There is not yet even a science for predicting when faults and volcanoes will let loose.
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There is an epic quality about the way this remote island of glaciers and volcanoes has stood up to powerful states and economic orthodoxy.
Then, alternatively, you can avoid the sand and surf altogether and find peace and nature on volcanoes and in national parks consulting Ali Lemer's "Hawaii for beach haters".
Consider studying Spanish in a place like Latin America's loveliest colonial town, Antigua, Guatemala, where it's possible to arrange private classes, homestays with local families and side trips to volcanoes and timeless Mayan villages.
The Geopark highlights the geological values of the region which testify to a rich geodiversity of sharp cliffs and hot springs, volcanoes and basalt columns set against a diverse geological and morphological mosaic of different formations.
Neighbouring Los Nevados National Park features crystal mountain lakes and eight volcanoes, including two above 5, 000m.
Then came New Zealand with Tongariro National Park in 1887, protecting the Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu volcanoes.
Where the Pacific plate collides with the Indo-Australian plate, it is forced downwards into the trench, a subduction zone, and the volcanoes are carried with it.
Hawaii has some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, and tourists fly thousands of miles to see its white sand beaches and stunning volcanoes.
If exploitation has only just begun of life forms found in hydrothermal vents, cold seeps and similar deep-sea formations like mud volcanoes and brine pools, the same cannot be said for seamounts.
There are natural ups and downs of this greenhouse gas, which comes from volcanoes and decomposing plants and animals.
Known as one of the most violent and corrupt gambling towns in the world, Macau is about as far as it gets from the faux exploding volcanoes and kid-friendly pirate ships of Las Vegas.
Known as one of the most violent and corrupt gambling spots in the world, Macau is about as far as it gets from the faux exploding volcanoes and kid-friendly pirate ships of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Scientists around the globe exploit the information in myriad ways - from monitoring the health of crops and the status of volcanoes, to measuring the growth of cities and the extent of glaciers.
For example, Praveen Moman, co-founder and managing director of Volcanoes Safaris, which provides tours of Uganda and Rwanda, specializing in gorilla and chimpanzee safaris, talked about starting a luxury-type project in countries that are underdeveloped, impoverished and never having a tourism component.
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Spewing volcanoes and forbidding lava fields make for a land of beautiful, barren expanses and infinite adventure.
Spanish America, with its volcanoes and jungles, had been well plundered but never really known.
But it's been tough to lure tourists away from the volcanoes and gondolas on the popular Strip.
Merapi and the other volcanoes of Indonesia, by contrast, are the result of two plates moving together.
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But radar can be blinded by bad weather, and not all volcanoes are within range of suitable equipment.
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Thanks to its molten center, the Earth remains turbulent, as earthquakes, volcanoes and other natural disasters continually remind us.
You see volcanoes and gorgeous rice paddies and stunning temples and unbelievable beaches.
By the 1960s, scientists had developed a theory called plate tectonics explaining the locations of volcanoes and other large-scale geologic features.
This rugged, remote land was shaped by volcanoes and many of its low-lying islands are ringed by flawless beaches and protected by coral reefs.
Besides tracking pollution, watching volcanoes and measuring icebergs, they are following fish around, monitoring changing temperatures in different layers of seawater and mapping the abundance of algae.
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The Karisoke Research Center, operated by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International and located in Volcanoes National Park, is the world's most important facility for studying the mountain gorilla.
Key to meeting these ambitious targets is the successful promotion of Iceland's pristine natural beauty -- its rural hinterland is famed for its spectacular volcanoes and natural hot springs -- as well as its potential as a business and aviation hub.
These islands appear in Homer's Odyssey, and their epic landscape seems fitted to mythology, with fine-sand beaches, towering volcanoes, and a fierce-blue skirt of sea.
Simmons gave a speech in Hawaii last year and toured some active volcanoes.
Guests were forced to check out of the Volcano House Hotel and Restaurant at the Volcanoes National Park on the Hawaii's Big Island.
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