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Volcanoes in Russia Erupt Simultaneously with Japan Quake

03/11/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“Two volcanoes have erupted in Russia on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Ust-Kamczatsk, a town near one of the volcanoes, reportdedly ordered its 5,000 residents to “shelter in place” and closed all non-essential services as well as roads and the airports in the region.

A cloud of ash, dust, and smoke covered the region and is rising into the upper atmosphere where winds will carry it due east towards the US west coast, although it may dissipate if the eruptions do not last for a very long time.”  Read more.

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