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Second Alaska Peninsula volcano spurts ash, lava and steam
ReutersBy Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 15 (Reuters) - Two volcanoes are erupting on the Alaska Peninsula in the southwestern part of the state's mainland but the sputtering emissions of ash and lava at the different sites are unrelated, scientists said....Tags: Research, Landforms, Volcanoes, Air Transportation Delays, Science and Technology
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Erupting Alaska volcano spews ash, disrupts air travel
ReutersBy Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 20 (Reuters) - One of Alaska's most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists...Tags: Research, Landforms, Volcanoes, Air Transportation Delays, Science and Technology
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Pavlof Volcano Continues to Erupt With Lava, Ash
Channel 2 NewsA remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing lava and ash clouds. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level. The cloud was moving to the...Tags: Research, Landforms, Volcanoes, Science and Technology, U.S. Geological Survey
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Budget Cuts Threaten Real-Time Tracking Of Active Alaska Volcanoes
Channel 2 NewsSome volcanoes here in Alaska have been rumbling lately, but federal budget cuts may mean less real-time monitoring of those eruptions. Since 2008, the Alaska Volcano Observatory’s budget has been cut nearly in half, from 8-million dollars to just...Tags: Landforms, Volcanoes, Government Debt, Science and Technology, U.S. Geological Survey
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Mexico prepares for more intense eruptions from Popo volcano
MEXICO CITY— Mexico's giant Popocatepetl volcano may generate lava flows, explosions of "growing intensity" and ash that could reach miles away, the National Center for Disaster Prevention said Monday. Officials were preparing evacuation routes...
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Pavlof Volcano Eruption Ongoing, Ash Up to 22K Feet
Channel 2 NewsA remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt steam, lava, and ash. Officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say Pavlof came back to life on May 13 and it continues to spew lava and send massive ash plumes more than 20-thousand feet into the sky....Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Landforms, Volcanoes, National Weather Service, Science and Technology
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Low-Level Eruption Continues at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
Channel 2 NewsCleveland Volcano in southwest Alaska is continuing a low-level eruption that began early Saturday. However, scientists said Monday that the volcanic explosions on a remote, uninhabited island 940 miles southwest of Anchorage appear to be waning....Tags: Landforms, Volcanoes
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“Ring of Fire” stars Michael Vartan, Terry O’Quinn talk about disaster epic
Channel Guide MagazineRing of Fire movie — Part 1 airs Monday, March 11, at 8pm ET; Part 2 premieres Tuesday, March 12, 8pm ET on REELZCHANNEL. How much have those blatantly cheesy, over-the-top creature features known as Syfy Original Movies permeated our consciousness?... -
Historic floods? Rivers of lava? More to Mars than meets the eye
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered ancient flood channels on Mars, leading scientists to rethink how hydrological activity may have shaped the planet’s fate over the last 2.5 billion years. Using the Shallow Radar sounder on the...Tags: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Natural Disasters, Entertainment, Radio, Science and Technology
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Tungurahua volcano erupts in Ecuador
FrameworkQUITO, Ecuador — Authorities say 110 families have been evacuated from the vicinity of the Tungurahua volcano, which has been spewing molten rock and ash since the weekend. Spokeswoman Mercedes Taipe of Ecuador’s Geophysics Institute said a... -
Alaska Volcano: Threat Level Lowered for Cleveland
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the alert level for an uninhabited Aleutian Islands volcano. The observatory says satellite views of 5,675-foot foot Cleveland Mountain about 940 miles southwest of Anchorage show no evidence of eruptions...Tags: Research, Landforms, Volcanoes, Science and Technology
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20 Years Later, Mt. Spurr Eruption Proves Seminal in Tracking of Ash Clouds
This weekend, (August 18th 2012) marks a slightly ominous anniversary in Anchorage history. It marks the 20th anniversary of the eruption of Mount Spurr. Spurr actually blew its top 3 times that summer. But it was the late August eruption that showered...
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Jun 15, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Aug 22, 2012
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Sep 7, 2012
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Aug 17, 2012
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