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Glacier avalanches more common than thought

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La Soufrière volcano: before-and-after

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False-colour images captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2 show the aftermath of the explosive volcanic eruption that took place on 9 April 2021 on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent.
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Drone test of Hera mission's asteroid radar

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