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There is a significant source of volcanic heat deep under the fast-melting Pine Island Ice Shelf in Western Antarctica, researchers found, after stumbling on the evidence while studying heat transfer in the icy continent’s oceans. The Pine Island glacier is one of the biggest ice flows in Antarctica and is also among the most affected […]
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Dramatic videos are appearing on social media showing some of the blood-curdling moments of the eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, which has left more than 60 people dead. One shows a truck trying to outpace an ash cloud. The video was filmed by a passenger in a truck, which was overtaken by a […]
The Hawaiian volcano continues to erupt. There’s not much anyone can do about it except watch. https://media.wired.com/photos/5af22d79c59ba151c77c2972/master/pass/USGS-1961-w.jpg
The Mayon volcano in the Philippines has spewed ash several times over the weekend, forcing authorities to evacuate two villages in its vicinity and raise the threat level, warning of potential “hazardous magmatic eruptions.” “The public is strongly advised to be vigilant and desist from entering the six kilometer (3.7 mile) radius Permanent Danger Zone […]
GETTY ICELAND: Aurora Borealis and Reynisdrangar rock formation “So, did you see them?” they’ll enquire, excitedly. “Did you see the lights?” Thank goodness, then, that I’ll be able to reply in the affirmative. Because, yes, look, there they are, before our very eyes… The tail lights of a Toyota, if I’m not mistaken. And I […]
What do you get when you marry two of Earth’s most dramatic natural events, lightning and volcanoes? The answer is a “dirty storm,” an infernal melange of lightning, magmatic fire and ash that surpasses even the wildest Hollywood disaster movie effects. If the volcano has enough energy, dozens of bolts — which blast upwards, rather […]
Published time: 27 Nov, 2017 04:09 Edited time: 27 Nov, 2017 05:26 Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Bali after authorities closed off the international airport on the paradise island fearing that volcanic ash spewed by the Mount Agung may jeopardize the safety of aircraft and travelers. As many as 100,000 people should evacuate […]
Volcanic ash previously caused chaos to millions of passengers after the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted in 2010, with another threatening to erupt imminently. A British Airways flight was also affected by volcanic ash in 1982, which caused all four engines to fail. This then meant that the plane was flying with no working engines, […]
Published time: 24 Sep, 2017 16:18 Up to 35,000 people have fled a looming volcanic eruption on the island of Bali after some 300 tremors, increasing in both frequency and intensity, registered between midnight and 6am Sunday. The Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency has set up temporary shelters for evacuees and provided 14 tons of […]
