Cape Verde Volcano - The Biggest Natural Disaster You Aren't Reading About

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 11:20 in Earth & Climate

Many villagers near the Cape Verde volcano will have little to return to. Joao Relvas/EPABy David Rothery, The Open UniversityAround 60 volcanoes erupt in the average year. On any particular day, there are usually about 20 volcanoes erupting somewhere in the world. Naturally, they can’t all make headlines. But when there are human tragedies involved, we need to question the priorities of the news media. read more

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