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November 21, 2008 9:23:00 AM CST


Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

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 Evacuations Ordered
 Around Hawaiian
 Volcano 

Officials worry wind will push fumes into settled areas

(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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 Hawaiian Volcano Acting Feisty 

Halemaumau's eruption mild for now, but officials well aware of dangers

(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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