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The Ecuadorian volcano Tungurahua spews lava and ash on February 27 in Cahuaji, Chimborazo, about 80 miles south of Quito. Ecuadorian authorities raised the alert level from yellow to orange after the volcano increased its activity and projected a column of ash 3 miles high.
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The Soputan volcano spews lava and ash during an eruption on Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Tuesday, January 5.
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The Momotombo volcano erupts just before daybreak, as seen from the community of El Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, on Friday, December 4. Quiet for many years, the volcano emitted some glowing rock two days before after gas and ash emissions began.
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Smoke rises over the Italian city of Taormina during an eruption of Mount Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, on December 4.
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The Calbuco Volcano erupts near Puerto Varas, Chile, on Wednesday, April 22.
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Smoke rises from Turrialba Volcano in Turrialba, Costa Rica, on Friday, March 13. Eruptions of ash and stones prompted authorities to evacuate nearby residential areas.
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The Fuego volcano spews a cloud of ash west of Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Thursday, March 12.
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Villarrica, a Chilean volcano, began erupting on Tuesday, March 3, forcing the evacuation of residential areas. The volcano is one of Chile's most active.
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Lava flows from the Kilauea volcano in Pahoa, Hawaii, in October 2014. The flow picked up speed, prompting emergency officials to close part of the main road through town and tell residents to be prepared to evacuate.
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Japan's Mount Sakurajima erupts in September 2014. It was the second volcano in two days to erupt in Japan.
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Dense white plumes rise high in the air as Mount Ontake erupts in central Japan in September 2014.
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Mount Slamet spews lava and gas during an eruption in Brebes, Indonesia, in September 2014.
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Fountains of lava spurt from a fissure in the ground on the north side of the Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland in September 2014.
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Mount Tavurvur erupts in Papua New Guinea in August 2014, forcing local communities to evacuate.
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The Tungurahua volcano, as seen from Ambato, Ecuador, spews a column of ash in April 2014. The volcano emitted a 6-mile-high column of ash after a powerful, five-minute explosion that shot pyroclastic material onto its northern and northwestern flanks. The volcano has been active since 1999, with several major eruptions in that span.
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The Karymsky volcano erupts in Kamchatka, Russia, in January 2013.
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The Copahue volcano emits smoke and ash above Caviahue, in Argentina's Neuquen province, in December 2012.
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Western Mexico's Colima volcano emits lava in October 2004. The Global Volcanism Program reported "a bright thermal anomaly" as well as gas emission in November 2013.
