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Auckland, New Zealand

Maungawhau (Mount Eden)

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.
Blood red "volcanic veins"
Iceland

Leiðarendi Lava Tube

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
Krafla Power Station in Iceland, one of the country's many geothermal plants.
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Scientists In Iceland Are Digging The World's Hottest Borehole

They aim to harvest steam from 5000 feet under a volcano.
Cara Giaimo December 15, 2016
Geyser, warning sign
Noboribetsu-shi, Japan

Jigokudani (Hell Valley)

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.
Mount Yasur eruption
Vanuatu

Mount Yasur

This South Pacific volcano has been blowing its stack for over 800 years and is said to be home to a cult leader waiting to be reborn.
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One of Iceland's Biggest Volcanoes Might Be Close to Erupting

The country is home to dozens.
Erik Shilling August 30, 2016
Admiring trees in Sequoia National Park, California.
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Here Are 17 Hidden Spots Inside America's National Parks and Forests

Celebrate 100 years of national parks by exploring these secret places.
Molly McBride Jacobson August 25, 2016
Helgafell, the supposedly dormant volcano, seen from the slopes of Eldfell, the volcano created by Helgafell’s eruption.
Heimaey, Iceland

Volcanic Island of Heimaey

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.
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Watch a Mini Volcano Simulator Produce an Electrical Storm

Scientists are trying to better understand the phenomenon to warn air traffic control.
Lauren Young July 27, 2016
Dayton, Virginia

Mole Hill

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Laguna Quilotoa
Ecuador

Laguna Quilotoa

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
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What It's Like To Watch a Volcano Collapse In Front Of You

The 190-day event was the largest caldera formation ever observed.
Sarah Laskow July 14, 2016
View of the Piton des Neiges
Salazie, Réunion

Piton des Neiges

Réunion Island's highest point is a 2 million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.
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A Volcano in Iceland May be Close to Erupting

Hekla could blow at any minute.
Erik Shilling June 20, 2016
Balls Pyramid
Australia

Ball's Pyramid

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Sulphur was mined off and on over the years
Ohope, New Zealand

Whakaari/White Island

The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.
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Why the Future of America's Clearest Lake Is Murky

Deep ventilation could happen less often as the world warms.
Sarah Laskow May 27, 2016
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Watch These Active Volcanoes Bubble, Explode, and Spark

Nature can be violent sometimes.
Lauren Young May 15, 2016