• Oceania portal Volcanoes portal 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami Tonga Trench - deepest trench in the Southern hemisphere where the Pacific Plate is being subducted westward The date the eruption began is uncertain. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism program, "Observers flying near the area of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (about 62 km NNW of Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga) on 16 or 17 March reported seeing an eruption. (wikipedia.org)
  • Eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano was so big it could be seen from space. (legalinsurrection.com)
  • Large waves were crashing over the island chain as the result of the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano . (legalinsurrection.com)
  • 1.14.2021: Large volcanic eruption near Tonga (Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano) today as seen from outer space. (legalinsurrection.com)
  • As volcanic and seismic activity continues to rattle southwestern Iceland with thousands of small earthquakes, scientists remain on alert, still declaring that there is a 'significant likelihood' of volcanic eruption in the coming days. (yahoo.com)
  • Indonesia has other warning systems, but they are for detecting tsunamis caused by earthquakes, not those due to volcanic activity and underground landslides. (preventionweb.net)
  • Experts fear an eruption is imminent after thousands of earthquakes struck Grindavik in recent days, prompting the evacuation of roughly 3,800 people. (cbc.ca)
  • Less seismic activity typically precedes an eruption, because you have come so close to the surface that you cannot build up a lot of tension to trigger large earthquakes,' said Rikke Pedersen, who heads the Nordic Volcanological Centre based in Reykjavik. (cbc.ca)
  • Volcanic eruption looms in Iceland after 18,000 earthquakes struck over the past week. (newstarget.com)
  • Government volcano experts said they raised the alert level around Mayon to the third of a five-step warning system after detecting an increasing number of rockfalls and at least two volcanic earthquakes in recent days. (apnews.com)
  • These locations make Indonesia prone to disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and landslides. (ugm.ac.id)
  • Indonesia sits on the Pacific's "Ring of Fire" , making it vulnerable to earthquakes as well as volcanic eruptions. (straitstimes.com)
  • This to natural hazards and climate change impacts, includ- deployment included a five-person TEMAT advance team ing tropical cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding consisting of two physicians and three nurses, 8 tasked and volcanic eruptions. (who.int)
  • Although outbreaks after flooding ( 11 ) have been better documented than those after earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or tsunamis ( 12 ), natural disasters (regardless of type) that do not result in population displacement are rarely associated with outbreaks ( 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • They can accompany heavy rains or follow droughts, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions. (cdc.gov)
  • Causes include earthquakes , landslides, volcanic eruptions , or meteorites--chunks of rock from space that strike the surface of Earth. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Scores of people were killed and many more were injured or unaccounted for when a tsunami hit the island nation of Indonesia without warning Sunday following a volcanic eruption and underwater landslides miles offshore. (go.com)
  • The tsunami was likely caused by underwater landslides that came on the back of the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano in the Sunda Strait, about 60 miles off the coast of Java, Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatological and Geological Agency said. (go.com)
  • The 2009 Tonga undersea volcanic eruption began on 16 March 2009, near the island of Hunga Tonga, approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) from the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa. (wikipedia.org)
  • WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Tonga's main internet connection to the rest of the world has been restored more than five weeks after a huge volcanic eruption and tsunami severed a crucial undersea cable. (kunc.org)
  • The Canaries, an archipelago of seven islands off north-west Africa, last recorded a volcanic eruption in 2011 - undersea off the island of El Hierro. (newstarget.com)
  • To the southwest, an entirely new island - Surtsey - appeared out of nowhere after an undersea volcanic eruption reached the ocean surface on November 14, 1963. (balkantravellers.com)
  • The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami advisory for the entire West Coast and Alaska in the wake of an undersea volcanic eruption near Tonga. (legalinsurrection.com)
  • We must learn from the 2002 and 2021 eruptions so that our populations are never again so close to danger," he said. (aljazeera.com)
