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NEWS ABOUT: volcanoes

volcanoes stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - Mercury's not such a dull planet after all. A new batch of papers in Science spells out evidence of a busy volcanic past and describes an unusual impact crater that would stretch from Boston to DC, reports Wired. The papers, which draw from the October flyby of NASA's Messenger craft,... More »

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NASA • planet • solar system • Mercury • volcanoes

 Volcano Showers 
 Tokyo With Ash 

Residents warned larger explosion may follow

Feb 2, 09 3:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Powdery ash showered Tokyo this morning as Japan's Mount Asama volcano erupted 90 miles away, Reuters reports. Smoke burst a mile into the air and rocks flew onto sparse neighboring towns, but there was little damage and no visible lava from the explosion. Scientists have warned people not to approach... More »

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environment • Japan • Earth • Tokyo • volcano • tectonic plates • volcanoes • Mount Asama

Alaska Volcano Continues to Rumble, Fume

Scientists keep wary eye on Mt. Redoubt, near Anchorage

Jan 29, 09 3:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers are keeping a close eye on Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt, a volcano that could erupt any time, KTUU-TV reports. The peak—located about 110 miles southwest of Anchorage—has seen increased earthquakes and tremors in recent days, CNN adds. Mt. Redoubt last erupted in 1989-90. More »

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Alaska • geology • volcano • eruption • volcanoes • volcanic activity • Anchorage • Mt. Redoubt

 Did Volcanoes 
 Drive Dinos to 
 Extinction? 

Scientists question 30-year-old crater theory

Dec 17, 08 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Colossal, repeated volcanic eruptions in India 65 million years ago released sulfuric gases that sent the dinosaurs, well, the way of the dinosaurs, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. A group of scientists at a Bay Area conference this week is questioning the decades-held theory that a meteor killed off dinosaurs.... More »

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India • Mexico • science • Earth • dinosaur • meteorites • volcanoes • scientific study

 Young Island Is 
 Scientists' Playground 

Surtsey, formed off Iceland in 1963 eruption, is no-tourists-allowed model of evolution

Oct 27, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - On Surtsey, off Iceland's coast, scientists take life one species at a time, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Since the island erupted from the ocean in 1963, only researchers have been permitted to visit and catalog its colonization by external species. With 2½ acres of land eroding each year, they’... More »

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evolution • science • Iceland • volcanoes • volcanic activity • surtsey island

 Volcanic Plume
 Blankets S. America 

Ash from Chile eruption closing in on Beunos Aires

May 7, 08 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mammoth plume of ash and smoke from a newly erupted volcano in Chile is slowly working its way across South America and now poses a health risk to the 8 million residents of Beunos Aires, AFP reports. Thousands of residents of southern Chile were evacuated Tuesday, with ash coating... More »

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Chile • Argentina • South America • volcano • volcanoes • disaster

 Chilean Volcano
 Keeps Rumbling 

Area evacuated as lava flies 12 miles into the sky from long-dormant Chaiten

May 6, 08 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The southern Chilean town of Chaiten has been totally evacuated after a volcano, active since Friday, belched molten lava and ash more than 12 miles high, the AP reports. Around 4,000 people have already left the area since the volcano—believed dormant for thousands of years—began acting up,... More »

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Chile • evacuation • volcano • Michelle Bachelet • emergency responders • volcanoes • disaster

 Evacuations Ordered
 Around Hawaiian
 Volcano 

Officials worry wind will push fumes into settled areas

Apr 9, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Officials ordered the evacuation of Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park yesterday due to potentially poisonous fumes seeping from two craters. Voluntary evacuations of nearby towns were also announced, but few people have left, reports the Honolulu Advertiser. "We still remain on alert and we're going to monitor 24/7 to make... More »

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Hawaii • volcanoes • Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

 Top 10 Planet Earth Puzzlers 

Even basic questions still have scientists scratching their heads

Mar 16, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget deep-space exploration; even basic questions about Earth still have scientists scratching their heads, LiveScience reports. A panel of geologists and planetary scientists lists its top lingering mysteries.
  1. How did Earth form into such a distinct body?
  2. What happened during Earth's first 500 million years?
  3. How did life start
... More »

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aerospace • Earth • geology • universe • scientists • biology • volcanoes • Earth's interior • earthquake

Earth's Mystery Core Plumbed

Japanese geophysicist floats theory of lifecycle for Earth's plates

Jan 27, 08 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Climate change has sparked heated debate about the Earth’s surface, but a controversial new theory is directing scientists to its core, Der Spiegel reports. To explain why contintental plates drift on the surface of the Earth's molten mantle, Maruyama Shigenori, a leading geophysicist, argues that continents actually have... More »

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Japan • Earth • geology • continents • life cycle • Maruyama Shigenori • tectonic plates • volcanoes • molten rock • Earth's interior

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