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First of all, let’s talk about safety. Karangetang is a highly active volcano — probably one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

The local guides are knowledgeable and any seismic activity is monitored by the Indonesian government, but there’s still plenty of risk involved in climbing this mountain. It may erupt at any time.

You can climb to the top of Karangetang if you’re feeling extra crazy, but to be safe most people only hike partway up this mountain and peep at the smoking craters from a distance (and even that is a bit risky).

Climbing any active volcano carries some danger obviously, but this one is unusually active, so proceed at your own risk.

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From Wikipedia:

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. The process that forms volcanoes is called volcanism.

On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and because most of Earth's plate boundaries are underwater, most volcanoes are found underwater. For example, a mid-ocean ridge, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates.

Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the crust's plates, such as in the East African Rift, the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field, and the Rio Grande rift in North America. Volcanism away from plate boundaries has been postulated to arise from upwelling diapirs from the core–mantle boundary, 3,000 kilometers (1,900 mi) deep within Earth. This results in hotspot volcanism, of which the Hawaiian hotspot is an example. Volcanoes are usually not created where two tectonic plates slide past one another.

Large eruptions can affect atmospheric temperature as ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscure the Sun and cool Earth's troposphere. Historically, large volcanic eruptions have been followed by volcanic winters which have caused catastrophic famines.

Other planets besides Earth have volcanoes. For example, volcanoes are very numerous on Venus. In 2009, a paper was published suggesting a new definition for the word 'volcano' that includes processes such as cryovolcanism. It suggested that a volcano be defined as 'an opening on a planet or moon's surface from which magma, as defined for that body, and/or magmatic gas is erupted.'

To ensure you stay connected during your trip, you’re going to want to buy an eSIM. It’s the best way to ensure you have mobile data as you explore the country.

But which eSIM is the best for traveling Japan?

In this post, I’ll breakdown why I think Jetpac is the best eSIM for Japan and why you should consider them for your next visit.

What is Jetpac?
Jetpac is a travel eSIM company founded in Singapore. They offer affordable mobile data coverage to over 150 destinations around the world (including Japan), but they also offer regional bundles so that you can visit more than one country with the same eSIM and still have reliable coverage.

To get an eSIM, you’ll first want to browse their plans to see which duration is best for you. They have plans from 1 GB to 50 GB and 1 day to 30 days, with prices starting at just $4 USD. Their Japan eSIM prices are super competitive and affordable for even the cheapest budget traveler.

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However, the rule gives airlines seven days to process the refunds if the customer used a credit card and 20 days if the customer used a different payment method.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg proposed the rule in April, arguing that airlines need to accurately inform customers when they are entitled to a refund and make it easier for them to receive it.

“It’s imperfect,” said University of South Carolina law professor Bryant Walker Smith, whose work focuses on AVs. “Crash responders have remarked that to communicate with a vehicle on a crash scene that’s blocking a car in an emergency, they’ve had to stick their head in the window and yell because there was no way that they could hear or speak with that assistant from outside the vehicle.”

The beginning of the process is expected to look similar to how drivers navigate crashes with other humans, even if there is no other human. After a crash with an AV, a human driver would exit their vehicle, contact law enforcement and inform their insurance company of the collision. If the AV is at fault, the driver’s insurance company would contact the AV manufacturer or developer to determine a settlement.

The 18-year-old is planning more, tougher climbs after completing a mission to scale all 14 mountains that rise above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) earlier this month on China’s Mount Shishapangma.

The Sherpa community were mostly yak herders and traders living deep within the Himalayas until Nepal opened its borders in the 1950s. Their stamina and familiarity with the mountains quickly made them sought-after guides and porters, and eventually for them to dominate the Himalyan climbing business.

Tenzing Norgay conquered Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953, establishing the community’s fame as climbing masters.

But since then, Nima Rinji said, Sherpas have rarely been seen as expedition leaders. He’s started a “Sherpa power” campaign to change that. “This generation does have the potential because we have the privileges that those before us didn’t have, like good education, speaking well and we can understand what is happening regarding climate change, regarding the mountains,” he said.

The new tax will be applied every Friday through Sunday and on holidays from April 18-July 27 of next year, for a total of 54 days. That’s almost double the number of days it was applied this year. Tourists who don’t make reservations up to four days in advance will pay 10 euros ($10.80) instead of the usual 5 euros ($5.40).

The tax will be in force during peak hours, from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exemptions are granted to residents, Venetian-born visitors, students and workers, as well as tourists who have hotel or other lodging reservations.

At the end of the first test phase, last July, officials said the tax had netted 2.4 million euros ($2.6 million), accounting for about 1,000 entrances on each of the test days.

Brugnaro on Thursday again responded to critics who have called it a failure and said it did not deter as many arrivals as expected.

“Venice is the first city in the world that tries to manage the problem of overtourism. We obtained important results,” the mayor said.