Etna and Popocatépetl volcanic eruptions

Popocatépetl gives a spectacular display in the Mexican central state of Puebla, but residents at the foot of the volcano can no longer sleep soundly since it erupted back into action more than a week ago, spewing out a hail of rocks, steam, and ashes...http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/news.html

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Mount Etna, Italy, put on a spectacular display on Monday evening (April 23) with red hot lava spewing metres up into the night-time sky. The volcanic activity is the seventh eruption that has occurred since the beginning of the year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etna Below is a National Geographic video about the inside of a volcano and a Siouxie and the Banshees video "Cities in Dust". [Wikipedia: The song obliquely describes the city of Pompeii, destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 79AD. Imagery describing the volcano and its magma chamber, the condition of the victims of the eruption, and the subsequent discovery and excavation of the city comprises the bulk of the lyrics.]