The ongoing eruption at Koryaksky (along with 5 other volcanoes in Kamchatka!)

For the first time in sixty years, six volcanoes are erupting out in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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September 1, 2010

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Koryaksky (Koryak) in Russia

Volcanologist, Denison University

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