The Mount Edziza volcanic complex (MEVC) is a group of volcanoes and
associated lava flows in northwest British Columbia, Canada. Located on
the Tahltan Highland, the MEVC has a broad, steep-sided lava plateau;
its highest summit is 2,786 metres (9,140 feet). Its volcanoes formed
over the last 7.5 million years during five cycles of magmatic activity
which spanned four epochs; the most recent eruptions took place in the
last 11,000 years. Current activity occurs in the form of hot springs.
The MEVC has warm summers and cold, snowy winters; snow and ice remain
on the highest peaks year-round. Indigenous peoples have lived adjacent
to the MEVC for thousands of years. Historically, the local Tahltan
people used volcanic glass from the MEVC to make tools and weaponry.
Animal species such as birds, rodents, bears, sheep, goats, moose and
caribou inhabit the area. A large provincial park dominates the MEVC,
which can only be accessed by aircraft or by a network of footpaths.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Edziza_volcanic_complex>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1873:
The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and order to and
assert Canadian sovereignty over the Northwest Territories.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Mounted_Police>
1934:
During a strike against the Electric Auto-Lite company in
Toledo, a fight began between nearly 10,000 American strikers and
sheriff's deputies, later involving the Ohio National Guard.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Lite_strike_%281934%29>
1999:
Professional wrestler Owen Hart died immediately before a World
Wrestling Federation match after dropping 70 feet (21 m) onto the ring
during a botched entrance.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Edge_%281999%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
with a will:
(idiomatic, originally nautical, dated) With willingness and zeal; with
all one's heart or strength; earnestly, heartily.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/with_a_will>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Oh, Men, with Sisters dear!Oh, Men, with Mothers and Wives!It
is not linen you're wearing out,But human creatures' lives!'
--Thomas Hood
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Hood>
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