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A lightning streak over Batangas as Taal Volcano continued to erupt yesterday

Half a million people at risk from volcano eruption in the Philippines

13 January 2020

Taal volcano, situated on an island in a lake, began erupting dramatically on Sunday, prompting an evacuation order for 450,000 people in the surrounding area
Ancient volcanic lava

Dinosaur extinction lines up closely with timing of volcanic eruptions

21 February 2019

Many people assume an asteroid triggered the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs, but geologists say massive volcanic eruptions occurred at the same time

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