Photo: Tonga Volcanic Eruption Sends Ash Exploding From Sea

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An undersea volcano erupts off the coast of Tonga, tossing clouds of smoke, steam, and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the South Pacific ocean on Wednesday, March 18, 2009.

Photograph by Lothar Slabon via the New Zealand Herald via AP

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