  • Then came the Fagradalsfjall eruption on March 19, 2021. (balkantravellers.com)
  • People watch as lava flows from an eruption from the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • Lava from a volcano eruption flows on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (spokesman.com)
  • On the ground, Army officials say more than 300,000 National Guard troops are trained and ready to assist with hurricane response including evacuations, communications, delivering supplies and maintaining order. (defense.gov)
  • Information obtained from this mission was relayed to Hawai'i County emergency officials to aid in issuing emergency alerts and notices about the timing of evacuations. (defense.gov)
  • SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 11-17 March 2009 (Report). (wikipedia.org)
  • SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 18-24 March 2009 (Report). (wikipedia.org)
  • See: SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report provides information about global volcanism on a weekly basis. (gdacs.org)
  • The tsunami was preceded by a potent volcanic blast that may have triggered it. (go.com)
  • The threat did not disappear with the waves themselves, as officials were warning residents and tourists to stay as far away from coastal areas as possible on Monday because continued volcanic eruptions from Mount Anak Krakatau could potentially trigger a second devastating tsunami. (go.com)
  • The tsunami struck 24 minutes after the volcanic eruption. (go.com)
  • It was Indonesia's second tsunami this year, and it struck in a flash, officials said. (go.com)
  • In this photo provided by the Australian Defence Force, debris from damaged building and trees are strewn around on Atata Island in Tonga, on Jan. 28, 2022, following the eruption of an underwater volcano and subsequent tsunami. (kunc.org)
  • Australian Minister for Pacific Affairs, Zed Seselja, said via Twitter that shelter, kitchen and hygiene kits were being loaded onto a RAAF aircraft on Monday evening, to be sent to support Tongans affected by the eruption and tsunami. (aljazeera.com)
  • The UN family in the Pacific stands ready to support the people of Tonga to recover from the weekend's volcanic eruption and following tsunami," acting UN Resident Coordinator Jonathan Veitch told Al Jazeera from Fiji. (aljazeera.com)
  • Tsunami videos out of Tonga 🇹🇴 this afternoon following the Volcano Eruption. (legalinsurrection.com)
  • Breaking: A tsunami warning is in effect for the island of Tonga after a volcanic eruption. (legalinsurrection.com)
  • Breaking: Flooding is occurring in Santa Cruz, California, due to tsunami from Tonga volcanic eruption. (legalinsurrection.com)
  • The eruption was reported to be heard and felt hundreds of miles away, and it sent tsunami warnings ringing out across the Pacific, including here in the U.S. For more on this, we turn to reporter Ashley Westerman. (tpr.org)
  • TEMAT was activated for the first time in January 2022 to respond to medical and public health needs following the eruption and tsunami. (who.int)
  • TEMAT deployed to the islands most affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunami within 24 hours of the event, providing emergency clinical, psychosocial and public health services across four islands. (who.int)
  • TEMAT's deployment in response to the 2022 volcanic eruption and tsunami highlighted the importance of national emergency medical teams that are prepared to respond to a range of emergency events. (who.int)
  • A top emergency management official in Iceland revealed to Fox News on Monday that authorities there could get as little as "30 minutes notice" before a potential volcanic eruption in the southwestern part of the country. (ustimesmirror.com)
  • ET: New data from the Iceland Meteorological Agency Monday evening has indicated that an explosive eruption is now unlikely after initial fears that it was within the realm of possibility. (yahoo.com)
  • When we start to have eruptions on Iceland, there is an impact for the U.S. and Europe because of the pathways the planes take to get from the U.S. over to Europe fly right over Iceland,' says FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin . (yahoo.com)
  • FILE - REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - MAY 15, 2010: Ash plume from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull crater during it's eruption, spewing tephra and ashes that drift toward continental Europe on May 15, 2010 near Reykjavik, Iceland. (yahoo.com)
  • Iceland is bracing for a volcanic eruption. (yahoo.com)
  • Officials in Iceland have warned that the Fagradalsfjall volcano could erupt within days. (yahoo.com)
  • Iceland is bracing for what could be a significant volcanic eruption, after thousands of recent tremors cracked roads, opened sinkholes and damaged buildings. (cbc.ca)
  • A looming volcanic eruption in Iceland has already 'ripped the whole landscape apart' in the small fishing town of Grindavik, said a nature photographer who has spent a lot of time there. (cbc.ca)
