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As Colombian volcano rumbles to life, villagers resist evacuation
Luis Canon says he is afraid of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupting but is resigned to his fate as he is unwilling to leave his land and pack animals. Smoke billows from the crater of a snow-capped Andean volcano, reminding local inhabitants of the threat of another potential deadly eruption. Yet at the foot
The Tongan Volcano Is a Reminder of Island Nations’ Vulnerabilities
On January 15 the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted in the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga, generating ashfall and a tsunami that affected 84 percent of the country’s population. A few days later, amid heat and humidity, scores of people all over Tonga came out to clean up debris and ash, even sweeping airport runways…
Ash from Tonga volcano eruption reaches record altitude but climate cooling unlikely
Home News The remnants of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai island in Polynesia that was blasted apart by a powerful volcanic eruption on Jan. 15. (Image credit: Copernicus/ Sentinel Hub) The volcanic eruption that destroyed a small island in Polynesia on Saturday (Jan. 15) injected a huge amount of ash into a record altitude but won't…
Despite huge volcano blast, Tonga avoids widespread disaster
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The blast from the volcano could be heard in Alaska, and the waves crossed the ocean to cause an oil spill and two drownings in Peru. The startling satellite images resembled a massive nuclear explosion.And yet, despite sitting almost on top of the volcano that erupted so violently on Saturday, the…
Tonga volcano eruption: Family fear for fellow residents of tiny Tongan island of Nomuka
World16 Jan, 2022 03:15 AM4 minutes to readPM Jacinda Ardern said it's "too early to tell" whether anyone has lost their life in the volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit Tonga. Video / NZ Herald / Dr Faka’iloatonga Taumoefolau / Willy Baptiste Florian / Johnny Teisi / US StormWatchBy Sam Olley of RNZA family whose…
La Palma volcano eruption forces stay-home order for some residents
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Author of the article: Article content LA PALMA — Authorities told several thousand residents of La Palma to stay home because of worsening air quality as the erupting volcano on the Spanish island spewed red-hot lava and thick clouds of black smoke. Emergency services…
The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago, a new study reveals. The Late Triassic Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) saw an increase in global temperature and humidity — creating a major impact on the development of animal and plant life, coinciding with the establishment of…
New lava lake lets DR Congo volcano ‘breathe’, experts say
After the eruption in late May, the disappearance of lava from the crater had sparked fears that it remained buried under Goma. The reappearance of a lava lake in the crater of the Nyiragongo volcano in eastern DR Congo is a good sign, experts said Sunday, four months after a major eruption killed 32 people.…