Massive volcanic eruptions on the Indian subcontinent have long been proposed as a possible cause for the extinction of the dinosaurs. These eruptions occurred shortly before Earth was struck by a ...

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Nearly two centuries after a massive volcanic eruption cooled Earth’s climate, scientists have identified the source: the Zavaritskii volcano in the remote Kuril Islands. For almost 200 years ...

Indonesian officials raised its alert status to the highest level and called for the evacuation of 3,000 people living in six ...

The volcano itself is a near-perfect cone ... Similar legal actions have been taken in places like Ecuador and India, where rivers, forests, and even specific animals have been granted personhood ...