The worst of Indonesia’s volcano was yet to come, has come true. Mount Merapi spewed ash and smoke further than expected Friday, incinerating homes and fields. The death toll has doubled now, with...
Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted with renewed ferocity killing another 39 people in a shroud of smoke and ash. Now, more than 80 people are dead and 75,000 people are forced to evacuate after ten days of...
The spot was first identified by US amateur astronomer Frank Melillo, from Holtsville, New York.The spot was first identified by an amateur astronomer on 19 July and was later confirmed by the European Space Agency's Venus Express spacecraft. Data from the European probe...
Krakatau (or Krakatoa), located in Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java, comes to life.
Volcano is active again spewing ashes in the sky. Lava can also bee seen trickling down the side of the new slopes that...
Llaima, one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile, has erupted over the weekend. Dozens of people are reported to have been evacuated due to the risk of mud avalanches as lava melts the snow on the...
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The Galeras volcano has erupted near the town of Pasto in Colombia. The alert level has been set to red. A large amout of ash is currently falling on the city of Pasto. 8,000 people have begun evacuating the area, when the volcano began erupting at 7:10pm. The Civil Defense...
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Scientists at the University of Alberta believe they've figured out where a large portion of the world's oil came from--massive underwater volcanic eruptions that took place millions of years ago. Their...
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"The Bali Museum was established in 1910 by the Dutch who invaded Hindia Belanda ( the old name of Indonesia before gained it’s freedom). The main function of the museum was to collect and preserve artifacts of...
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"The eruption on the Indonesian island of Java killed 13 people, displaced some 36,000 and inundated 12 villages -- and there are now signs the entire area may sink and become a huge crater.A court has ruled the...
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"A wave of horrifying violence has swept the townships around Johannesburg in the past week, The Globe and Mail's Stephanie Nolen reported in an article Tuesday Xenophobic rage explodes in South Africa. At least 22 people are dead, hundreds injured and an estimated 4,000...
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"A second eruption occurred on the evening of 13 May from a fissure that opened NE of the SE crater, about 800m long. Catania airport had to be closed because of ash emission from Etna. Apart from the emission...
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A 3,280-foot volcano has unexpectedly erupted in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 5,000 people. Experts say the volcano hasn't been active in more than 9,500 years, and is leaving a dangerous layer of...
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"A proposed solution to reverse the effects of global warming by spraying sulfate particles into Earth`s stratosphere could make matters much worse, climate researchers said on Thursday.They said trying to cool off the planet by creating a kind of artificial sun block would...
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"Hundreds of villagers in Ecuador have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a volcano shot columns of ash several kilometres into the air.
About 1,000 people have been told to leave the area surrounding the...
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"QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano is poised for a major eruption, a volcanologist said Wednesday. Authorities last week evacuated 10 villages from its western slopes as a precaution. Patricia...
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