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Eruption of Icelandic volcano continues to ground flights between LAX and Europe [NASA photos of ash cloud]
L.A. NOWA giant ash cloud left by the eruption of an Icelandic volcano continues to block flight pathways and impede the plans of thousands of travelers. More than 30 arriving and departing flights between LAX and Europe were canceled Sunday by...... -
Volcanic ash continues to put brakes on LAX flights bound for Europe
L.A. NOWFlights between LAX and Europe continued to be canceled Saturday as a giant ash cloud left by the eruption of an Icelandic volcano blocked air pathways. A total of 69 arriving and departing flight cancellations from airlines serving London's Heathrow........ -
Crowds flock to fireworks at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
From the Associated PressVisitors are flocking to witness the spectacular eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano despite summit explosions, toxic fumes and partial closures at the national park. Nearly 9,000 people a day are touring Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on average this...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Gardens and Parks, National Parks, Nature, Tourism and Leisure
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Mount St. Helens' booming history
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbout 40,000 years ago Mt. St. Helens is born, the youngest and most active of the Cascade Range volcanoes, along a band of volcanoes and shifting tectonic plates called the Pacific Ring of Fire. 1792 Mt. St. Helens is named by Capt. George...Tags: Natural Disasters, North Fork, Landforms, Disasters, Avalanches and Landslides
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Bumpass Hell, where volcanic California gets steamy
Special to The Los Angeles TimesMineral, Calif. Before starting down a hiking trail that has a name as grim as Bumpass Hell, you'll probably want to know more about its moniker. I found the answer on one of the many plaques that mark the way down to this bubbly, smelly -- but...Tags: Bodies of Water, Rivers, Disasters and Accidents, National Parks, Gardens and Parks
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Dwight R. Crandell dies at 86; volcanologist helped predict 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens
Times Staff And Wire ReportsDwight R. "Rocky" Crandell, a U.S. Geological Survey volcanologist whose persistent tracking of deep layers of mud led to a pioneering reassessment of volcano hazards in the Pacific Northwest, died April 6 at a hospice in Wheat Ridge, Colo., from a...Tags: Seattle, Science and Technology, Heart Attack, U.S. Army, Landforms
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Pele shows off with Kilauea volcano
Times Staff WriterHawaii's Kilauea volcano, which has been erupting continuously since 1983, is putting on a particularly good show, drawing crowds to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island for a close-up of lava flowing to the sea at a new entry point that began...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, National Parks, Gardens and Parks, Hotels and Accommodations, Tourism and Leisure
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Letters to the editor
-------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Hoover Dam: The caption on a photo of Hoover Dam that ran Feb. 27 said: "Under FDR, the U.S. built huge dams, such as Hoover Dam, to spur economic recovery." Construction of the dam began under President Hoover and was...Tags: Republican Party, Bobby Jindal, Autism, Hurricanes, Landforms
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Chaiten volcano erupts in Chile
Special to The TimesA volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years shot hot ash into the stratosphere Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of a remote stretch of Chilean Patagonia. The Chaiten volcano initially erupted Friday, prompting most residents to flee the...Tags: Chile, Argentina, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at School, Santiago (Chile)
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In Chilean Patagonia, Puerto Aisen shaken to its foundation
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe shaking has slowed for now, the sense of panic eased, the search for the missing ebbed. But six months of tremors, including one major earthquake, have left many in this remote corner of Patagonia unhinged. The picture-postcard scenery of heavily...Tags: Career and Workplace, Rings Gymnastics, Science and Technology, Employees, Government
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Las Vegas resort to give Mirage's volcano new fire
Real volcanos may take millennia to form, but in Las Vegas they can take just 20 years to look dated. That's what The Mirage hotel-casino concluded before it mounted a $25 million facelift of its iconic erupting volcano on the Las Vegas Strip. The...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Science and Technology, Cirque du Soleil, Hotels and Accommodations, Tourism and Leisure
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Washington's Mount St. Helens holds her fire
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCougar, Wash. In the dark, foggy shroud of an early fall morning, headlamps cast eerie lights on the faces of a dozen or so hikers lingering at a trail head that leads to the summit of the most active volcano in the continental U.S. The shadowy...Tags: Climbing, Family, North Fork, Forestry and Timber, Landforms
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