Volcano
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Mexican volcano Popocatepetl spews large clouds of ash, vapour
World | Jul 11, 2013, 12:52 PM ISTMexico City, Jul 11: Mexico's erupting Popocatepetl volcano, just east of Mexico City, on Wednesday continued to spew large clouds of ash and vapour into the sky.Local television footage showed large plumes of smoke rising
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'No active volcano' near Kalpakkam nuke complex, says NPCIL
India | Jun 25, 2013, 07:40 PM ISTChennai, Jun 25: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has endorsed the opinion of scientists attached to various national agencies that there was “no active volcano” near Kalpakkam nuclear complex near here, as stated
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Russian volcano spills record amount of lava
World | Dec 11, 2012, 06:08 PM ISTMoscow, Dec 11: The erupting Plosky Tolbachik volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is spilling a record 1,200 tonnes of lava every second, seismologists said Tuesday.The 3,085-metre Plosky Tolbachik, part of a volcanic complex
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Scientists To Create Artificial Volcano For Climate Change Experiment
World | Sep 15, 2011, 01:18 PM ISTLondon, Sept 15: A bizarre ''artificial volcano'' experiment taking place at a disused Norfolk airfield next month could help save the planet from global warming. British scientists will attempt to pump water up a hose suspended
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Volcano Erupts In Iceland, Sends Ash 20 Km Into Air
World | May 22, 2011, 09:05 PM ISTReykjavik, May 22: Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled domestic flights Sunday as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the air.The eruption
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Indonesia Disaster Toll Hits 377, Volcano Erupts Again
World | Oct 28, 2010, 07:53 PM ISTJakarta : Indonesia 's Mount Merapi erupted on Thursday for the second time in a week, blasting vast plumes of ash into the sky, as the death toll from the initial eruption and a tsunami
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India's Neighbourhood Is Like A Volcano: IAF Chief
India | Oct 08, 2010, 03:51 PM ISTHindon: IAF chief P V Naik on Friday described the current security scenario in India's neighbourhood as a "volcano" that may erupt anytime and asked the air warriors to be prepared to meet both internal