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December 12, 2012 06:57 pm PST
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The risks of visiting volcanoes
In 1993, Stanley Williams survived an close-encounter with a volcano. A volcanologist, he was standing on the rim of Colombia's Galeras volcano when it erupted with little warning. Six of his scientific colleagues and three tourists were killed. Williams fled down the mountain's slope — until flying rocks and boulders broke both his legs. With [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/YJttFhwEQiM/the-risks-of-visiting-volcanoe.html
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