  • Photographer Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove has documented eruptions on a volcanic hotspot called the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland. (cbc.ca)
  • The eruption of the Holuhraun volcano in Northern Iceland is now in its third month with no signs of slowing. (nbcnews.com)
  • The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland stranded millions of people around the world. (nature.com)
  • The volcanic activity occurs on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 25 miles southwest of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. (balkantravellers.com)
  • In 2010, the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano, on the southern coast of Iceland, ejected 330 million cubic yards of material and spewed ash 30,000 feet high. (balkantravellers.com)
  • Miguel Angel Morenatti, a Seville-based freelance photographer for The Associated Press, loves Iceland and brought forward his trip to the North Atlantic island nation when he heard of the eruption on March 19. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • United Nations relief officials in Indonesia have begun mobilizing staff and emergency medical supplies in eastern Java, where the eruption of Mount Kelud volcano is believed to be imminent. (un.org)
  • An eruption is still expected and imminent but we just don't know when or where. (yahoo.com)
  • They are prepared with an escape route if something happens and will receive alerts from scientists at the Met Office if there are any indications an eruption is more imminent than it already is. (yahoo.com)
  • Officials have not given word on when they may be allowed back as the risk of an imminent volcanic eruption continues. (cbc.ca)
  • Icelandic officials evacuated the town of Grindavik, warning of an imminent volcanic eruption. (balkantravellers.com)
  • The new research details the new system that monitors volcanic noises and automatically alerts officials if an eruption is imminent. (agu.org)
  • An aerial view is captured of Anak Krakatau volcano during an eruption at Sunda strait in South Lampung, Indonesia, in this photo taken by Antara Foto, Dec. 23, 2018. (go.com)
  • Another eruption from a separate fissure occurred in Fagradalsfjall on August 3, 2022. (balkantravellers.com)
  • Tonga is an island nation of approximately 100 000 Tonga's National Emergency Management Committee people located in the South Pacific with 172 islands, of convened an emergency meeting on the night of the which 45 are inhabited, spread across four archipelagos HTHH eruption on 15 January 2022. (who.int)
  • It was the second eruption of the volcano in less than a month, with Tonga officials revealing that the event was seven times stronger than the last eruption. (aljazeera.com)
  • WESTERMAN: Yes, so this is the second eruption of this volcano in less than a month. (tpr.org)
  • MADRID (AP) - Authorities on one of Spain's Canary Islands have declared an official end to a volcanic eruption that started in September. (localnews8.com)
  • TODOQUE, Canary Islands - The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption on one of Spain's Canary Islands has slowed significantly, raising fears Thursday that the molten rock might fan out further in coming days and wreak more destruction instead of just flowing out into the sea. (spokesman.com)
  • The first volcanic eruption in 50 years on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands has forced about 5,500 residents to evacuate . (newstarget.com)
  • KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - People who ignored an initial warning to evacuate the area closest to a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent raced to get clear Saturday, a day after it erupted with an explosion that shook the ground, spewed ash skyward and blanketed the island in a layer of fine volcanic rock. (ktvu.com)
  • Cedric Daep, a provincial public safety official, said villagers were preparing to evacuate from the danger zone, which is supposed to be off limits to permanent residents but where many mostly poor families have built houses in Mayon's shadow over the years. (apnews.com)
  • Communications to Tonga remain largely severed, as scientists warn of the risk of more eruptions. (aljazeera.com)
  • The new system helped government officials warn the public of impending eruptions in Italy and could potentially do the same around the globe, according to the study's authors. (agu.org)
  • Grindavik lies 50 kilometres southwest of Reykjavik, on a volcanic hotspot called the Reykjanes Peninsula. (cbc.ca)
  • Early images and statements from the Indonesian meteorological agency suggest a chunk of the volcanic Anak Krakatau island collapsed after an eruption, causing an underwater landslide and waves as high as three metres (10 feet) to hit the islands of Java and Sumatra. (preventionweb.net)
  • Grindavik, which was evacuated by the Icelandic government last week after seismic activity and air content analysis pointed to possible eruptions, has been shut down to traffic for the foreseeable future. (ustimesmirror.com)
