Volcano News
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Dr. Taylor Haynes is a Republican candidate for the Governor of Wyoming. He is also selling the idea of opening Yellowstone Park for drilling.
Recent seismic activity and melting roads raises concerns of a Super Volcano Eruption.
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Sydney -
Flights into and out of the northern Australian city of Darwin were cancelled Saturday and some to Bali affected owing to huge ash clouds thrown up by an Indonesian volcano.
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Quito -
Villagers and experts warily eyed an Ecuador volcano Saturday that spewed a 10-kilometer (six-mile) high column of ash a day earlier in a spectacular eruption.
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by AFP
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Quito -
A volcano in central Ecuador spewed up a column of hot ash and smoke 10 kilometers (six miles) high, increasing fears of an eruption.
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by AFP
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Lima -
A volcano in Peru that has not blown its top in four decades spewed more ash skyward on Tuesday, after authorities evacuated villagers to avoid Ubinas's wrath.
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by AFP
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With the popularity still strong for "The LEGO Movie," could it be possible that it wins again? It could as the newcomers will need a big outing to top it.
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Jakarta -
Three airports in Indonesia reopened on Saturday while four others remained closed, officials said, after a volcanic eruption killed three people and forced mass evacuations.Mount Kelud, considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes on the main island...
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by AFP
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A spectacular volcanic eruption in Indonesia has killed at least two people and forced mass evacuations, disrupting long-haul flights and closing international airports on Friday.Mount Kelud, considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes on the main i...
In the Media
by Bintang Senandung Nacita (AFP)
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A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again Monday, halting a search for any more victims.
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by AFP
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Indonesian officials searched through thick ash for bodies Sunday after Mount Sinabung volcano erupted, killing at least 15 people, with the only sign of life an ownerless mobile phone ringing inside an abandoned bag.
In the Media
by Ardi Ibrahim (AFP)
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Indonesian rescuers will search through thick ash Sunday hoping to find survivors after Mount Sinabung volcano erupted engulfing victims in scorching clouds, killing 14 people including four high-school students.
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by AFP
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Banda Aceh -
Fourteen people, including four schoolchildren, were killed Saturday after they were engulfed in scorching ash clouds spat out by Indonesia's Mount Sinabung in its biggest eruption in recent days, officials said.
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Catania -
Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, got active again this Sunday as it erupted with lava streaming down its sides and billowing smoke rising from its crater.
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The Philippines, Indonesia and the Pacific island of Tonga have been hit by forces of Mother Nature in the last couple of days, causing death and injury to those in coastal areas as well as in danger zones, in the case of the eruption in Indonesia.
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Bulging in land that occurs before a volcano erupts points to how much ash will be spewed into the sky, providing a useful early warning for aviation, geologists in Iceland said on Sunday.
In the Media
by AFP
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The new releases include a number of films from the ‘90s; a rich and seductive vampire picture; and a lesson in scaring.
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Yellowstone, the world's first National Park was established in 1872. With its subalpine forests, wildlife and geothermal features, it's been a top vacationers destination. But we were unaware of it being a big volcanic crater, a very, very big one.
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The largest volcano in the world, with a footprint the size of New Mexico, has been located in the depths of the western Pacific Ocean. More information about the structure has been revealed this week.
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Puebla -
Several U.S. based airlines suspended numerous flights as Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano increased its activity once again. Authorities have maintained the very active volcano's alert level at a Yellow phase 2.
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Phnom Penh -
Japan's Mount Fuji has been granted World Heritage status by UNESCO, along with a series of ancient terraced rice paddies in China and the desert city of Agardaz in Niger, among other wonders.
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As Popocatépetl continues with its ongoing rumblings, over the past 24 hours the volcano has increased in activity. The activity is said to be of low to moderate intensity and includes steam, gas, ash and incandescent fragments being observed.
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Both Chile and Argentina have been put on red alert by authorities after worries of a possible eruption of the Copahue volcano on their shared border.
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Puebla -
Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano has been making much noise over the past few weeks. After noting increased activity, Mexican authorities raised the region's alert level to a yellow phase 3. Media reports speak of possible evacuation.
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Puebla -
The Popocatépetl volcano is spewing ash after a series of ongoing eruptions. Reportedly, several cities are covered in ash in the Mexico state of Puebla.
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Manila -
The Mayon Volcano, one of the Philippines most active, suddenly began erupting on Tuesday May 7 catching 30 climbers unawares.
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Puebla -
It appears Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano is getting active again. This weekend the volcano began to spew ash and gas. This prompted officials to restrict access of the immediate region surrounding the volcano.
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Today, March 31, saw the small island of El Hierro suffer its biggest earthquake yet, 4.9 on the Richter scale, since this latest bout of seismic activity started earlier this week.
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Sicili -
Italy's tallest active volcano put on a late night show Tuesday, filling the sky with brightly colored lava and plumes of ash.
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Theories and speculations of UFOs continue to surround Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano. An active volcano, for months now claims of UFO spottings at the Popocatepetl have persisted and recent footage has emerged.
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Chilean authorities have issued a top level "red" alert as the Copahue volcano began spewing ash, bringing fears of an imminent eruption.
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Volcano Image
Chart courtesy Icelandic Met Office.
Chart of Grimsvötn's seismic activity before and during eruption.
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Robert Smith
Yellowstone's NW caldera rim at the Madison Junction in the park. The rim is 500 m. tall, and was formed when this area collapsed during the eruption that took place 640,000 years ago.
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The Eyjafjallajökull glacier in Iceland – the eruption happened near here, causing large amounts of explosive steam
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Mount Tongariro eruption
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Volcanic eruptions millions of years ago threw vast amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.
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A volcanic eruption at Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull
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Pavlof Volcano, Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge
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Image of Tolbachik Volcano's eruption on Nov. 29, 2012
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Phillip Capper
Mt Tongariro on North Island, New Zealand is erupting for the first time in more than a century.
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Aerial view of Christchurch, New Zealand
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