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AGUNG VOLCANO ERUPTING

Posted by L A on Sunday, September 24, 2017, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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AGUNG VOLCANO ERUPTING

The alert level has been raised to maximum (4) for an imminent eruption of the Agung volcano in Indonesia.

Evacuations took place on Friday.

There are currently 157 active volcanoes, not counting undersea volcanoes we are unaware of. Among the 157 that are at some level of warning, 39 volcanoes are erupting with the highest level of warning, according to the list and map of active volcanoes on VolcanoDiscovery.com.

Volcanoes erupting wit...

RUSSIAN VOLCANO ERUPTS

Posted by L A on Friday, March 31, 2017, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Photo: NASA shows ash cloud above snow

RUSSIAN VOLCANO ERUPTS

After lying dormant for about 250 years, Russia’s Kambalny volcano erupted last Friday, according to Live Science.

There were no preceding warning signs. “Nothing pointed to a possible eruption of the Kambalny,” said Olga Girina, who heads Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team. “It is a pure surprise for us.”

Ash plumes reached 16,000 feet and traveled southwest from the volcano.

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POPOCATéPETL VOLCANO ERUPTS; BARDARBUNGA QUAKES

Posted by L A on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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POPOCATéPETL VOLCANO ERUPTS

The Popocatépetl volcano erupted on Saturday again, having erupted twice over the weekend. Popocatépetl is located near Puebla Valley, about 80 miles east of Mexico City.

The volcano emitted hundreds of short, low intensity bursts of gas and ash, which fell on the surrounding towns.

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BARDARBUNGA VOLCANO QUAKES

Dozens of earthquakes have rocked the Bardarbunga vol...

Aleutian Islands Volcano Erupts

Posted by L A on Friday, January 20, 2017, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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BOGOSLOF VOLCANO ERUPTS

The Bogoslof volcano, located in the Aleutian Islands, erupted on Wednesday, sending an ash cloud about 31,000 feet into the air.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory increased the threat level to red, the highest level.

Satellite images showed the ash cloud moving to the northeast over the Bering Sea.

The volcano erupted on December 16, 2016 and has erupted at least 13 times since that date.

The Word of God tells us there will be si...

TURRIALBA VOLCANO ERUPTS, SHUTS DOWN AIRPORTS

Posted by L A on Monday, September 26, 2016, In : Volcanic Eruptions

9/27/16: Correction made to ash ascension, actually 13,000 feet.

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TURRIALBA VOLCANO ERUPTS, SHUTS DOWN AIRPORTS

Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano erupted on September 20^th and at least four eruptions have occurred, spewing ash 13,000 feet into the air, which caused authorities to close two airports in Costa Rica.

We will see more volcanoes erupt during the last days. The Word of God tells us,

“I will show wonders in heaven above, signs in the earth beneath, blo...

INDONESIAN VOLCANO ERUPTS

Posted by L A on Sunday, May 22, 2016, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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INDONESIAN VOLCANO ERUPTS

Mount Sinabung Volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia, erupted on Saturday, leaving three people dead and four critically injured.

Those killed and injured were working on their farms in the village of Gamber, about 2.5 miles from the volcano. The area of the volcano has been declared “off limits” by government officials, although farmers still return to work there.

The eruption shot volcanic ash about 2 miles high and several homes were ...

COSTA RICA VOLCANO ERUPTS

Posted by L A on Sunday, May 22, 2016, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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COSTA RICA VOLCANO ERUPTS

The Turrialba Volcano in the Cartago Province, Costa Rica, began erupting on Friday. The volcano is spewing ash up to 3 kilometers, with wind blowing smoke and ash westward.

Hundreds of residents sought medical treatment and were hospitalized due to breathing and skin problems, reported RT.

According to Bible prophecy, we will see more volcanic eruptions as the Day of our Lord draws near.

“I will show wonders in heaven above and s...

ALASKA’S PAVLOF VOLCANO ERUPTS

Posted by L A on Monday, March 28, 2016, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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ALASKA’S PAVLOF VOLCANO ERUPTS

The Pavlof volcano erupted Sunday afternoon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning to pilots regarding the ash threat.

The volcano’s ash cloud rose to 37,000 feet and more than 400 miles into the interior of Alaska since its eruption yesterday.

The Pavlof volcano is about 625 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula.

