Category: volcanoes

Alaska Volcanoes Now Pose Lower Threat, After Quakes Slow

March 20, 2023
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Diminished earthquake activity led authorities to reduce the warning levels at two volcanoes on an uninhabited island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain because of the decreased potential for eruptions. The Alaska Volcano Observatory on Thursday lowered the warning level to “Advisory” status from “Watch” for both Tanaga and Takawangha volcanoes on remote Tanaga Island, located…

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The Land of Majestic Volcanoes, Seething Geysers, Powerful Waterfalls, & Threatening Fjords

January 23, 2023
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This documentary is a scenic expedition through Iceland’s majestic volcanoes, seething geysers, powerful waterfalls, threatening fjords, and almighty glaciers. Hardly any other country offers such a variety of spectacular forces of nature! But not only that, this island offers its people a bout of freedom and equality that puts it on the list as the…

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3 Erupting Alaska Volcanoes Spitting Lava or Ash Clouds

August 6, 2021
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, one producing lava and the other two blowing steam and ash. So far, none of the small communities near the volcanoes have been affected, Chris Waythomas, a geologist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, said Thursday. Webcams on Thursday clearly showed episodic low-level ash emissions…

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Earthquakes at Congo Border Raise Fears of Second Volcano Eruption

May 25, 2021
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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo—An earthquake measuring a magnitude 5.3 rocked the borderlands between Rwanda and Congo on Tuesday morning, the Rwandan Seismic Monitor said, raising worries about a fresh eruption following one on Saturday that killed at least 32 people. On Saturday Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world’s most active…

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