Tag: Volcanic eruption
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Iceland declares ‘Emergency’ over Fears of Volcanic Eruption
REYKJAVÍK: Iceland declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes resulted in fears of a volcanic eruption. Authorities have ordered thousands of residents in Grindavík, a southwestern town, to evacuate as a precaution. The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) has raised alarm that large amounts of magma (molten rock) are spreading underground and could…
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Tonga volcanic eruption ‘hundreds of times’ more powerful than Hiroshima bomb: NASA
The eruption this month of an underwater volcano near Tonga was hundreds of times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb, according to NASA
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Tonga calls for “immediate aid” following tsunami and volcanic eruption
Official says there is an immediate need for drinking water and food, as efforts begin to assess the scale of the damage
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Poor weather hinders search and rescue at Indonesian volcano
Indonesian National disaster agency surveys area from the air after Mount Semeru sent towering columns of hot ash into the sky
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Hundreds Abandoned as Red-Hot Lava Endangers in Spain
This analysis is by Farid Khan. On 19 September, 2021, molten magma started up from the volcanic eruption. The molten lava that erupted from the volcano has piled trash to nearly 600 hectares of area in Spanish Island of La Palma. According to local media reports, hundreds of citizens were instructed to evacuate their homes…
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Residents of St.Vincent rush to seek shelter as volcanic ash envelopes the city
Saint Vincent covered in thick ash following volcanic eruption