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priscilla 1Volcanic Activity of 2010
April 8th 2011 02:05
As reported on the Atlantic (link above) a number of volcanoes made headlines in 2010. Not the least of which was Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano which took centre stage in April grounding planes across Europe for weeks. Indonesia's Mount Merapi also caused much local devastation.
Below are just a few images of volcanic activity around the world in 2010.
Below are just a few images of volcanic activity around the world in 2010.
An Indonesian man carries tools as he prepares to carry out some maintenance work on ash-covered roads in the village of Cemoro Lawang near the active Mount Bromo volcano in the east of Indonesia's central Java island early on December 24, 2010. Bromo, a popular tourist attraction, began rumbling late November, 2010 and a series of eruptions occured on December 19, with the volcano shooting columns of ash some 1,000 meters into the sky.
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews molten rocks and large clouds of gas and ash on November 30, 2010.
Indonesia's Mount Merapi spews massive hot clouds of volcanic ash and rocks as seen from Sleman district in central Java on November 6, 2010.
People walk next to the erupting Pacaya volcano in Villa Canales, south of Guatemala City on Friday, June 4, 2010.
Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano.
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