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Parícutin, c. 1949
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So You Want to Buy a Volcano

History shows you're not alone.
Michael Waters June 22, 2017
Mt. St. Helens erupting.
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Found: Never-Developed Photos of Mount St. Helens Erupting

Photographer Kati Dimoff found the film at a Portland Goodwill.
Sarah Laskow June 15, 2017
The memorial cairn at Kaluakauka.
Laupahoehoe, Hawaii

Kaluakauka (Doctor's Pit)

The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.
Stones like this one make up miles-long pumice rafts.
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Scientists Have Figured Out How Floating Islands Work

Spongy rocks don't exactly act like sponges.
Kelsey Kennedy May 26, 2017
Volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
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Signs of an Ancient Volcanic Eruption Found 3,000 Miles Away

From Russia's Far East to Norway, this ash traveled a very long way.
Kelsey Kennedy May 22, 2017
Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano erupting
Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Ol Doinyo Lengai

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.
Rocks a few miles from Kick 'Em Jenny
Grenada

Kick 'Em Jenny

A violent name for a violent volcano.
The crystal clear lagoon was once an underwater volcano.
Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal

Islet of Vila Franca do Campo

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.
Narusawa Ice Cave
Narusawa-mura, Japan

Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave)

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 
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Hawaii's 'Lava Fire Hose' Is Back at It Again

It's been spurting candy-colored lava for over a month.
Cara Giaimo February 9, 2017
The balancing rocks.
Culver, Oregon

Metolius Balancing Rocks

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.
The Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field.
Calipatria, California

Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Cuexcomate
Puebla, Mexico

Cuexcomate

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.
Auckland, New Zealand

Maungawhau (Mount Eden)

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.
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.