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Map of the Pacific Ring of Fire highlighting the tectonic plate boundaries around the Pacific Ocean. The map shows spreading and converging plate boundaries, volcanic arcs, and marks major active volcanoes with star symbols. A pink shaded area outlines the Ring of Fire, tracing the regions of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity along the edges of the Pacific Plate, including the west coasts of the Americas, eastern Asia, and the islands of the western Pacific.

Geothermal-rich Iceland

Diagram showing how a residential geothermal heat pump works, with winter heating on the left transferring heat from underground pipes into the house, and summer cooling on the right transferring heat from the house into the ground.

Grand Prismatic Spring

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