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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...
Tags: Explosions, Landforms, Emergency Incidents, Volcanic Eruptions, Mexico City
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World watch
Guatemala: Because of the escalating violence of anti-mining protests in the southeast, the government has declared a state of emergency in parts of Santa Rosa and Jalapa states, about 40 miles from Guatemala City. Troops have been dispatched to the towns...
Tags: Rome (Italy), Landforms, Guatemala, U.S. Embassy, Volcanic Eruptions
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Alert Level Raised for Volcano near Cold Bay
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Volcano Observatory has raised the alert level of an Alaska Peninsula volcano near the village of Cold Bay, in response to seismic readings and heat spikes. In a Monday statement, AVO officials say the Pavlof Volcano’s alert level is...Tags: Landforms
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Mexico's 'Popo' volcano spews ash, molten rock
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials are preparing evacuation routes and shelters for tens of thousands of people who live in the shadow of Popocatepetl, a giant volcano 40 miles southeast of Mexico City. "Popo," as the volcano is known, has displayed a...
Tags: Government, Human Rights, Landforms, Malcolm X, National Government
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Lake County homes sinking; 'it's a slow-motion disaster'
Home in a subdivision in Lake County are sinking, prompting officials to seek help. Eight homes are now abandoned and 10 others are under notice of imminent evacuation as a hilltop with sweeping vistas of Clear Lake and the Mt. Konocti volcano...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Jerry Brown, Science and Technology, Landforms, Environmental Issues
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James Turrell shapes perceptions
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Flying a couple of thousand feet above a volcanic field in Arizona near the Painted Desert, it's fairly easy to spot the extinct volcano known as the Roden Crater. It stands alone in the field, apart from hundreds of other...
Tags: Education, Psychology, Science and Technology, Landforms, Air Transportation Industry
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Haddonfield sewage said 'like a volcano'
The Philadelphia Inquirerthe five or so years that Larry MacCluen has taught tennis on the courts of the Wedgewood Swim Club, there have been smells so bad it was enough to make his students gag. He'd move them to a more distant court. "This [the bad smell] has probably...Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Landforms, Camden County
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Hawaii: Volcano House is back in business
Volcano House, uniquely located on the edge of the active Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, has reopened after a multimillion-dollar restoration by its new owners. The hotel sits within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It is located just...
Tags: Landforms, Mark Twain
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CLIMBERS' BODIES RETRIEVED FROM MAYON
The Manila Times, PhilippinesThe bodies of the four foreign mountain climbers and their Filipino guide who were killed on Tuesday's eruption of Mount Mayon were retrieved on Wednesday and the remaining survivors of the tragedy accounted for, according to the Provincial Disaster...Tags: Government, Trips and Vacations, Landforms, United Kingdom, Emergency Incidents
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Philippine volcano explosion kills guide, 4 Germans
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkLegazpi, south Luzon (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- What was meant to be a fun climb turned into a tragedy for 27 foreign mountaineers and their local guides when Mayon Volcano in south Luzon erupted yesterday and spewed hot rocks, killing five of...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Safety of Citizens, Government, Landforms, Explosions
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Indonesia's Paluweh volcano from space: Green blob, plumes of ash
What does a volcano look like from 438 miles above the Earth's surface? Thanks to NASA and its new Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite (LDCM), you can see for yourself. On April 29, the satellite captured two images of the Paluweh volcano...
Tags: Satellite Technology, NASA, Landforms, Indonesia, U.S. Geological Survey
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Five killed as Philippine volcano starts spewing rocks and ash
Four German tourists and one of their Filipino guides were killed Tuesday when one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes started spewing large rocks and ash, officials said. The group was climbing the Mayon volcano when an explosion happened at...
Tags: Landforms, Philippines
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