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Nabro volcano
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The ash cloud from the erupting Nabro volcano in the northeast African nation of Eritrea is continuing to spread throughout east Africa and the Middle East. Disruption to air traffic is expected to be minimal, however, in comparison to the widespread cancellation of flights during the eruptions...
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Mount Tarawera
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Mount Tarawera is the volcano responsible for New Zealand's largest historic eruption. Located 24 kilometres southeast of Rotorua in the North Island, it consists of a series of rhyolitic lava domes that were fissured down the middle by an explosive basaltic eruption in 1886, which killed an esti...
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Copahue volcano
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Copahue volcano eruption puts Argentina and Chile on alert The authorities in Argentina and Chile have issued an alert over increased activity at the Copahue volcano, which has begun spewing smoke and gas. Many residents have already left the area as a precaution. [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ne...
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Puyehue and Cordón Caulle are two coalesced volcanic vents that form a major mountain massif in Puyehue National Park in the Andes of Ranco Province, Chile. On May 24, 1960, 38 hours after the main shock of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest earthquake recorded in history, Cordón Caulle bega...
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FutureVolc project
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Volcano project scours Iceland for early warning signals Work is under way to improve monitoring of Iceland's volcanoes and give earlier warning of possible eruptions. The FutureVolc project is funded by the European Union and involves more sensors as well as better real-time data analysis. It i...
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Lassen Peak
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Lassen Peak (also known as Mount Lassen) is the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range. Lassen Peak is the only volcano in the Cascades other than Mount St. Helens to erupt during the 20th century. On May 22, 1915, a powerful explosive eruption at Lassen Peak devastated nearby areas, and it...
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1883 eruption of Krakatoa
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The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa began in May 1883 and culminated with the destruction of Krakatoa on 26 August 1883. Read more
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Paluweh volcano
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Landsat Thermal Sensor Lights Up from Volcano's Heat As the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite flew over Indonesia's Flores Sea April 29, it captured an image of Paluweh volcano spewing ash into the air. The satellite's Operational Land Imager detected the white cloud of smoke and ash drif...
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Eldfell
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Volcanic eruption of Eldfell, 1973 Heimaey, literally Home Island, is an Icelandic island. At a size of 13.4 km², it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated Icelandic island outside the main island of Iceland. On January the 23 of 1973 at around 1 a...
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Tangaroan eruption
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A new type of volcanic eruption Scientists based in the UK and New Zealand have described a "new" type of volcanic eruption. Volcanic eruptions are commonly categorised as either explosive or effusive. But now, in research published this month in Nature Geoscience, researchers at Vic...
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San Cristobal volcano
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Volcán San Cristóbal is the highest volcano in Nicaragua at 1,745 m. Located near to the northwest corner of the country, it forms a majestic backdrop to the city of Chichigalpa, Chinandega. It is also among the most active volcanos in Nicaragua, erupting frequently (if gently). [url=http://en.w...
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Santa Maria volcano
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Ash spews from Guatemala's Santa Maria volcano There has been increased activity in Guatemala's Santa Maria volcano which lies 200kms (124 miles) west of the country's capital. Read more
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Mount Unzen
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On June 3, 1991, Mount Unzen volcano erupted violently, possibly as a result of depressurisation of the magma column after a landslide in the crater. A pyroclastic flow reached 4.5 kilometres from the crater and claimed the lives of 43 scientists and journalists, including volcanologists Katia a...
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Nevado del Ruiz
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The Nevado del Ruiz, also known as La Mesa de Herveo (English: Table of Herveo) or Kumanday in the language of the local pre-Columbian indigenous people, is a volcano located on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia, about 129 kilometres west of the capital city Bogotá. The Ne...
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Sverrefjell volcano
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What Arctic Rocks Say About Life in Mars Meteorite In 1996, a research group led by Dave McKay of NASAs Johnson Space Centre claimed to have found evidence of fossilised life in a Mars meteorite. Not only did the shapes look like bacteria, but a form of magnetite (iron oxide) was found in the meteorite t...
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