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However, some people get too close or become trapped with no escape. Jan 26, 2012 according to the united states geologic survey, there are approximately 1,500 potentially active volcanoes worldwide. When tectonic plates collide, one often plunges deep below the other in whats known as a subduction zone. National geographics net proceeds support vital exploration, conservation, research, and education programs. Explosive eruptions are so powerful, they can shoot particles 20 miles up 32 kilometers, hurl 8ton boulders more than a half mile 0. A volcano can blast without warning and cause mass destruction. These huge slabs of earths crust travel atop the partly molten mantle, the layer beneath the crust. Sites include national parks, beaches, hotels, civil war battlefields, dude ranches, outoftheway museums, and more. Ten years later, bp oil spill continues to harm wildlifeespecially dolphins.
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