into life, spitting molten lava high into the sky, though cloud cover Saturday ruined the view for those brave enough to venture up the flanks of Europe's highest volcano.
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My Husband Was Tired, He Stumbled. He Had A Disease We'd Never Heard Of
We started our ascent of Italy's Stromboli volcano at dusk, as the Tyrrhenian Sea darkened behind us. It was a long, steady trek upward, but not an exhausting one. At the crater's rim, with fountains and bombs of glowing lava exploding into the night sky, we soon forgot the effort it had taken to get there.
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Italian Couple And Son Die After Falling Into Volcanic Crater
An Italian couple and their 11-year-old son died Tuesday after falling into a shallow volcanic crater near the southern city of Naples, local officials said.
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Researchers Reconstruct House In Ancient Italy Town Using 3D Technology
By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have reconstructed a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius many centuries ago.
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Mount Etna volcano erupts, lighting up sky over Sicily
Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has erupted again, lighting up the sky over much of eastern Sicily and shooting up a towering column of ash.
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Volcanic Eruption In 79 AD Turned Man's Brain Into Glass. How It Happened
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments resembling obsidian inside his skull.
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Watch: Stunning Moment Lava Meets Snow In Mount Etna Eruption
Mount Etna, Europe's highest volcano, has erupted with lava flowing down its snow-covered peak.
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Italy Plans For Possible Mass Evacuation As Earthquakes Continue Around A Supervolcano
The Italian government has been preparing for a possible mass evacuation of tens of thousands of residents due to a supervolcano that has caused around 2,500 earthquakes since September.
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Italy's Mount Etna Eruption Forces Closure Of Sicily Airport
The airport at Catania in Sicily, a top Italian tourist destination, has halted all flights after a new eruption at nearby Mount Etna, its operator said Monday.
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Italy's Mount Etna Eruption Spews Ash, Halts Flights
Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Sunday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna spewed volcanic ash onto its runways, airport authorities said.
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Selfie-Taking Tourist Loses Phone On Top Of Mount Vesuvius, Falls Into Crater While Retrieving It
When the man and his family reached the top of the 4,000-foot-high volcano, they decided to celebrate the occasion by clicking a selfie.
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Watch: Stunning Close-Up Of Sizzling Hot Lava Flowing From Italy's Mount Etna
A camera crew travelled around 2.7kms up Mount Etna to its southeast crater to capture a close up of the hot lava flowing from Europe's highest and most active volcano.
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Boaters Rush To Safety As Volcano Erupts On Island. Watch
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday afternoon, spewing sand, ash and lava in the air and into the sea below. Videos posted to social media show boaters rushing to escape the volcanic ash.
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Italy's Stromboli Volcano Erupts For Second Time In Two Months
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted on Wednesday, unleashing a dramatic plume of smoke in its second explosion in less than two months.
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Italy Volcano Erupts On Sicily, 2 Airports Shut
Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's biggest live volcano, erupted overnight with lava flows and explosive burps, vulcanologists said Saturday.
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Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's Highest Volcano, Spews Ash And Fire
Mount Etna in southern Italy has burst into life, spitting molten lava high into the sky, though cloud cover Saturday ruined the view for those brave enough to venture up the flanks of Europe's highest volcano.
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My Husband Was Tired, He Stumbled. He Had A Disease We'd Never Heard Of
We started our ascent of Italy's Stromboli volcano at dusk, as the Tyrrhenian Sea darkened behind us. It was a long, steady trek upward, but not an exhausting one. At the crater's rim, with fountains and bombs of glowing lava exploding into the night sky, we soon forgot the effort it had taken to get there.
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Italian Couple And Son Die After Falling Into Volcanic Crater
An Italian couple and their 11-year-old son died Tuesday after falling into a shallow volcanic crater near the southern city of Naples, local officials said.
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Researchers Reconstruct House In Ancient Italy Town Using 3D Technology
By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have reconstructed a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption of Mount Vesuvius many centuries ago.
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Mount Etna volcano erupts, lighting up sky over Sicily
Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has erupted again, lighting up the sky over much of eastern Sicily and shooting up a towering column of ash.