  • But then came April 2010, when Beddington - the UK government's chief scientific adviser - found himself having to figure out not only how to pronounce Eyjafjallajökull, but also what to do about the eruption of the Icelandic volcano. (nature.com)
  • While there was a decrease in seismic activity on Tuesday, experts warned that the probability of an eruption remained high - even if no one knows when it might happen. (cbc.ca)
  • The director of the Canaries' volcanic emergency committee announced the eruption on La Palma officially finished on Saturday following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity or significant sulfur dioxide emissions. (localnews8.com)
  • Everything is going according to plan, and therefore the priority is to guarantee the safety of the citizens of La Palma who could be affected as a consequence of this eruption," says Sanchez. (newstarget.com)
  • About 360 tourists were evacuated from a resort in La Palma following the eruption and taken to the nearby island of Tenerife by boat early Monday. (newstarget.com)
  • The earliest recorded eruption in La Palma was in 1430, according to the IGN. (newstarget.com)
  • On Monday, a day after the eruption on La Palma, it was moving at 2,300 feet per hour. (spokesman.com)
  • La Palma witnessed its last eruption in 1971. (spokesman.com)
  • Villagers living within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon volcano's crater were told to leave the long-designated permanent danger zone and move to safer grounds due to the danger of volcanic emissions, lava flows, rockfalls and other hazards, officials said. (apnews.com)
  • Two Air New Zealand airline flights into Tonga were delayed due to safety concerns caused by the volcanic ash, but flight schedules returned to normal shortly thereafter. (wikipedia.org)
  • Officials in neighboring Fiji said SpaceX had established a station there to help restore connections in Tonga. (kunc.org)
  • Tonga has also been grappling with its first outbreak of the coronavirus, which may have been brought in by foreign military crews aboard ships and planes delivering vital aid after the eruption. (kunc.org)
  • There have been no official reports of injuries or deaths in Tonga yet, with communications largely severed. (aljazeera.com)
  • And Tonga officials told New Zealand media that it was seven times stronger than last time. (tpr.org)
  • HONOLULU (AP) - The latest eruption of a Hawaii volcano isn't threatening any infrastructure but health officials are warning the public about air-quality hazards from volcanic smog known as vog . (yahoo.com)
  • Authorities suggested at that time that the eruption did not yet pose any threat to the capital's population, and an inspection team was sent out to evaluate the volcano. (wikipedia.org)
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  • Estimated by scientists to have exerted a force equivalent to 1,000 Hiroshima nuclear bombs, the eruption was heard more than 750km (466 miles) away in Fiji. (aljazeera.com)
  • Scientists have developed an automated early warning system for volcanic eruptions, according to a new study. (agu.org)
  • Scientists had been monitoring the volcanic activity and had warned of a possible eruption, allowing almost 7,000 people to be evacuated in time. (spokesman.com)
  • Between 18-20 March, a number of Surtseyan eruptions sent ash plumes as high as 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) into the atmosphere, with prevailing winds pushing the ash cloud about 480 kilometres (300 mi) east-northeast of the eruption site and widespread and significant haze reported at Vavaʻu 255 kilometres (158 mi) away. (wikipedia.org)
  • Huge plumes of ash and smoke towered over La Soufriere in St Vincent, after multiple eruptions were reported at the volcano on Friday, April 9. (ktvu.com)
  • No volcanic ash has been seen spewing from the crater. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • Three brief volcanic gas and ash emissions on Thursday streamed down the volcano's southeastern gully about a kilometer (half a mile) from the crater, they said. (apnews.com)
  • MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine officials on Thursday raised the alert level for one of the country's most active volcanoes after superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope in a condition they fear could lead to a hazardous eruption within days or weeks. (apnews.com)
  • The Fed officials' remarks coincide with increasing expectations in financial markets that the Fed will skip rate hikes at its meeting Nov. 1, as well as at the following meeting Dec. 13, and simply leave its benchmark rate at its current high level through the end of this year. (wric.com)
  • Officials had initially expressed fears about what would happen when the lava reached the Atlantic. (spokesman.com)
  • It came as authorities say rescue workers could get as little as "30 minutes notice" before the anticipated volcanic eruption. (yahoo.com)
  • Authorities have so far drilled 24 meters (79 feet) through rubble and debris, but it would require up to 60 meters (197 feet) to allow the workers to escape, said Devendra Patwal, a disaster management official. (wkrg.com)