There are about 35 volcanoes erupting throughout the world a...

WOLF VOLCANO, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR, ERUPTS

Posted by L A on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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WOLF VOLCANO, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR, ERUPTS

The Wolf volcano on the Galapagos Islands erupted Monday morning with a large explosion, producing lava fountains and a huge ash plume that rose up to 45,000 ft (14 km). The last time Wolf volcano erupted was in 1982.

The Word of God tells us that there will be signs in the earth during the last days,

“I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath, bl...

KLYUCHEVSKOY (KAMCHATKA) VOLCANO ERUPTING

Posted by L A on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Klyuchevskoy volcanic eruption

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KLYUCHEVSKOY (KAMCHATKA) VOLCANO ERUPTING

The Klyuchevskoy volcano at the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, has emitted strombolian-type explosions in the last week and ash emissions have reached approximately 20,000 ft (6 km). The volcano is reportedly increasing activity at this time.

OREGON VOLCANO ERUPTING

Posted by L A on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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OREGON VOLCANO LOOKS READY TO ERUPT

The seafloor has dropped nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) at the Axial Seamount undersea volcano, located 300 (480 km) miles off the coast of Oregon.

Geologists have been watching the volcano and predicted that it would erupt this year.

Signs of magma have been spotted near the volcano’s vent and geologists believe it is erupting. The region has also experienced thousands (8,000+) of very low magnitude earthquakes, a sign o...
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CALBUCO VOLCANO ERPUTS AGAIN!

Posted by L A on Friday, May 1, 2015, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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CALBUCO VOLCANO ERPUTS AGAIN!

The Calbuco volcano near Puerto Varas, Chile, exploded again for the third time within a week on April 30, 2015 at 12:10 pm local time.

An ash column rose to 5 km (16,000 ft). The alert level remains at the highest, red.

An astonishing video, which includes lightning and two celestial orbs, which could not be identified, has been inserted to the title (link) of this report.

The Word of God tells us concerning the latter d...

BARDARBUNGA VOLCANO ERUPTS

Posted by L A on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, In : Volcanic Eruptions

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BARDARBUNGA VOLCANO ERUPTS

Excerpts taken from CBSNews.com

Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano has been erupting since August 16, 2014, and surface eruptions began August 28. Lava now covers about 2.8 square miles (7.2 square km) and continues at approximately 3,530 cubic feet per second (100 cubic meters per second), the Met Office reported.

Lava flow beneath the ice threatens massive flooding and officials are concerned.

Thousands of small earthquakes preceded t...

SANGEANG API VOLCANO ERUPTS

Posted by L A on Sunday, June 1, 2014, In : Volcanic Eruptions

NASA image

SANGEANG API VOLCANO ERUPTS

The Indonesian volcano, Sangeang Api, off the Island of Sumbawa, had a major eruption on Friday, grounding flights in Australia and south east Asia.

Eruptions have continued since Friday’s explosion and ash plumes have risen to as high as 50,000 feet.

The Word of God tells us concerning the last days,

“I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath, blood, fire and vapor of smoke” Acts 2:19.

As we move closer to the re...

MOUNT SINABUNG VOLCANO ERUPTS

Posted by L A on Monday, November 18, 2013, In : Volcanic Eruptions

NASA Image (pre-eruption)

Medan, Indonesia: Two powerful volcanic eruptions occurred on November 14, 2013, and the eruptions are getting stronger to date.

Over 5,000 people have been evacuated since last week and the current alert level is 3, 4 being the highest.

About 15,000 people fled the area in September, when the volcano became active after being dormant since 2010.

The Sinabung volcano erupted suddenly in 2010, which surprised scientists, because it had been dormant for about ...

Rokatenda Volcano Erupts Killing Six

Posted by L A on Sunday, August 11, 2013, In : Volcanic Eruptions

NASA Photo: Rokatenda (AKA Paluweh volcano)

Indonesia’s Rokatenda volcano in east Nusa Tenggara province erupted, killing six people on Saturday. The sudden eruption sent ash and smoke 2,000 meters into the air.

Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from the area on Palue Island, reported Bangkok Post.

Three adults and two children were killed, but the age of the sixth victim is not yet known. Hot lava spewing from the eruption on Saturday killed the six people while they were sleepin...

