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Puyehue volcano in Chile Fills Lake Nahuel Huapi in Argentina With Ash

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
June 17, 2011
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Submitted by Hank on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 08:38
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The Puyehue volcano in Chile was dormant for decades but it recently made its presence known, covering Lake Nahuel Huapi in Argentina with ash.  6-mile high plumes.  And this guy is diving in it.

Even the dogs are freaked out:

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