News tagged with volcanoes eruptions
Chocolate and diamonds: Why volcanoes could be a girl's best friend
Scientists from the University of Southampton have discovered a previously unrecognised volcanic process, similar to one that is used in chocolate manufacturing, which gives important new insights into the ...
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May 16, 2012 |
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Team observes rapid change in underwater volcano Monowai
(Phys.org) -- A research team out to perform routine mapping of the seafloor some 400 kilometers southwest of Tonga, found that one volcano, named Monowai, changed dramatically over just a two week time span. ...
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May 14, 2012 |
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In the Greek isles, a volcano has awakened
In 1650 B.C.E., a series of massive volcanic eruptions decimated the ancient seafaring Minoan civilization. Over the next 4 millennia, the largely subaquatic Santorini caldera had a series of smaller eruptions, with five ...
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Apr 23, 2012 |
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Tourists invited to see erupting Congo volcano
(AP) -- Virunga National Park is inviting tourists on an overnight trek to a spectacular eruption of Mount Nyamulagira in eastern Congo.
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Nov 14, 2011 |
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Possible trigger for volcanic 'super-eruptions' found
The "super-eruption" of a major volcanic system occurs about every 100,000 years and is considered one of the most catastrophic natural events on Earth, yet scientists have long been unsure about what triggers ...
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Oct 12, 2011 |
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Satellite images show eruption on Alaska volcano
(AP) -- A volcano on a remote Alaska island has begun erupting, but poses little danger to people or aircraft, officials said Tuesday.
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Aug 10, 2011 |
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Scientists discover new eruption at undersea volcano, after successfully forecasting the event
A team of scientists just discovered a new eruption of Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located about 250 miles off the Oregon coast – and one of the most active and intensely studied seamounts in ...
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Aug 09, 2011 |
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Paleoecologists suggest mass extinction due to huge methane release
(PhysOrg.com) -- Micha Ruhl and colleagues from the University of Copenhagen's Nordic Center for Earth Evolution have published a paper in Science where they contend that the mass extinction that occurred at the ...
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Jul 22, 2011 |
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More flights halted by ash from Chilean volcano
(AP) -- The cloud of ash spewing from Chile's erupting volcano has grounded more flights in countries from Uruguay to Australia and is threatening to delay next month's start of the Copa America football t ...
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Jun 14, 2011 |
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Chile volcano grounds more flights
(AP) -- The drifting plume of ash from Chile's erupting volcano forced new cancelations of dozens of flights on Monday in Argentina, Uruguay and other South American countries, even as airlines in Australia ...
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Jun 14, 2011 |
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Ash clouds? You ain't seen nothing yet
The recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland upset airline bosses and caused a lot of fuss, but they were trivial by comparison with what could happen next, according to Clive Oppenheimer's new book.
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Jun 13, 2011 |
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Chileans living near volcano urged to stay away
(AP) -- Chilean officials ordered most residents already evacuated from homes near an erupting volcano to stay in shelters and with family and friends Sunday due to the threat of deadly landslides. The ash ...
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Jun 13, 2011 |
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Chile volcano ash grounds Australia, NZ flights
Ash from Chile's volcanic eruptions prompted Australian airline Qantas to ground some domestic services and some flights to New Zealand on Sunday, after plumes drifted across the Pacific.
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Jun 12, 2011 |
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NASA provides a two-satellite view and video of the Chilean volcano eruption
NASA's Aqua satellite and the GOES-13 satellite both captured their own unique views of the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile this week. One satellite provided a high-resolution image ...
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Jun 09, 2011 |
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Iceland volcano eruption all but over: experts
The eruption of Iceland's Grimsvoetn volcano has tailed off and its ash plume has almost disappeared, experts and officials said on Wednesday, refusing though to declare the flight-disrupting incident closed.
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May 25, 2011 |
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