Popocatepetl Volcanic Eruption

Posted by L A on Sunday, July 7, 2013, In : Volcanic Eruptions

NASA image: Popocatepetl volcano

Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano emitted strong eruptions Wednesday night, which continued through Thursday, with frequent explosions ejecting incandescent bombs, creating gas and ash clouds ascending to 25,000 feet, with volcanic earthquakes and magma.

A strong eruption occurred on Friday at 19:00 GMT. American, Alaska and United Airlines cancelled flights in and out of Mexico City, as a precaution.

A few hours before noon on Saturday (local time), another phase o...
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Alert - Gamkonora Volcano May Erupt

Posted by L A on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Photo: NASA satellite image of Gamkonora volcano.

The Volcanology Society of Indonesia (VSI) issued a 3/4 eruption alert for the Gamkonora volcano yesterday morning. Increased earthquakes and the degassing plume from the summit crater, which has turned dark, sent up warning signals to officials.

The seismicity has shown significant changes with the appearance of harmonic tremor, low frequency "tornillo" type earthquakes (known from Galeras volcano in Colombia to often precede explosions), repo...
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Popocatepetl Volcano Erupts

Posted by L A on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Updated 5/28/2013

Photo: NASA satellite image of Popocatepetl volcano.

An explosion released incandescent rock and ash into the atmosphere, which reached more than 2 km high earlier today, at about 5:03 h (local time); and 28 smaller gas-ash explosions have occurred within the last 24 hours, emitting a constant plume of steam and gas from the volcano.

The Word of God says,

"I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath, blood, fire and vapor of smoke" Acts 2:19.

Thirty-on...
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Red Alert - Copahue Volcano Possibly Ready to Blow

Posted by L A on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Photo: NASA satellite image of Copahue volcano

Santiago, Chile: Chile and Argentina are on red alert, as the Copahue volcano, which sits nearly 10,000 feet in the Andes cordillera, overlapping Chile's Bio Bio region and Argentina's Neuquen province, increases activity, seemingly close to an eruption. The alert level has been raised to red and about 3,600 people have been evacuated from the surrounding region.

Chilean Interior and Security Minister Andres Chadwick said the increased activity co...
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Volcanic Eruptions

Posted by L A on Monday, May 6, 2013, In : Volcanic Eruptions

NASA photo: Stromboli, Italy

There are about 1,500 active volcanoes in the world (en.w ikipedia.org); 32 volcanoes are actually erupting right now (Volcano-news.com), which are blowing ash and/or lava. A list of erupting volcanoes is provided below, including links with more information about them:

Stromboli - Italy

Etna - Italy

Heard - Australia

Ol Doinyo Lengai - Tanzania

Erta Ale - Ethiopia

Nyiragongo - DR Congo

Dukono - Indonesia

Lokon-Empung - Indonesia

Gamalama - Indonesia

Paluweh - Indonesia

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Nicaragua's San Cristobal Volcano Shows Signs of Eruption - Residents Evacuated

Posted by L A on Sunday, December 30, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Officials have ordered the evacuation of residents living in the vicinity of San Cristobal, Nicaragua's highest volcano, which spewed hot gases and ash on Thursday. A yellow alert was issued and residents evacuated within the vicinity of 1.8 miles around the volcano, those at highest risk in case of an eruption.

About 1,500 farmers have refused to evacuate amidst ash falling on trees, houses and roads. About 150 army troops have been deployed to assist families with evacuations and to persu...
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Mount Redoubt Volcano Erupts

Posted by L A on Sunday, December 30, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Mount Redoubt erupted at about 1:30 pm Saturday and the eruption shot ash about 45,000 feet into the air, officials said. The volcano erupted four time...
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33,000 Flee Guatemala Volcano Eruption

Posted by L A on Friday, September 14, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Volcanic eruptions sent clouds of ash and lava flowing on Thursday, causing more than 33,000 people to flee areas surrounding Volcan del Fuego (Volcano of Fire), which is southwest of the city of Antigua.

Smoke rose three kilometers high and blew out 600 meters down the mountain, which is a 3,763 meter high volcano.

"A paroxysm of an eruption is taking place, a great volcanic eruption, with strong explosions and columns of ash," said Gustavo Chicna, a volcanologist with t...

Nicaragua's San Cristobal Volcano Erupts

Posted by L A on Monday, September 10, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

About 3,000 people have evacuated from the area surrounding San Cristobal Volcano. The government ordered the local community to leave and sent troops to the region northwest of the capital Managua.

