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Long-Dormant Russian Volcano Erupts for the First Time in Centuries

The eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano on Sunday in Russia’s Far East came after a series of seismic events this past week on the Kamchatka peninsula.

© Igor Shpilenok

An undated photograph of the Krasheninnikov volcano, which erupted on Sunday for the first time in “at least 400 years,” according to a statement by the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, where the volcano is.
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When Earth’s Surface Shifts, the New NISAR Satellite Will See It

NISAR, built jointly by NASA and India’s space agency and launched on Wednesday, will use radar to monitor tiny changes across our planet’s land and icy regions.

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The NISAR satellite, a joint mission by NASA and ISRO, lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, on Wednesday.
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Russia’s Far East Suffers Some Damage From Earthquake and Tsunami

Regional authorities in one region declared an emergency after a tsunami hit the Kuril Islands, and the Kamchatka Peninsula was watching for volcanic activity.

© Governor of Kamchatka, via Reuters

A major earthquake damaged a building housing a kindergarten in the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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Russia’s Far East Suffers Damage From Earthquake and Tsunami

Regional authorities in Sakhalin Oblast declared an emergency after a tsunami hit the Kuril Islands, and Kamchatka region was watching for volcanic activity.

© Administration of The Governor of Kamchatka Krai, via Reuters

The facade of a kindergarten was among the infrastructure in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky damaged by the quake.
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What is the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’?

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active regions that encircle the Pacific Ocean.

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An image released by NASA showing the atmospheric plume from a volcano eruption in the Pacific island nation of Tonga in 2022.
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