  • In the first week of the crisis, authorities progressively closed airspace where the volcanic ash was billowing. (nature.com)
  • Civil aviation authorities must also advise pilots to avoid flying close to the volcano's summit as ash from any sudden eruption can be hazardous to aircraft," the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. (apnews.com)
  • Authorities haven't reported any casualties from the eruption. (spokesman.com)
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo will start a phased return of residents who fled Goma in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption that destroyed thousands of homes and threatened to overrun the city, the government has said. (aljazeera.com)
  • Residents on the island have expressed shock at the sudden eruption. (newstarget.com)
  • Officials decided Monday that residents could return to the area long enough to "retrieve vital items, pets and livestock. (kxlh.com)
  • Residents reported feeling blast waves after the eruption. (legalinsurrection.com)
  • Each country made the decision about its own airspace, which put Beddington front and centre of helping UK officials figure out what to do. (nature.com)
  • Regional airline Binter was forced to cancel four flights on Sunday due to the eruption, but the airspace above the islands remains open. (newstarget.com)
  • Iceland's government meteorological office is warning that a "significant" volcanic eruption is likely in the next few days. (kxlh.com)
  • In fact, Iceland's meteorological office warned on Monday of "a high possibility of a volcanic eruption in the coming days. (balkantravellers.com)
  • Then in early July this year, a new eruption began near Litli-Hrutur, which is also part of the Fagradalsfjall volcano. (balkantravellers.com)
  • Later Monday, state health officials said the eruption brought vog to some parts of the Big Island, causing poor air quality. (yahoo.com)
  • For example, stay indoors until local health officials tell you it is safe to go outside. (cdc.gov)
  • Tongan health officials say that 90% of people aged 12 and over have had at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. (kunc.org)
  • Despite these facts, the risk for outbreaks after disasters is frequently exaggerated by both health officials and the media. (cdc.gov)
  • Archived 22 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Smithsonian subsequently confirmed that the eruption began on 16 March. (wikipedia.org)
  • Less than a week after the initial eruption on May 22, which just stopped short of the city limits, some 400,000 people scrambled to leave when the government warned underground tremors could cause a new eruption, or trigger the release of toxic gases. (aljazeera.com)
  • Jonas Perez, a local tour guide, says he could still feel tremors from the eruption. (newstarget.com)
  • WHO reported that some 116,000 people who had been living within 10 kilometres of Mount Kelud in either Kidiri or Biltar districts have already been evacuated, although some people in relatively low-risk areas have since been allowed to return to their homes because the volcanic activity has slowed. (un.org)
  • Ken Hudnut, a geophysicist for the United States Geological Survey, stated that "The association with the volcanic activity seems to be an interesting added dimension to this. (wikipedia.org)
  • The volcanic activity lay dormant for nearly 800 years, until it suddenly awakened in 2020. (balkantravellers.com)
  • Locals have long attributed the appearance of these holes and the superheated ground around them to evil spirits or, in a more scientific vein, to volcanic activity. (sciencenews.org)
  • Their concept is to mimic the dimming and cooling effects of a volcanic eruption and existing particulate pollution made by human activity. (geoengineeringwatch.org)
  • The initial 16-17 March eruption created an ejecta column (tephra) which sent ash and smoke up to 20 kilometres (12 mi) into the atmosphere and an initial inspection reported that the volcano had breached the ocean surface. (wikipedia.org)
  • Experts say the volcanic eruption and its aftermath on a Spanish island could last for up to 84 days. (spokesman.com)
  • Besides the potentially devastating impacts to the town of Grindavík and the surrounding area from a potential eruption, any large ash plume could wreak havoc on international air travel . (yahoo.com)
  • Current forecast models indicate the ash plume would gradually overspread the ocean in the coming days, should an eruption occur over the next day or two,' Overton said. (yahoo.com)
  • WESTERMAN: So on Saturday, the volcano began to erupt, sending a plume of volcanic ash nearly 20 miles up in the air. (tpr.org)
  • So within 30 minutes of the eruption onset, the ash plume above the volcano was about 180 miles across. (tpr.org)
  • Sanchez has delayed his departure for the United Nations General Assembly in New York to discuss with Torres the emergency services' response to the eruption. (newstarget.com)
