Posted on 08/26/2013 10:44:07 AM PDT by Red Badger
Started off in a farmers field, grew to 1,500 feet and destroyed several towns before it finally went extinct.
I read a book about it as a kid and have been fascinated by volcanoes ever since.
After reading the article in National Geographic about Surtsey, my mom helped me write a letter to the team studying it. They sent me a hunk of lava and some cool stamps. Still have them after all these years.
“Ever taken a taxi from Puebla to the Mex City airport?”
Why not just drive? Its a great drive until you get about 10 miles from the airport when the traffic comes to a screeching halt...and you darn well better be in the correct lane at the correct time.
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