Powerful explosions were heard as the volcano erupted on Saturday and more explosions are expected. The 5,700 foot volcano is the highest peak in Nicaragua. The volcano sent ash and smoke 2-3 miles into the atmosphere.

The volcano had a series of small eruptions in 2008, but it is very active...
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Ecuador's Tungurahua & New Zealand's Mount Tongariro Volcanoes Erupt

Posted by L A on Thursday, August 23, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Tungurahua Volcano
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupted, forcing evacuations as ash falls. The volcano first erupted over the weekend and vapor and ash ascended 2.5 miles high, which grades a moderate to strong eruption, according to Ecuador's Geophysics Institute. The ash damaged miles of vegetation, which has affected about 2,000 families in the area.

Mount Tongariro Volcano
New Zealand's Mount Tongariro erupted two weeks ago and is still active. The last time the volcano erupted was 1...
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New Zealand Volcano Mount Tongariro Erupts

Posted by L A on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

New Zealand's Mount Tongariro erupted for the first time in 115 years. Flights were cancelled and roads closed after the eruption yesterday evening at about 11:50 pm local time. The eruption sent an ash cloud five miles into the atmosphere. An alert was issued July 20th regarding the volcano's possible eruption, but when it came, it wasn't expected and it surprised authorities.

The smell of sulfur was reported 80 miles away from the volcano, on the east coast of the North Island. In Febr...

Popocatepetl Volcano in Mexico Erupts

Posted by L A on Saturday, July 28, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Mexico: Scientists have recorded volcanic activity activity since Tuesday from the Popocatepetl volcano and raised the alert level from "yellow-phase 2" to "yellow-phase 3" on Thursday. The next alert level is "red alert" and if the alert level is raised, evacuations will begin. Schools have been closed in the area, as it exhaled steam, gas and ash 41 times as of Thursday, according to the National Center for Disaster Prevention, and it is generating low amplitude tremors. On Tuesday even...
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Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz Volcano Erupts

Posted by L A on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Residents in western Colombia woke to find their cities and towns covered in volcanic ash Wednesday, May 29, after an area volcano with a deadly past began spewing an ash cloud as high as 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) into the atmosphere. Local authorities raised the alert for Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz from yellow to orange, indicating an eruption was likely in the coming days or weeks, though not imminent. When the volcano erupted suddenly on November 13, 1985, at least 23,000 people were kil...
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Indonesia's Mount Soputan Erupts

Posted by L A on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province erupted and the Geological Disaster Mitigation Center has raised the alert status to a level 3, meaning "stand-by," following increased levels of volcanic activity. "Based on our observations as of 3:00 pm on Monday, Mount Soputan's alert status was raised to a level 3," the center's head, Surono, said on Monday evening.

The volcano spewed hot gas, ash and dust particles. The center also warned residents of the threat of cold lava flooding, urging p...
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Mexico Volcano Erupts

Posted by L A on Monday, April 23, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Daily News (excerpts): Huejotzingo, Mexico - The Popocatepetl volcano erupted, shooting a heavy plume of ash into the sky and spewed glowing rock from its crater on Friday. Authorities raised the alert level this week due to increasing activity at the volcano. The coordinator general for civil protection, Laura Gurza, told Televisa that officials were not yet ready to order any evacuations, but urged people living near the volcano to be "very, very attentive" to action at the volcano, whic...
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Chile Declares State of Alert for Lascar Volcano

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Saturday, January 7, 2012, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Lascar Volcano erupts
The Coming Crisis: Chile's government declared a state of alert following a series of tremors at the Lascar Volcano in the northern region of Antofagasta, home to some of the world's largest copper mines. The government is asking local authorities to prepare a possible escalation in volcanic activity that could threaten miners and residents, including tourists in the town of San Pedro de Atacama, the emergency service known as Onemi said in a statement on its website. ...
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Volcanic Eruptions Occur In Canary Islands

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Monday, October 17, 2011, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Mmn.com (excerpts): Two new volcanic eruptions were confirmed on Wednesday near Spain's El Hierro Island in the Canaries, where 500 people spent another night outside their homes after being evacuated as a precautionary measure. "I confirm the existence of two points of volcanic eruption at El Hierro," Laura Otero, a spokeswoman for the local authorities told AFP, adding that there were dead fish and a strong odor of sulfur at both sites. The head of emergency services in the Canaries, Jua...
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The World's Largest Super-volcano Could Erupt

