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NEWS ABOUT: volcanic activity

volcanic activity stories: 6 news summaries

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

 Swarm of Quakes 
 Jolts Yellowstone 

Scientists closely monitoring unusual rash of shakers

Dec 30, 08 4:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Wary scientists are keeping a close eye on developments in Yellowstone National Park after some 250 small quakes jolted the park within three days, AP reports. Yellowstone is no stranger to seismic activity but experts say the number of the quakes is hghly unusual and could signal something bigger brewing... More »

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Yellowstone • tremor • volcano • volcanic activity • earthquake • seismology

 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

 Colombian Volcano Sends
 15,000 Fleeing 

Spitting hot ash; lava could follow

Apr 15, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - As many as 15,000 people living near Colombia's Nevado del Huila volcano were evacuated today as the mountain spit hot ash onto the area. Officials report no injuries, but say it's too early to assess the damage or offer a prognosis for the eruption. "Other types of material... More »

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Colombia • volcano • volcanic ash • volcanic activity • Nevado del Huila

Ecuadorian Volcano Explodes

Thousands flee as Andean 'throat of fire' blasts ash

Feb 7, 08 3:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The massive Tungurahua volcano in the Ecuadoran Andes erupted in smoke and fire yesterday, forcing thousands of villagers to flee. Eleven families who refused to leave the area were removed by force as the volcano shot columns of ash six miles into the air, AP reports. Tungurahua—meaning "throat... More »

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Ecuador • volcano • volcanic activity • Tungurahua

Mercury 'Spider Crater' Spotted

Probe reveals never-before-seen side of Mercury

Jan 31, 08 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - NASA's first probe to Mercury in more than 30 years has made some spectacular finds, including a mysterious new crater dubbed "the spider," Space.com reports. The network of cracks radiating from the impact crater photographed by the probe is like nothing else ever seen in the solar... More »

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NASA • solar system • Mercury • Messenger • crater • volcanic activity

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