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The Raikoke volcano rarely ever erupts, but when it does, it goes big.Astronauts and several satellites captured images of the volcanic eruption
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from space early Saturday morning. The plume from the eruption may have reached an altitude of 8 miles high, according to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers in Tokyo and Anchorage.Raikoke is an uninhabited volcanic island in the northwest Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of Russia and Japan. The volcano is not nearly as ac
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tive as many of its neighboring islands on the Kamchatka Peninsula.The most recent Raikoke eruption was in 1924 and before that in 1778, according to a release from NASA s Earth Observatory .The volcanic a
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sh and gas rises in a narrow column and spreads out in the upper part of the plume in the shape of an umbrella , as seen in images taken by astronauts at the International Space Station. What a spectacular image, Simon Carn, a volcanologist at Michigan Technological University, said in the NASA press release. It reminds me of the classic Sarychev Peak astronaut photograph of an eruption in the Kuriles from about ten years ago. According to NASA, the ring of clouds at the base of this column appear to be water vapor.Volcanologists keep a close eye on plumes that reach this level of the stratosphere, as they can have a large effect on both aviation and climate. Kuuf Crews rescue five whales stranded on Florida beach
DES MOINES, Iowa AP 鈥?No jackpot-winning ticket was sold in the latest Mega Millions drawing, increasing the prize to an estimated $508 million, a lottery official said.Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty told The Associated Press there was no jackpot winner for Tuesday night s $454 million prize. The pot will increase by about $54 million for the next drawing on Friday, he said.With slightly better odds than the Powerball game, it s rare that nearly four months passes without someone winning a Mega Millions jackpot. Tuesday marked the 34th time the jackpot has rolled over without a winner. The previous record was 22 rolls. This is our longest roll ever, by far, said Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery and
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lead director for Mega Millions, which is managed by a consortium of lottery organizations.Otto said there are several factors for the lack of a winner, and it includes fewer players. The highest jackpot drawn in the country was a $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot won in January by players in three states. It takes much bigger jackpots to get players excited, she said. It looks like the tipping point might be right about now. Paul Jean
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ne came out of Sam s Lobby Shop in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday waving a handful of Mega Millions tickets, jokingly claiming he was holding a fortune in his hands, the Baltimore Sun reported.Jeanne said he knew his odds are slim to win the Mega Millions but felt marginally better going
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