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Fire and lighting fill Eyjafjallajökull volcano

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Apr 192010

This awesome photograph captures lighting bolts amidst the ash clouds of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano. You can view more photos here and here. Lightning is also shown on this video of the eruption.

Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano

And then you have this imposing picture taken a couple of years ago in South America.

The Chaiten Volcano, southern Chile

Oldie-But-Goodie

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Jan 292010

We published this very popular baby makeover photo several years ago (click to enlarge).

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More Linkage between the Georgia Guidestones and the Burj Khalifa
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Decoding the Georgia Guidestones
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