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Volcano eruption in Guatemala forces evacuation of over 1,000 people
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Guatemalan authorities evacuated more than 1000 people and closed a road as Central America's most active volcano erupted on Thursday, spewing thick clouds of ash over farms and towns not far from the capital city.
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Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupts, spewing hot clouds, lava
Updated : 3 years ago IST
There were no immediate reports of casualties, the country's disaster mitigation agency said.
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Philippines: Four people dead after Cessna plane crash on Mayon volcano
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The victims include pilot Rufino James Crisostomo Jr, crew member Joel Martin, and Australian technical consultants Simon Chipperfield and Karthi Santhanam.
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"Don't know whether appellants are having sleeping volcanoes of terrorism"
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed the petitions seeking suspension of the sentence of three persons who were convicted for attempting to travel to Syria for joining the Islamic State (ISIS).
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Scientists detect molten rock layer hidden under Earth's tectonic plates
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers had previously identified patches of melt at a similar depth. But a new study led by The University of Texas at Austin revealed for the first time the layer's global extent and its part in plate tectonics.
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US approves USD 180 million anti-tank weapon sale to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The State Department has made a determination to approve a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US of Volcano anti-tank munition-laying systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of USD 180 million.
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Research team reveals new details about Io's volcanoes of Jupiter
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
VLA teams up with Juno spacecraft to study Jupiter's atmosphere, and ALMA reveals new details about Io's volcanoes.
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South American volcanoes may have led to whale extinctions: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to research conducted by the Geological Society of America, a past climatic change is being linked to the extinction of an ancient variety of whales.
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World's largest active volcano, Hawaii's Mauna Loa erupts for 1st time in
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Lava shot into the air and flowed downhill as Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupted for the first time in 40 years.
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Researchers discovered that Tonga volcano had highest plume ever recorded
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Using images captured by satellites, researchers in the University of Oxford's Department of Physics and RAL Space have confirmed that the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano produced the highest-ever recorded plume. The colossal eruption is also the first to have
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5.7 magnitude quake hits Kyushu region of Japan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 2 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 jolted Japan's Kyushu island on Saturday, US Geological Survey said.
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Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts, alert level raised to 5
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): Japan's Sakurajima volcano, located in Kagoshima Prefecture, erupted around 8:05 p.m. local time (7:05 a.m. ET) on Sunday, prompting evacuations in the region.
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