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  • April 2008
    • Evacuations Ordered Around Hawaiian Volcano

      Evacuations Ordered Around Hawaiian Volcano

      (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 sure people are safe," says the Big Island's mayor. More »

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      Hawaii   volcanoes   Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

  • March 2008
    • Hawaiian Volcano Acting Feisty

      Hawaiian Volcano Acting Feisty

      (Newser) - Halemaumau Crater on Hawaii's Big Island is acting up—venting gas and the occasional gobbet of lava. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is classifying the activity as the crater's first eruption since 1982, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports; scientists are unsure whether the trickle could turn into a larger, more dangerous convulsion. "It might," the Observatory's head said yesterday. More »

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      Hawaii   national park   volcano   Hawaiian Volcano Observatory   Big Island

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