Heat to Set
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Heat to Set
Burning lava in cracked surface of Ethiopia's Volcano Erta Ale. Increases in volcanic activity and changes to the sun's brightness could trigger dramatic changes to the Earth's temperature and stop the planet's tectonic plates from moving, simulations show.
 
 
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