Galapagos volcano erupts for first time in 33 years
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05/26/2015
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Galapagos Island Volcano Erupts, Threatening Fragile Ecosystem -
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A volcano atop one of the Galapagos Islands has erupted for the first time in 33 years, spewing fire, smoke and lava into the night sky – and threatening a fragile ecosystem that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. -
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Ecuador's Galapagos National Park administration said the mile-high Wolf volcano erupted before dawn Monday. The eruption could be seen for miles. -
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The volcano lies on the northern tip of Isabela Island, the archipelago's largest. -
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uthorities said no tourist activity was affected – and for now, lava flowing in the southwest direction poses no risk to the world's only population of pink iguanas, which live on the island's northwest tip. -
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Darwin visited the eastern Pacific island chain in 1835, and the trip influenced his findings presented in the book “The origin of Species.” -
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