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 theory...
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On Saturday, ten people were rescued off the Aleutian Islands of Alska after an unexpected volcanic eruption. They were taken to Ductch Harbor 65 miles away were they stayed in a hotel. Fortunately, there were no...
Many years ago I took a train from Naples out to Pompei and even back then was slightly disappointed with it - it felt wrong somehow - the sellers selling cheap tat seemed out of place. I was uplifted though when I...
Under incredibly arduous conditions, survivors of a plane crash in Chile who were trapped for five days, contemplated cannibalism as they battled to survive."Survivors of a plane crash in southern Chile who spent five days huddled in a broken fuselage in sub-zero temperatures...
"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...
""Such sudden collapses could be the beginning of a caldera -- a large basin-shaped volcanic depression," the institute was quoted by AFP as saying in a statement, adding that the caldera could be as much as 146...
"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia raised the alert level on the tallest volcano on Java island Thursday after it spewed heat clouds down its slopes, the volcanology office saidThe alert level of Mount Semeru was...
"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 of...
The Chilean government has committed to providing aid to residents of the Chaiten region, who hardest hit by the recent volcano in the province, to return to their homes."Chile's government will give victims of an...
The Chaitén volcano in southern Chile blasted ash and what appeared tobe lava a dozen miles into the air on Tuesday, leading the governmentto order the immediate and complete evacuation of everyone livingwithin a...
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 ash...
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"Indonesian authorities raised the alert level on a volcano near the country's third largest city, the state volcanology office said Thursday."Since April 16, 2008, at 12:00 am (0500 GMT), we have upgraded the alert level of (Mount) Papandayan to 'vigilance' (level two)," a...
"Big Island Officials Prepare for Kilauea Danger - Levels of toxic sulfur dioxide at the summit are six to ten times greater than before the eruption. "The ten-fold increasee of SO2 at the summit makes the total...
"Serang (ANTARA News) - After having remained quiet for the past two weeks, Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait on Tuesday resumed its volcanic activity spewing glowing material and fire balls into the sky, an officer at an observation post in Serang said.During the early...