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Indonesia tsunami death toll tops 280, another one likely

More than 1,000 people were injured and the death toll 'will continue to rise' in the Indonesian tsunami triggered by the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano

3 min read24 Dec 2018
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Toll rises in Guatemala volcano as more bodies recovered

Since Sunday's explosive eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano, at least 65 people have died, 46 injuredmost of them seriously, and more than 1.7 million being hit by the disaster

3 min read5 Jun 2018
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Hawaii street swallowed by ‘lava tide’ as many more homes burn

Some 2,200 acres of land have been torched by lava since 3 May, in what is likely to be the most destructive eruption of Kilauea in more than a century

2 min read26 May 2018
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Hawaii volcano destroys 31 homes, spews lava 200 feet in air

Hawaii officials said the decimated homes were in the Leilani Estates subdivision, where molten rock, toxic gas and steam have been bursting through openings in the ground created by the volcano

2 min read7 May 2018
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Thousands flee after Hawaii quake triggers new volcano eruptions

The US GS said the quake struck at 2232 GMT and was centered on the south flank of the Kilauea volcano, which first erupted on Thursday after a series of tremors

3 min read6 May 2018
Science

Scientists study ways to dim sunshine, slow global warming

Scientists plan to step up research into dimming sunshine to curb climate change, hoping to judge if a man-made chemical sunshade would be less risky than a harmful rise in global temperatures

2 min read10 Apr 2018
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Mount Sinabung eruption: Volcanic blast reshaped summit of the mountain

The volcano in North Sumatra, which has been active since 2010 after centuries of dormancy, erupted explosively on Monday morning

1 min read20 Feb 2018
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Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung spews massive smoke-and-ash column

Mount Sinabung on Sumatra island, which has been rumbling since 2010 and saw a deadly eruption in 2016, spewed the thick plume after activity picked up recent days

1 min read19 Feb 2018
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One killed as avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts at Japanese resort

Avalanche engulfed skiers soon after rocks from an erupting Kusatsu-Shirane volcano had hurt them in Japan, killing one and injuring 11 others

2 min read23 Jan 2018
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People evacuated from Papua New Guinea island after volcano explodes

A volcano on the island of Kadovar, located north of the Papuan mainland, began erupting on 5 January

1 min read14 Jan 2018
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