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Colombian Scientists on High Alert as Seismic Activity Increases Near Nevado del Ruiz Volcano
The Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano located approximately 80 miles west of Bogota in central Colombia. The volcano, which has been largely dormant aside from minor activity for a couple of decades, has been closely monitored by the Colombian Geological Survey (Servicio Geológico Colombiano, or SGC) over the past few weeks as seismic activity…
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Escobar’s Hippos to be moved from Colombia to India
Pablo Escobar’s hippos that were brought to Colombia in the late 1980s from Africa were left to their own devices in the Antioquia region after his death in the 1993. As the animals reproduced, without natural predators in the climate, they began to impact the environment of the marshy area. 60 of the roughly 130…