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Jilly_in_VA

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Sun Aug 3, 2025, 03:33 PM Aug 3

A volcano in Russia's Far East erupts for the first time in centuries [View all]

A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake.

The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) into the sky, according to staff at the Kronotsky Reserve, where the volcano is located. Images released by state media showed dense clouds of ash rising above the volcano.

“The plume is spreading eastward from the volcano toward the Pacific Ocean. There are no populated areas along its path, and no ashfall has been recorded in inhabited localities,” Kamchatka’s emergencies ministry wrote on Telegram during the eruption.

The eruption was accompanied by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake and prompted a tsunami warning for three areas of Kamchatka. The tsunami warning was later lifted by Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Services.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-volcano-earthquake-kamchatka-tsunami-bba043724cb8ca46860c651d803c6a6b

I keep getting the feeling that Mother Earth is trying to tell us something....

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