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I Never Knew the Fireplace Ash Could Do That!

The inevitable byproduct of a cozy evening by the fireplace is having to dispose of the ashes. The Chimney Safety Institute of America recommends sweeping the ash when it accumulates to an inch thick layer.

Prepare Your Chimney For Winter and Avoid Fires

Additional Safety Tips When the fire died down completely, shovel the ashes into a sealed metal container. Don't keep them on a wooden deck or near flammable materials. Coals can remain hot for up to 3 days! Make sure to only use fully dried wood.

Run For Your Lives! History's Largest Volcanic Eruptions

Everything within a 20-mile radius is still buried under a blanket of ash to this very day. 9. Krakatoa, Indonesia - 1883 AD Image Source When Krakatoa erupted in 1883, it created a tsunami that had waves peaking at 140 feet high, killing 34,000 people in the process.

8 Dangerous Invasive Insects in the United States

Emerald Ash Borer ( Agrilus planipennis ) Image source: Flickr With its big black eyes and iridescent green body that shifts gold and red, the emerald ash borer could easily win an insect beauty contest.

A Dangerous Volcano: Mount Vesuvius!

It may have happened almost 2000 years ago, but the world still remembers Pompeii and its fate, when Mount Vesuvis buried it in ash. Mount Vesuvius is still an active volcano today. It is the volcano with the most violent past, a past filled with historical eruptions.

All the Reasons You Need to Visit Stunning Iceland!

Its northern beauty is bolstered by waterfalls, huge mountains of stone and even deserts of volcanic ash. This is a wild, uncompromising natural beauty that exemplifies the great diversity of our planet's landscapes.

Strangest Historic & Modern Burial Traditions in the World

In the past decade, companies have started offering a service that converts ashes into glass beads. In this process, the ashes are ground and sometimes mixed with minerals.

This Isn't Just a Mountain, It's Also An Incredible Temple

In fact, it was forgotten for so long that it was hidden beneath volcanic ash and overgrown jungle for hundreds of years. But now beautiful Borobudur is a hugely popular Buddhist monument. No one forgets it now, and so I got to enjoy, and share, this fantastic photo-tour with you.

The Incredible Wooden Cityscapes of James McNabi!

It is made of 4 different kinds of wood (cherry, ash, maple and oak). Submitted by: Jackie D. Click Here for More Beautiful Wood Artworks The Incredible Wooden Cityscapes of James McNabi! art, sculpture, woodworks James McNab is a woodworker and an artist residing in Philadelphia.

Where in the US Can You Find Precious Stones Lying Around?

The fallen trees created a log jam that got mass petrified together under volcanic ash. The silica contents of the volcanic ash re-crystallized inside the cracks of the trees until they eventually became pure stone and quartz crystals.

The Astonishing Lives of Holy Men

His portraits are mainly of Aghoris, who live on burial grounds in India and are known to engage in postmortem rituals such as smearing human ashes on their bodies and crafting skull bowls from actual corpses. “The Aghori have a profound connection with the dead.