  • But he said the emergency on the island is not over doe to the estimated $1 billion in damage the eruption caused. (localnews8.com)
  • Using the new system, the Italian government activated an emergency plan about one hour prior to an eruption for the first time in late 2015. (agu.org)
  • She says the eruption presents an opportunity to attract visitors to the island . (newstarget.com)
  • The eruption continued until June 5, 1967, when the island was 1.68 miles wide and 509 feet wide. (balkantravellers.com)
  • The eruption Friday of La Soufrière - its first large one since 1979 - transformed the island's lush towns and villages into gloomy, gray versions of themselves. (ktvu.com)
  • Like many on the island, Francisco works on a banana plantation, and his livelihood is also at risk of being ruined by lava or damaged by volcanic ash. (spokesman.com)
  • Please join Riaan on the AoM Message Boards this month, to discuss his new book Thera and the Exodus , in which he researches and makes the case linking two ancient volcanic eruptions on the Mediterranean island of Thera (modern Santorini), with the biblical story of the Exodus. (grahamhancock.com)
  • 1,2 Thick volcanic ash covered the health response in the Ha'apai island group. (who.int)
  • Van Nieuwenhove has documented those eruptions in recent years, and returned to Grindavik on Tuesday to survey some of the damage. (cbc.ca)
  • But on 21 March, an eruption sent steam and ash just 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) into the sky. (wikipedia.org)
  • Four days after the start of the eruption a strong earthquake measuring 7.6 Mw(ISC) also struck the region. (wikipedia.org)
  • Have you experienced an earthquake or volcanic eruption in your area? (gpo.gov)
  • The Smithsonian subsequently confirmed that the eruption began on 16 March. (wikipedia.org)
  • About 90 per cent of the electricity distribution boxes in the affected areas have started functioning but in many cases electricity to households remains disrupted, and 1,000 dedicated officials have been deployed to fix connection lines. (straitstimes.com)
  • Ashwani Ramesh, SDM, Kaza has confirmed the volcano eruption and said that a team of geologists and revenue officers has been sent to Rangrik village. (sott.net)
  • The geologists, from the University of Oslo and the Volcanic Basin Petroleum Research group in Oslo, carried out their study at the invitation of Mali officials, who worried that a recent intensification of the phenomenon could presage a volcanic eruption. (sciencenews.org)
  • Volcanic eruptions, oil spills and bacterial outbreaks all land in the laps of government science advisers, and put them to the test. (nature.com)
  • Tongan officials also expressed concern that the eruption could significantly harm the country's fishing industry. (wikipedia.org)
  • All the big signs are already there, so we are looking for the small signs, the signs that say that even though we are monitoring very closely, it could be 30 minutes or less from now on until the eruption starts, but that could go on for days or weeks," he added. (yahoo.com)
  • LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging. (wkrg.com)
  • At least 429 people died, more than 1,400 were injured and another 158 are missing as of Tuesday morning, more than two days after the wave came crashing ashore on the northwest coast of Java, one of the large islands comprising the country, officials said. (go.com)
  • The SAGE volcanic ash group met for the first time on 21 April, after London's Heathrow airport - the world's busiest - had faced the cancellation of more than 97% of its flights for five days straight. (nature.com)
  • There has been a volcanic cough since then, but a larger eruption may be inevitable in the coming days. (balkantravellers.com)
  • The volcano fell silent on Dec. 14 after flaring for 85 days and 8 hours, making it La Palma's longest eruption on record. (localnews8.com)
  • Officials said widespread inundation is not expected, but rather coastal hazards such as rip currents and dangerous waves in harbors. (legalinsurrection.com)
  • But an explosive eruption would send volcanic ash, smoke, and magma into the atmosphere , leading to impacts of flights that cross the Atlantic, says FOX Weather Senior Meteorologist Jordan Overton. (yahoo.com)
  • The peninsula is where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates break apart, allowing magma to rise to the surface periodically in a long history of eruptions. (balkantravellers.com)
  • We suggest subice volcanic eruption and calculate estimates of water discharges and volumes that these eruptions might have produced. (usgs.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS: The overall morbidity burden of this military force in WWI was very high, and much higher than the previous official estimates. (bvsalud.org)
  • HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Tuesday directed ministry officials to prepare an action plan on developing various Indian languages in an integrated manner. (indiatvnews.com)