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Sunday, July 10, 2011, In : Volcanic Eruptions

On the verge of catastrophe? (file picture).
DailyMail.co.uk (excepts): Is the world's largest super-volcano set to erupt for the first time in 600,000 years, wiping out two-thirds of the US? The super-volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming has been rising at a record rate since 2004. It would explode with a force a thousand times more powerful than the Mount St Helens eruption in 1980. Spewing lava far into the sky, a cloud of ash that would fan out and dump a layer 10 f...
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Katla Flooding Subsides, But Earthquakes Continue in Iceland

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Sunday, July 10, 2011, In : Volcanic Eruptions

IcelandReview.com: The Civil Protection Department has lifted the danger level on the Myrdalssandur plains in south Iceland, now only Myrdalsjokull is off limits. The activity in the glacier, which cover the volcano Katla, has subsided significantly in the past hour. Around 200 people who were evacuated from Alftaver and Medalland this morning had been allowed to return to the area mbl.is reports. This was decided at a meeting between earth scientists and the Civil Protection Department a...
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Icelandic Volcano Ready to Erupt

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Thursday, July 7, 2011, In : Volcanic Eruptions

Helka is known for its extremely varied and hard to predict eruptions
Telegraph.co.uk (excerpts): One of Iceland's most feared volcanoes looks ready to erupt, experts said on Wednesday, raising fears of a new ash cloud halting flights over Europe. The Helka volcano is close to the ash-spewing Eyjafjallajokull, which last year caused the biggest closure of airspace shutdown since the Second World War, affecting more than 100,000 flights and eight million passengers. "The movements around H...
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...And Another Volcano Erupts

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Thursday, June 16, 2011, In : Volcanic Eruptions

The Coming Crisis (excerpts): Mount Nabro erupted in Eritrea, Africa, spewing ash 13 km (8 mi) into the air, causing some flights over East Africa to be cancelled. The eruption is believed to have followed a string of earthquakes in the region. Peggy Hellweg, a seismologist at the University of California, gave BBCs Network Africa programme some more information on the activity. On June 13, 11, an ash cloud that had some influence on air travel was attributed to Dubbi. However, more acc...
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...And More Fish Die

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Thursday, June 16, 2011, In : Animal Deaths

End Times Revelations: Puyehue volcano in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted on June 5 (see preceding story in archives - link at the bottom of the page, or click tag), and led to an eerie show of lightning dancing through clouds of ash above the volcano. Chile's chain of about 2,000 volcanoes is the second largest after Indonesia. Some 50-60 are on record as having erupted and 500 are potentially active. The chain last saw a major eruption in 1960 (source MSNBC). The eruption ...
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Volcano Erupts in Chile

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Sunday, June 12, 2011, In : Volcanic Eruptions

BBC News (excerpts): Chile - The Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano has been erupting for more than a week. Thousands of people are living in temporary shelters after being evacuated from the area around the volcano. Australian Airline Quantas cancelled 22 flights to New Zealand's South Island and Tasmania on Sunday. It is the first serious eruption of the volcano chain since 1960, when the area was hit by a massive earthquake. You can view a stunning video of this volcano erupting, with lig...
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Volcanic Ash Snarls Europe Air Travel

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, In : Volcanic Eruptions

AP: London - Airlines moaned in Europe and passengers groaned as ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano brought days of uncertainty to thousands of air travelers. Hundreds of flights were cancelled Tuesday, as winds blew a cloud of ash from the Grimsvotn volcano over to Scotland. Experts say particles from the ash can stall jet engines and sandblast planes' windows. Ash has swept over Norway and is headed for Scotland; Germany could be affected tomorrow.

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Iceland Volcano Erupts

Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Sunday, May 22, 2011, In : Volcanic Eruptions

AP: Reykjavik, Iceland - Scientists say a plume of ash, smoke and steam from a volcano in Iceland has risen 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the air, but there is no sign yet that it will disrupt international air traffic. The Grimsvotn volcano began erupting Saturday for the first time since 2004. Police closed a main road near the volcano on Sunday, as heavy ash fell in the sparsely populated area. Air officials ordered a no-fly zone of 120 nautical miles (220 kilometers) in all direction...
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