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Mother Earth seemed to be celebrating the year 2000 with a significant increase in volcanic activity. The last six months have seen at least 23 volcanic eruptions (major and minor) with ten incidents in the month of Feb 12-Mar 12 alone. That is ten times the normal average of about one eruption a month.
There seems to be no pattern as countries as far apart as Russia, The Philippines, Ecuador, Iceland and the island nation of Montserrat in the Caribbean have all seen native volcanoes join in the festivities.
Fortunately the volcanoes generally have given advance warning and so far there have been no lives lost.
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