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People flee as Nyiragongo volcano erupts in eastern Congo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The civil defense forces of the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are evacuating residents of Goma after the nearby Nyiragongo volcano started to erupt, North Kivu Governor, Lt. Gen. Ndima Kongba Constant said.
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Volcano erupts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, spewing ash, smoke
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kingstown [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines], April 10 (ANI): A volcano in the southern Caribbean that had been dormant for decades erupted in a billowing blast of grey smoke Friday, spewing clouds of ash for miles and forcing thousands to evacuate.
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Volcano in southwestern Iceland erupts, flight warning issued
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Reykjavik [Iceland], March 20 (ANI): Iceland has reported a volcanic eruption on the southwest Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital Reykjavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) tweeted on Friday.
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6.3 magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 shook Davao del Sur province in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) reported.
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Active volcanoes feed Io's sulfurous atmosphere
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): The atmosphere on Jupiter's moon Io is a witches' brew, composed primarily of the sulfurous exhalations of more than 400 volcanoes that dot the surface.
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Indonesia's Mount Sinabung spews ash 5,000 metres high into sky
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 10 (ANI): Mount Sinabung in Indonesia erupted on Monday morning spewing 5,000 metres ash into the sky, CNN reported.
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COVID-19: Thiruvananthapuram 'sitting on volcano' as untraceable cases ris
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 5 (ANI): Thiruvananthapuram district is 'sitting on a volcano' as a number of untraceable cases linked to COVID-19 disease are rising, said Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Sunday.
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Evidence for volcanic craters on Saturn's moon Titan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 16 (ANI): Volcano-like features seen in polar regions of Saturn's moon Titan by NASA's Cassini spacecraft could be evidence of explosive eruptions that may continue today, according to a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Charles A. Wood and
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Hyderabad start-up made apparel that can resist temperature upto 1000 degr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 19 (ANI): A start up in Hyderabad has made a unique apparel 'Tardigrade' which can withstand an extreme temperature range of -200 degrees Celsius to 1000 degrees Celsius.
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Lava-like mud flows on Mars
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): Scientists have long suspected that the 'fire-breathing' volcanoes that spread large quantities of flowing lava over Mars were not the only kind. The numerous mountain cones in the northern hemisphere of the Red Planet may be the result of mud volcanoes.
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5.7 magnitude quake hits eastern Philippines
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Mar 02 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit the eastern Philippines on Sunday, Sputnik reported.
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Philippines: Mindoro residents find thousands of fish near shoreline, witn
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mindoro [Philippines], Jan 14 (ANI): People in the province of Mindoro noticed something unusual on Monday as several thousand fish were found scattered along the beach shore after an unusual receding of seawater.
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