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 * ... that mosses grow on Mount Melbourne (pictured) in the cold Antarctic, thanks to volcanic heat?
 * ... that the potential of a large landslide and resulting tsunami at Cumbre Vieja volcano attracted considerable attention?
 * ... that the Payún Matrú volcano, last active about 500 years ago, is the source of the longest Quaternary lava flow on Earth?
 * ... that the mineral motukoreaite is named for Motukorea, the island in New Zealand where it was discovered?
 * ... that the dome of Santa Maria di Collemaggio collapsed in the 1461 L'Aquila earthquake?
 * ... that the Meers Fault in Oklahoma was active during the last 3,000 years and features a scarp that reaches 5 m in height?