Volcanic Eruption
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Thousands of massive, ancient volcanic eruptions on Mars: NASA
Science | Sep 16, 2021, 08:22 PM ISTSpewing water vapour, carbon dioxide, and sulphur dioxide into the air, these explosions tore through the Martian surface about 4 billion years ago, according to scientists' estimates, reported in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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Series of earthquakes on DRC-Rwanda border stoke fears of second volcanic eruption
World | May 26, 2021, 12:24 PM ISTAn earthquake on the border of Congo and Rwanda on Tuesday -- measured 5.3 magnitude by the Rwandan Seismic Monitor and the strongest of more than 100 tremors that have followed Saturday's eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano -- destroyed several buildings in the DRC's eastern city of Goma.
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More volcanic eruptions on Caribbean island of St. Vincent
World | Apr 12, 2021, 07:21 AM ISTAn eruption of 4,003-foot (1,220-meter) volcano in 1902 killed roughly 1,600 people. Scientists warn that explosions could continue for days or even weeks.
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Explosive eruption rocks volcano on Caribbean’s St. Vincent
World | Apr 10, 2021, 10:28 AM ISTAn explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday after the government ordered thousands to evacuate their homes nearby.
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Volcanic eruptions can help better understand Indian monsoon: Study
Science | Sep 19, 2020, 07:55 PM ISTA joint study involving Indian and German scientists has found that large-scale volcanic eruptions can help in better forecast of the Indian monsoon, the annual phenomenon that brings rain over the Indian subcontinent.
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Volcanic eruption in Ecuador leaves cities covered in ash amid coronavirus crisis
Trending | Jun 11, 2020, 10:23 PM ISTOn June 7, Ecuador’s Sangay volcano was seen spewing hot lava, leaving several cities covered in ash amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Several netizens have taken to social media to share shocking videos and pictures of the volcanic eruption.
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Philippines Volcano Eruption in Pictures: A look at massive evacuation as tens of thousands flee
World | Jan 14, 2020, 07:22 AM ISTAfter a cleanup and a shift of ash-laden winds away from Manila, officials partially reopened the main airport and allowed planes to take off. President Rodrigo Duterte’s aircraft was able to land in Manila on Monday from his hometown of Davao, his spokesman said, adding he saw the extent of the disaster from the plane.
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Thousands evacuated due to volcanic activity near Manila
World | Jan 12, 2020, 03:19 PM ISTThousands of people were being evacuated on Sunday due to the heightened volcanic activity of the Taal volcano, located on an island some 65 km to the south of the Philippines' capital, Manila.
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VIDEO: Deadly volcanic eruption off New Zealand coast leaves 5 dead
World | Dec 10, 2019, 09:50 AM ISTWhite Island is New Zealand’s most active cone volcano. About 70 per cent of the volcano lies under the sea. Twelve people were killed on the island in 1914 when it was being mined for sulfur. Part of a crater wall collapsed and a landslide destroyed the miners’ village and the mine itself.
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Deadly volcano Anak Krakatau loses three quarters of size since eruption
World | Dec 29, 2018, 04:17 PM ISTThe center said that the crater peak was 110 meters (360 feet) high as of Friday compared with 338 meters (1,108 feet) in September.
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Special show: People flee after sudden volcanic eruption in South America
News | Jun 24, 2018, 12:02 AM ISTSpecial show: People flee after sudden volcanic eruption in South America
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Japan volcano Mt. Shinmoe erupts spewing ash and smoke into air
World | Jun 22, 2018, 11:19 AM ISTMt. Shinmoe, which straddles both Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, has seen a series of eruptions since October 2017 when it became particularly active.
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Guatemala volcano: Italy donates two lakh euros to help disaster victims
World | Jun 22, 2018, 10:48 AM ISTThe donation is in response to an appeal launched by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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Guatemala volcano eruption toll reaches 114
World | Jun 12, 2018, 04:28 PM ISTUsing picks and other tools, along with some heavy machinery, recovery brigades found the four bodies in the ruins of the village and under the tonnes of volcanic material.
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Guatemala volcanic eruption kills 25, authorities fear higher death toll
World | Jun 04, 2018, 12:36 PM ISTThe Volcan de Fuego, or “Volcano of Fire,” exploded in a hail of ash and molten rock shortly before noon, blanketing nearby villages in heavy ash. Lava began flowing down the mountain’s flank and across homes and roads around 4 p.m.
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Volcanic activity on Mercury ended 3.5 billion years ago, claim researchers
World | Aug 07, 2016, 10:44 AM ISTResearchers have discovered that major volcanic activity on the planet Mercury most likely stopped about 3.5 billion years ago. According to researchers from North Carolina State, this new study shed light into the geological evolution
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'Gateway to Hell' ready to blow any moment
World | Jun 27, 2016, 03:50 PM ISTIceland: One of Iceland’s most active volcanoes could erupt “any minute” according to seismic researchers. News that Hekla in South Iceland is ready to go as the pressure inside it skyrocketed, is worrying the troubled British holidaymakers as they
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NASA robot can explore extraterrestrial volcanoes
World | Jan 08, 2015, 12:06 PM ISTWashington: The US space agency has developed a robot that is enabling researchers to put together a 3D map of a fissure - a crack that erupts magma - that is now inactive on Hawaii's
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Amazing pics as a new island is created in South Pacific Ocean out of a volcanic eruption
World | May 19, 2013, 06:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: Circulating on the internet are a set of amazing photographs of South Pacific Ocean, as a volcano erupts from the depth of the ocean and a new island is created. It's Nature at
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Indonesia Struggles As Tsunami, Volcano Tolls Rise
World | Oct 27, 2010, 10:53 PM ISTMentawai Islands (Indonesia), Oct 27: Helicopters with emergency supplies finally landed today on remote Indonesian islands slammed by a tsunami that killed more than 300 people, while elsewhere in the archipelago the toll from a