2.1M views · 41K reactions | A blast from the past!  Sarychev Volcano (on Matua Island northeast of Japan) was in the early stages of an eruption when an astronaut on the International Space Station captured this video on June 12, 2009—15 years ago today. Sarychev Peak is one of the most active volcanoes in the Kuril Island chain, and has erupted at least 4 times since this video was taken. | NASA History | Facebook

A group of 4 islands in the northern Pacific are hotly contested between Russia and Japan, with each claiming the islands for themselves. The issue has been going on for decades and is so serious that neither side has ever signed a formal peace treaty ending World War 2 between them over it. | Real Life Lore

29M views · 260K reactions | A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. . . . . . . . . #Russia #Tsunami #Earthquake #WIONUncut | WION | Facebook