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Well, there you have it. With these pictures and the helpful explanations from the news, we’re sure you’ll never look at a volcano the same way again. Or a soda bottle.

Deadliest volcanic eruption: The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia, which killed up to 100,000 people From lava fountains to towering ash clouds, volcanoes produce some of the most dramatic geological events on the planet. Volcanoes are cracks in ...