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El Hierro Submarine Eruption
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Published February 16, 2012
The underwater volcano near the Canary Islands is growing ever closer to the water surface.
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Amery Ice Shelf
Published February 12, 2012
Rifts form a triple junction along the edge of a giant loose tooth in East Antarctica.
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Puyehue-Cordón Caulle
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Published February 3, 2012
As the eruption continues into its eighth month, ash has coated and damaged the forest downwind of the volcano plume.
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100 Years at Kilauea
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Published January 31, 2012
January 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, situated on the rim of Kilauea Caldera.
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Lake Dundas, Western Australia
Published January 17, 2012
Western Australia’s Lake Dundas is a salt lake in a dry environment, but it once sat along a drainage channel with headwaters in Antarctica.
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A Newborn Volcanic Island in the Red Sea
Published January 16, 2012
A volcanic eruption in the Red Sea appears to have stopped, leaving behind a newborn island.
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Mountain Pass Mine
Published January 15, 2012
Atop a mountain peak in eastern California, rare earth elements are concentrated around some complex geological features.
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