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Photo: Russian Volcano Carves Lava River
LiveScience ^ | 13 March 2013 | Betty Oskin

Posted on 03/28/2013 12:30:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Fresh lava flows down Tolbachik volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in a new space snapshot from NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite.

The fiery volcano erupted on Nov. 27, 2012, pouring fast-moving basalt lava through snow and ice on its steep flanks. A near-permanent ash plume rose from Tolbachik, visible in the March 6 satellite image.

The volcanic edifice records a complex geologic history. The western half of Tolbachik is a steep-sided stratovolcano, like Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens in Washington, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. The eastern half is a broad, flat shield volcano, like Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, with nested calderas at the summit.

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TOPICS: Local News; Science; Weather
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; kamchatka; russia; tolbachik

1 posted on 03/28/2013 12:30:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Are there two people down there?


2 posted on 03/28/2013 1:02:40 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: nickcarraway

Somebody call the green-weenies! That volcano is exceeding it’s allowance for carbon output! EPA! EPA!


3 posted on 03/28/2013 1:19:43 PM PDT by vpintheak (Occupy your Brain!)
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To: colorado tanker

(Putin): Join me, Obama, and we will rule the Communist world as Father and Son. . . .


4 posted on 03/28/2013 1:24:27 PM PDT by Salgak (Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border. I **DARE** you to cross it. . . .)
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To: Salgak
(Putin): Join me, Obama, and we will rule the Communist world as Father and Son. . . .


Father


Son

5 posted on 03/28/2013 1:40:58 PM PDT by mountn man (ATTITUDE- The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It.)
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To: mountn man

Outstanding! Can you get John Stewart to post those photo’s on his show next to each other, and spend 10 minutes making snarky comments? Obama would be finished with the under 30 crowd.


6 posted on 03/28/2013 2:42:51 PM PDT by muleskinner
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What??? And have John Stewart break from the leftist narrative of the great and wonderful, lord and savior (sarcasm) Barak Obama?


7 posted on 03/28/2013 4:18:05 PM PDT by mountn man (ATTITUDE- The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It.)
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To: nickcarraway; gleeaikin; 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; ...

Thanks nc, big volcano, this is *almost* a catastrophe! ;')


8 posted on 03/28/2013 9:14:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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