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Windless Weather Traps Volcanic Cloud Over Iceland, Triggers Pollution Red Alert
Iceland experts on Monday blamed a lack of wind for a volcanic cloud that has lingered over much of the island since an eruption last week.
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New Images Capture Mount Etna's Massive Eruption From Space
Copernicus Sentinel-2C snapped dramatic photos of the eruption just minutes after it began, providing a unique perspective on the volcanic activity.
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Watch: Italy's Mount Etna Volcano Erupts With Ash And Lava, Sends Tourists Running For Safety
The eruption filled the Sicilian sky with smoke, with the famous landmark spewing ash and forcing visitors to scramble to safety.
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Asteroid That Triggered Dinosaur Extinction Was a Carbon-Rich C-Type Space Rock, Study Finds
Recent research has provided new insights into the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction event that led to the end of the dinosaurs. Scientists have now identified this impactor as a carbon-rich "C-type" asteroid, a type of space rock that likely originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again, Sending Ash 7 Km Into Sky
Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted, throwing thick black volcanic ash over its peak as high as 7,000 metres, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
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Indonesia's Semeru Volcano Erupts 5 Times In 90 Minutes, Km-High Ash Cloud
The Semeru volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted five times today, spewing volcanic ash up to 900 meters over its peak, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
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European Space Agency Shares Unseen Pics Of Mars' Towering Volcanoes, Planet's Largest Moon
The European Space Agency recently shared never-before-seen pictures of the volcanic region on Mars.
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37 Recently Active Volcanic Structures Identified on Venus
Scientists have identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that appear to be recently active - and probably still are today - painting the picture of a geologically dynamic planet and not a dormant world as long thought.
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Volcanic Eruption At Indonesia's Mount Merapi Sends Ash 6 KM High
Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted twice on Sunday, sending clouds of grey ash 6,000 metres into the sky, the country's geological agency said.
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Alaska Volcano Shoots Ash Cloud 8 Km Into Sky, Triggers Aviation Alert
An Alaska volcano shot an ash cloud about 5 miles (8 km) into the sky on Tuesday, prompting flight delays and cancellations and raining volcanic particles onto at least one nearby community, officials said.
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Flights Cancelled As Volcano Erupts In Indonesia's Bali
More than a dozen flights were cancelled on Indonesia's island of Bali on Saturday due to an ash cloud emitted by a fresh eruption of Mount Agung volcano.
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A Stone Crushed A Man Fleeing A Volcano. Archaeologists Just Found His 2,000-Year-Old Remains.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a man in Pompeii who they believe survived the first blast of Mount Vesuvius only to be crushed by a stone block launched by the volcanic cloud as he was attempting to flee nearly 2,000 years ago.
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Hawaii Volcano Simmers Ominously, Experts Warn It Could Blow Again
Hawaii residents drove through clouds of sulphur and over roads splitting open to make desperate and possibly last visits home on Tuesday before another eruption by Kilauea volcano, which has already destroyed 35 homes and other structures.
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Volcanic Ash Forces Airport Closures in Colombia
Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in an ash cloud on Sunday, prompting authorities to temporarily close two airports in the area.
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Chile Volcano Ash Cloud Reaches Brazil, Flights Cancelled
Ash from the Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning this week, reached as far as southern Brazil today and prompted some airlines to cancel flights to the capitals of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.
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Windless Weather Traps Volcanic Cloud Over Iceland, Triggers Pollution Red Alert
Iceland experts on Monday blamed a lack of wind for a volcanic cloud that has lingered over much of the island since an eruption last week.
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New Images Capture Mount Etna's Massive Eruption From Space
Copernicus Sentinel-2C snapped dramatic photos of the eruption just minutes after it began, providing a unique perspective on the volcanic activity.
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Watch: Italy's Mount Etna Volcano Erupts With Ash And Lava, Sends Tourists Running For Safety
The eruption filled the Sicilian sky with smoke, with the famous landmark spewing ash and forcing visitors to scramble to safety.
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Asteroid That Triggered Dinosaur Extinction Was a Carbon-Rich C-Type Space Rock, Study Finds
Recent research has provided new insights into the asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction event that led to the end of the dinosaurs. Scientists have now identified this impactor as a carbon-rich "C-type" asteroid, a type of space rock that likely originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again, Sending Ash 7 Km Into Sky
Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted, throwing thick black volcanic ash over its peak as high as 7,000 metres, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
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Indonesia's Semeru Volcano Erupts 5 Times In 90 Minutes, Km-High Ash Cloud
The Semeru volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted five times today, spewing volcanic ash up to 900 meters over its peak, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
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European Space Agency Shares Unseen Pics Of Mars' Towering Volcanoes, Planet's Largest Moon
The European Space Agency recently shared never-before-seen pictures of the volcanic region on Mars.
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37 Recently Active Volcanic Structures Identified on Venus
Scientists have identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that appear to be recently active - and probably still are today - painting the picture of a geologically dynamic planet and not a dormant world as long thought.
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Volcanic Eruption At Indonesia's Mount Merapi Sends Ash 6 KM High
Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted twice on Sunday, sending clouds of grey ash 6,000 metres into the sky, the country's geological agency said.
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Alaska Volcano Shoots Ash Cloud 8 Km Into Sky, Triggers Aviation Alert
An Alaska volcano shot an ash cloud about 5 miles (8 km) into the sky on Tuesday, prompting flight delays and cancellations and raining volcanic particles onto at least one nearby community, officials said.
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Flights Cancelled As Volcano Erupts In Indonesia's Bali
More than a dozen flights were cancelled on Indonesia's island of Bali on Saturday due to an ash cloud emitted by a fresh eruption of Mount Agung volcano.
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A Stone Crushed A Man Fleeing A Volcano. Archaeologists Just Found His 2,000-Year-Old Remains.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a man in Pompeii who they believe survived the first blast of Mount Vesuvius only to be crushed by a stone block launched by the volcanic cloud as he was attempting to flee nearly 2,000 years ago.
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Hawaii Volcano Simmers Ominously, Experts Warn It Could Blow Again
Hawaii residents drove through clouds of sulphur and over roads splitting open to make desperate and possibly last visits home on Tuesday before another eruption by Kilauea volcano, which has already destroyed 35 homes and other structures.
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Volcanic Ash Forces Airport Closures in Colombia
Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in an ash cloud on Sunday, prompting authorities to temporarily close two airports in the area.
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Chile Volcano Ash Cloud Reaches Brazil, Flights Cancelled
Ash from the Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning this week, reached as far as southern Brazil today and prompted some airlines to cancel flights to the capitals of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.
