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Volcanic ash forces Mexican airport closurePuebla, Mexico (AFP) Feb 25, 2015 Volcanic ash rained down on the runway of the Puebla airport in central Mexico, forcing the facility to close on Wednesday and disrupting some US and domestic flights. The Popocatepetl volcano began rumbling and exploding on Tuesday, spewing a column of ash and ejecting white hot rock as far as 700 meters (yards) from its crater, according to the National Disaster Prevention Center. "The communities remain calm and the Popocatepetl is permanently monitored," Jesus Morales, civil protection chief ... read more |
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 Earth's Moon May Not Be Critical to Life Planets Can Alter Each Other's Climates over Eons The Cosmic Chemistry That Gave Rise to Water Calling on satellites in alpine rescues IPCC sea-level rise scenarios not fit for purpose for high-risk coastal areas How does the human brain tackle problems it did not evolve to solve? | .. |
 Minor tsunami hits Japan after undersea quake A minor tsunami hit northern Japan Tuesday after a strong undersea earthquake struck off the coast, in the same area that was devastated by a killer tsunami in 2011. ... more | .. |
 Dutch 'put production before safety' in quake-hit area A Dutch public commission said Wednesday government and energy companies had put production ahead of safety in Europe's biggest gas field, triggering a series of minor earthquakes. ... more | .. |
 NASA captures bird's-eye view of two African volcanoes Don't look down. NASA's Landsat 8 satellite has captured impressive color imagery of Africa's Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes from a nauseating elevation of 440 miles above Earth's surface. ... more | .. |
 Monster hurricanes hit northeast in past warm ocean periods Scientists have released evidence of historically unprecedented hurricane activity along the northeast coast of what would become the United States between about 800 to 1700 years ago, which was ass ... more |
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 Understanding the copper heart of volcanoes The link between volcanism and the formation of copper ore has been discovered by researchers from the University of Bristol, UK. Their findings, published in Nature Geoscience, could have far-reach ... more | .. |
 Floods created home of Europe's biggest waterfall A massive canyon that is home to Europe's most powerful waterfall was created in a matter of days by extreme flooding, new research reveals. The Jokulsargljufur canyon in Iceland, which is 28 km lon ... more | .. |
 Midwest flooding more frequent The U.S. Midwest and surrounding states have endured increasingly more frequent flood episodes over the past half-century, according to a study from the University of Iowa. The UI researchers based ... more | .. |
 Cholera kills 19 in flood-ravaged Mozambique A cholera epidemic has killed 19 people in northern Mozambique following flooding that devastated the region, the government said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Guatemala 'fire volcano' eruption subsides Guatemala's Fuego volcano calmed down Sunday after an eruption blanketed nearby towns in ash, the nation's volcano monitor reported. ... more | .. |
 Seafloor volcano pulses may alter climate Vast ranges of volcanoes hidden under the oceans are presumed by scientists to be the gentle giants of the planet, oozing lava at slow, steady rates along mid-ocean ridges. But a new study shows tha ... more | .. |
 Role of gravitational instabilities in volcanic ash deposition: Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic ash poses a significant hazard for areas close to volcanoes and for aviation. For example, the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland, clearly demonstrated that even small-to-moderate e ... more | .. |
 Study supplies insight into behavior of African monsoon Think of the Sahara and you will conjure images of a vast desert landscape, with nothing but sand as far as the eye can see. But for a period of about 10,000 years, the Sahara was characterized by l ... more |
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Death toll in Mozambique floods rises to 159 Floods that have ravaged northern and central parts of Mozambique have killed 159 people and affected nearly 160,000, a new report showed Monday amid fears that fresh rains could wreak more havoc in the coming days. ... more | .. |
 Going with the flow Millions of Americans live in flood-prone areas. In 2012 alone, the cost of direct flood damage hit nearly half a billion dollars. However, because the factors contributing to flood risk are not ful ... more | .. |
 Death toll in Mozambique floods rises to 117 The death toll from flooding in parts of Mozambique has risen to 117, with more than 157,000 people affected, official figures showed Monday. ... more | .. |
 Fossils that survived volcano give clues to Canary Islands history The most recent eruption on the Canary Islands - at El Hierro in 2011 - produced spectacularly enigmatic white "floating rocks" that originated from the layers of oceanic sedimentary rock underneath ... more |
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 A solution to the puzzle of the origin of matter itself Argentina welcomes first Chinese satellite tracking station outside China Astronomers find impossibly large black hole NASA releases first precipitation map from GPM mission NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Drills at 'Telegraph Peak' Looking through the 3D Universe | .. |
 Madagascar tropical storm claims 46 lives A tropical storm which battered Madagascar at the weekend left 46 people dead, according to a final toll published by the authorities on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Floods kill 71 in Mozambique: disaster management The death toll from flooding in parts of Mozambique has risen to 71, the country's disaster management services said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Malawi flood survivors cry out for aid Frantic scenes greeted a military helicopter as it landed to deliver aid in a village after severe floods left 176 people dead and 200,000 homeless across Malawi. ... more | .. |
 Six perish as tropical storm lashes Madagascar At least six people perished in a tropical storm that battered Madagascar over the past two days, affecting almost 80,000 residents, according to an official toll published Sunday. ... more |
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 Tongan volcano creates new island: officials A Tongan volcano has created a substantial new island since it began erupting last month, spewing out huge volumes of rock and dense ash that has killed nearby vegetation, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Rescuing farmland after a flood When levees fail, either naturally or as an intentional breach, as was the case on the Mississippi River in 2011, an orchestrated effort is made to remove or repair flood-damaged homes and other str ... more | .. |
 Volunteers join grim search for Malawi flood victims While helicopters and boats fan out across Malawi's devastated floodlands to search for the living, families and friends of the missing have begun the grim task of digging for the dead. ... more | .. |
 Japan marks 20th anniversary of killer quake in Kobe Japan on Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake that killed more than 6,400 people with renewed calls for the quake-prone nation to stay vigilant against the next "Big One." ... more |
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