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View original footage of Paricutín's nine-year volcanic eruption and the devastation experienced by surrounding communities
The eruption of Paricutín lasted for nine years and produced one of the world's youngest...
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eruption of Paricutín
Two people watching the eruption of the volcano Paricutín on November 7, 1947, four...
R.E. Wilcox/U.S. Geological Survey (Wilcox, R.E. 116ct wire0116)
eruption of Paricutín
Paricutín erupting on August 1, 1943.
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Map of Paricutín, Mexico.
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A contemporary view of the Paricutín volcano in west-central Mexico.
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