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Russian eruption triggers volcanic sunsets
Maryland WeatherA tremendous eruption by Russia's Sarychev volcano, in the Kuril Islands, on June 12 is causing strange and beautiful violet and lavender sunsets around the northern hemisphere this week. The astronauits aboard the International Space Station shot some...Tags: Space Programs, Maryland, NASA
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Earthquakes common in Caribbean
Maryland WeatherThis evening's devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti has been followed by a series of large aftershocks measuring more than 5.0 on the Richter scale. It was also preceded by smaller quakes (2.9 to 3.4) in Puerto Rico, across the Mona......Tags: Volcanoes, Natural Disasters, Disasters, Haiti, Puerto Rico
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Iceland volcano's ash plume seen from space
Maryland WeatherThe ash plume from the unpronounceable Eyjafjallajokull volcano (above, in AP Photo by Brynjar Gaudi) continues to drift across parts of Britain and Northern Europe today. The gritty, abrasive dust can damage aircraft engines and literally grind them to...Tags: Volcanoes, Glaciers, Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Eruption (2010), Landforms, NASA
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Watch continues on Alaskan volcano
Maryland WeatherI know. It has nothing to do with Maryland weather. At least not yet. But the rising seismic activity and eruption watch now underway in Alaska at the Redoubt volcano brings to mind the days before Mount St. Helens blew......Tags: Volcanoes, Maryland, Landforms
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Golfing in Iceland's midnight sun: lava beds, angry birds, winds
ReutersBy Paul Ingrassia REYKJAVIK, June 18 (Reuters) - The names of the world's greatest golf venues roll off the tongue like a putt rolling toward the cup. Pebble Beach. St. Andrews. Valderrama. Then there are Vestmannaeyja and Porlakshafnar. Those names...Tags: Golf, Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Eruption (2010), Clubs and Associations
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Second Alaska Peninsula volcano spurts ash, lava and steam
ReutersBy Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 15 (Reuters) - Two volcanoes are erupting on the Alaska Peninsula in the southwestern part of the state's mainland but the sputtering emissions of ash and lava at the different sites are unrelated, scientists said....Tags: Volcanoes, Research, Landforms, Air Transportation Delays
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Alert status boosted as Philippines volcano shows signs of life
dpaMANILA A volcano in the Philippines where five climbers died last month is showing signs of renewed activity, prompting authorities to boost alert levels. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) director Renato Solidum said in a...Tags: Volcanoes, Philippines, Germany, Landforms
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Pavlof Volcano Continues to Erupt With Lava, Ash
Channel 2 NewsA remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level. The cloud was moving to the...Tags: Volcanoes, Research, U.S. Geological Survey, Landforms
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Budget Cuts Threaten Real-Time Tracking Of Active Alaska Volcanoes
Channel 2 NewsSome volcanoes here in Alaska have been rumbling lately, but federal budget cuts may mean less real-time monitoring of those eruptions. Since 2008, the Alaska Volcano Observatory’s budget has been cut nearly in half, from 8-million dollars to just...Tags: Volcanoes, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, U.S. Geological Survey, Landforms
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Mexico prepares for more intense eruptions from Popo volcano
MEXICO CITY— Mexico's giant Popocatepetl volcano may generate lava flows, explosions of "growing intensity" and ash that could reach miles away, the National Center for Disaster Prevention said Monday. Officials were preparing evacuation routes...
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Pavlof Volcano Eruption Ongoing, Ash Up to 22K Feet
Channel 2 NewsA remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt steam, lava, and ash. Officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say Pavlof came back to life on May 13 and it continues to spew lava and send massive ash plumes more than 20-thousand feet into the sky....Tags: Volcanoes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Air Transportation Industry, Landforms
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Low-Level Eruption Continues at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
Channel 2 NewsCleveland Volcano in southwest Alaska is continuing a low-level eruption that began early Saturday. However, scientists said Monday that the volcanic explosions on a remote, uninhabited island 940 miles southwest of Anchorage appear to be waning....Tags: Volcanoes, Landforms
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