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Indonesia's volcano spews massive ash cloud
The Indian Express   27 March 2020   Indonesia  
(Photo | AFP/BNPB)
<p>JAKARTA: Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted on Friday, shooting a column of ash some 5,000 metres (16,000 feet) into the air in its second major eruption this month.<br />Ash and sand-covered areas several kilometres (miles) away from ...
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Taal volcano update: 'Explosive' eruption predicted as Philippines volcano rumbles to life
Express   23 January 2020   Philippines  
Taal volcano update: Authorities expect Taal to erupt again in the coming 'hours to days' (Image: GETTY)
<p>TAAL VOLCANO is predicted to erupt in the coming &ldquo;hours to days&rdquo; as authorities urge residents to evacuate all areas surrounding the Philippines volcano.The eruption warning arrives after 731 earthquakes rocked the Philippines volcano on Luzon ...
White Island eruption: Just how active are New Zealand's volcanoes?
Stuff.co.nz   14 December 2019   New Zealand  
Whakaari/White Island erupted on Monday, causing its alert level to be raised to four. It has since been lowered to level two.
<p>EXPLAINER: Following the deadly eruption at Whakaari/ White Island, New Zealand's volcanoes are in the spotlight.<br />New Zealand has 12 active volcanoes which are monitored by Kiwi scientists.<br />Whakaari/ White Island is one of them, and is currently ...
Five dead and eight missing after New Zealand volcano erupts
The Guardian   09 December 2019   New Zealand  
Photograph: Michael Schade/AFP/Getty
<p>Five people have died and eight are still missing after an eruption on a volcanic island in New Zealand, the country&rsquo;s prime minister has said.<br />Jacinda Ardern confirmed that New Zealanders and tourists from Australia, the US, Britain, China and ...
Indonesia tsunami: 222 dead and 'many missing' after Anak Krakatau erupts – as it happened
The Guardian   23 December 2018   Indonesia   Sunda Strait  
<p>At least 222 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit the coast of Indonesia&rsquo;s Sunda Strait.<br />Twenty-eight people are missing and authorities expect the death toll to rise as many affected areas have not yet been reached.<br ...
Volcano WARNING: THESE volcanoes are most ‘OVERDUE’ for eruption and pose greatest threat
Express   11 June 2018   World  
<p>Volcanic eruptions are nearly impossible to predict, but scientists are able to estimate which volcanoes are more “overdue” than others based on their eruption history.<br>Ben Edwards, a professor of earth sciences at Dickinson College, said: "Overdue in ...
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Hawaii volcano eruption destroys 600 homes, but creates more than a kilometre of new lan
ABC News   08 June 2018   Hawaii   Kilauea Volcano  
Photo: The number of homes destroyed by the eruption has increased dramatically. (Reuters: Terray Sylvester)
<p>Approximately 600 homes have been destroyed by lava flows on Hawaii's Big Island since the current eruption of Kilaeua Volcano began early last month, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim says.The latest estimate of property losses from Kilauea, one of the world's ...
A new fissure has formed as the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island continues to erupt
9NEWS.com.au   15 May 2018   Hawaii   Kilauea Volcano  
A lava flow near the Leilani Estates neighbourhood smokes and emits fumes as it consumes the surrounding jungle. Picture: Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY NETWORK / MEGASource:Mega
<p>The Hawaii State Department of Health has issued a warning that gases from the current volcanic activity is potentially dangerous and advised local residents to leave the area.</p> <p>People living in the lower Puna area of the Big Island have been issued ...
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The Kilauea volcano is ‘speaking in a code’ we don’t yet understand
Popular Science   09 May 2018   Hawaii   Kilauea Volcano  
A 2014 photo of the Kilauea lava lake./U.S. Geological Survey via Flickr
<p>Last week, new lava vents burst open in the earth around the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, accompanied by the rumbling of earthquakes, and fiery fountains of earth shooting hundreds of feet into the sky. Whether you ascribe the cracks to ...
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Ash-spewing volcano in Papua New Guinea forces villagers to flee, local media says
ABC News   07 January 2018   Papua New Guinea  
PHOTO: The ash clouds have been thrown up steadily to a height of about 2,133 metres. (Facebook: Samaritan Aviation)
<p>A remote island volcano in Papua New Guinea has begun spewing ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of more than 500 residents, media and non-profit groups have said.</p> <p>Kadovar Island, a 365-metre tall volcano on the north coast of PNG, was thought ...
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