Volcano
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Watch: Pizza baked on active volcano in Guatemala breaks the internet
Ever had a pizza cooked on an active volcano? Well, this traveller who visited Guatemala, tried the Italian dish, cooked in the most unusual way and left the netizens stunned. Travellers across…
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Indonesia’s Mt Merapi erupts 16 times in 24 hours
In the past 24 hours, Mount Merapi — one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia — erupted 16 times, releasing incandescent lava up to 1,800 m, according to the Centre for…
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Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
Jakarta: Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, spewing ash as high as 1.5 km, according to the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. š®š© ā” IMPRESIONANTE š® Fumarola āļødel Volcan Krakatau…
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World’s largest volcano in Hawaii erupts after nearly 4 decades
Honolulu: The world’s largest active volcano, the Mauna Loa in Hawaii, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, authorities said. The eruption began at Moku’aweoweo, the volcano’s summit caldera,…
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NASA scientists study Tonga eruption to understand landforms on Mars, Venus
Washington: NASA scientists are studying the explosion of submarine volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai to understand how features formed on the surfaces of Mars and Venus, Nature reported. The unusual explosion — which…
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Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga as scale of damage emerges
Wellington: Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation of Tonga, where significant damage was being reported days after a huge undersea volcanic eruption and…
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Volcano in southern Japan erupts with massive smoke column
Tokyo: A volcano in southern Japan erupted Wednesday with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the warning level for Mount Aso to three…
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Over 5,000 people evacuated as volcano erupts on Spain’s La Palma island
Madrid: Between 5,000 and 10,000 people are being evacuated after a volcano began erupting on the La Palma island of Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday afternoon. Regional authorities confirmed that the evacuations…
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Philippines’ 2nd most active volcano spews steam-laden plumes
Manila:Ā The Philippines second most active volcano on Monday spewed steam-laden plumes reaching 1 kilometre high following days of volcanic earthquakes, officials said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has monitored…
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Indian Army rushes to aid Congo town hit by volcano eruption
New Delhi: After Mount Nyaragongo, an active volcano overlooking Congo’s Goma town erupted, Indian Army on Saturday rushed to assist in evacuation of locals and other UN personnel in the affected region.…
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Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano erupts, flight alert issued
Jakarta: Indonesian authorities on Saturday issued a flight alert following the eruption of the Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra province. The National Volcanology Agency said that the 2,475-meter high volcano located in Karo…
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NZ scientists invent new volcano warning system
Wellington: New Zealand scientists have invented a new volcano alert system that they say could have provided warning ahead of last year’s White Island disaster. Twenty-one people died when the country’s most active…
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Philippines volcano ‘enters a period of unrest’
Manila:Ā The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday that it was monitoring Mount Kanlaon in Negros Occidental province after it recorded over 130 earthquakes since Sunday. The institute issued…
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How drones can better monitor explosive volcanoes
London:Ā Drones can be a great help in providing needed information in a crisis situation, as well as in the study of explosive volcanoes, say researchers. Due to the difficult accessibility and the…
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Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash, lava
Manila: Lava and broad columns of ash illuminated by lightning spewed from a volcano south of the Philippine capital on Monday, grounding hundreds of flights as authorities warned of a possible “explosive…
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