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Scientists 'read' the ash from the Icelandic volcano 2 years after its eruptionMadrid, Spain (SPX) May 16, 2012 In May 2010, the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull reached the Iberian Peninsula and brought airports to a halt all over Europe. At the time, scientists followed its paths using satellites, laser detectors, sun photometers and other instruments. Two years later they have now presented the results and models that will help to prevent the consequences of such natural phenomena. The eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull in the south of Iceland began on the 20 March, 2010. On the 14 Apr ... read more |
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 Debris from volcano closes Mexico airport again Officials in Mexico have closed the airport in Puebla for a second time this week, after its runways became covered with ash from the newly active Popocatepetl volcano. ... more | .. |
 Debris from volcano closes Mexico airport Ashes from Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano forced officials to close the airport in nearby Puebla for some 14 hours, to allow for cleanup after it spewed out heaps of ash and rock. ... more | .. |
 Four killed, 10 missing in Indonesian floods Floods carrying volcanic debris swept through a town in eastern Indonesia Wednesday killing four people, including a nine-year-old child, and leaving 10 others missing, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 Mexico launches national tsunami warning system The Mexican government on Tuesday launched a national tsunami system to monitor quakes around the world that could impact the country's coastline, the Interior Ministry said. ... more |
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 Swamped Nepal village dug out after deadly floods Emergency teams in Nepal on Tuesday used mechanical diggers to search through a village inundated by mud in a flash flood three days ago that left 23 people dead and more than 40 missing. ... more | .. |
 Unique insight into Chile's coastal ecosystem before and after 2010 earthquake Natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis are expected to have substantial ecological effects, but if researchers don't have enough data about the environment before the disaster strikes, as i ... more | .. |
 GPS on commercial ships could improve tsunami warnings Commercial ships travel across most of the globe and could provide better warnings for potentially deadly tsunamis, according to a study published by scientists at the University of Hawaii - Manoa ( ... more | .. |
 Flash floods kill 26 at Afghan wedding: official At least 26 people were killed and more than 100 missing after flash floods hit a wedding party and three villages in northern Afghanistan, an official said Monday. ... more |
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 Hope fades for Nepal flood victims, toll may hit 60 Rescuers scouring Nepal's central Annapurna region after severe flash flooding said Sunday that there was almost no hope of finding survivors and that the final death toll could be more than 60. ... more | .. |
 First-of-its-kind study reveals surprising ecological effects of earthquake and tsunami The reappearance of long-forgotten habitats and the resurgence of species unseen for years may not be among the expected effects of a natural disaster. Yet that's exactly what researchers have found ... more | .. |
 Yellowstone 'super-eruption' less super, more frequent than thought The Yellowstone "super-volcano" is a little less super-but more active-than previously thought. Researchers at Washington State University and the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre ... more | .. |
 Sodden Britain braced for more floods Southern England and Wales were on high flood alert Tuesday, with thousands of homes at risk from a deluge that has killed one person after Britain's wettest April in over 100 years. ... more |
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 Strong quake strikes off Mexico coast: USGS A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off Mexico's Pacific coast, not far from the border with Guatemala, the US Geological Survey said. ... more | .. |
 Rapid tsunami warning by means of GPS For submarine earthquakes that can generate tsunamis, the warning time for nearby coastal areas is very short. Using high-precision analysis of GPS data from the Fukushima earthquake of 11 March 201 ... more | .. |
 Russian volcano spews ash into atmosphere A volcano on Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted Thursday, sending an ash cloud to an altitude of almost 7 miles, officials said. ... more | .. |
GPS could speed up tsunami alert systems: researchers Global positioning systems (GPS) could provide faster tsunami alerts than current warning set-ups, German researchers said Wednesday, citing data collected in last year's deadly Japan earthquake. ... more |
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 NASA's New Satellite Movie of One Week's Ash Activity from Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano Satellites continue to provide a look at the ash and gas clouds being emitted from Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano. NASA has animated imagery from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite to provide a week long look ... more | .. |
 Warning signs from ancient Greek tsunami In the winter of 479 B.C., a tsunami was the savior of Potidaea, drowning hundreds of Persian invaders as they lay siege to the ancient Greek village. New geological evidence suggests that the ... more | .. |
Rumbling Mexican volanco keeps locals awake Residents at the foot of Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano no longer sleep soundly since the towering mountain roared back into action over a week ago, spewing out a hail of rocks, steam and ashes. ... more | .. |
Hundreds evacuated as Russian village flooded Over 1,000 homes were damaged as a river in central Russia's Ryazan region rose, displacing 300 people and turning streets into canals, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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 New research puts focus on earthquake, tsunami hazard for southern California Scientists will convene in San Diego to present the latest seismological research at the annual conference of the Seismological Society of America (SSA), April 17-19. This year's meeting is expected ... more | .. |
Mexico volcano roars, spews glowing rocks Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, outside the capital, rumbled continuously and spewed gases and glowing rocks to almost one mile (one kilometer) beyond its crater, authorities said Friday. ... more | .. |
Mexico volcano spouts large column of ash and steam Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, outside the Mexican capital, spouted a large column of ash and steam Wednesday but officials did not raise alert levels or start evacuations. ... more |
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