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A land that runs hot and cold
Special to The Times"Do I believe in elves?" Sveinki repeated my question. Tap, tap, tap, he knocked the ash from his pipe on a chunk of lava. He had done this so often during our four days of hiking together that it had become a comforting soundtrack to our trip. We were...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Metal and Mineral, Gardens and Parks, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Tungurahua volcano erupts in Ecuador
FrameworkQUITO, Ecuador — Authorities say 110 families have been evacuated from the vicinity of the Tungurahua volcano, which has been spewing molten rock and ash since the weekend. Spokeswoman Mercedes Taipe of Ecuador’s Geophysics Institute said a... -
Alaska Volcano: Threat Level Lowered for Cleveland
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the alert level for an uninhabited Aleutian Islands volcano. The observatory says satellite views of 5,675-foot foot Cleveland Mountain about 940 miles southwest of Anchorage show no evidence of eruptions...Tags: Volcanoes, Research, Landforms, Science and Technology
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20 Years Later, Mt. Spurr Eruption Proves Seminal in Tracking of Ash Clouds
This weekend, (August 18th 2012) marks a slightly ominous anniversary in Anchorage history. It marks the 20th anniversary of the eruption of Mount Spurr. Spurr actually blew its top 3 times that summer. But it was the late August eruption that showered...
Tags: Volcanoes, Landforms, Research, Science and Technology
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10,000 Visitors Meet 2,500 Bears at Katmai National Park
Channel 2 NewsIt is one of the least visited National Parks in the United States, but what it lacks in tourists -- it makes up for in wonders. Katmai National Park is home to the greatest concentration of protected Brown Bears anywhere in the world. An estimated 2500...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, National Parks
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Katmai National Park Volcano's Blast Still Biggest in Nearly 2 Centuries
Channel 2 NewsA Katmai National Park's eruption happened a century ago Wednesday -- but it is still the largest volcanic blast in nearly 200 years, easily loud enough to have been audible 290 miles away where Anchorage now stands. On June 6, 1912, the Novarupta...Tags: Indonesia, U.S. Geological Survey, Southeast Asia, Volcanoes, Explosions
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Cleveland Volcano Sends an Ash Cloud to 35,000 Feet
Channel 2 NewsA combination of pilot report, web cam images and infrasound data suggested that the Aleutian Island Cleveland Volcano erupted in a short but spectacular fashion on Tuesday. The stratovolcano about 940 miles southwest of Anchorage erupted around 2:05 p....Tags: Volcanoes, Landforms, Science and Technology
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Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano Shoots Glowing Rocks
CNN/KTLA NewsMEXICO CITY -- Glowing red rocks were thrown from the top of the active Popocatepetl volcano at dawn Friday, producing more spectacular (and slightly frightening) images from the peak southeast of populous Mexico City. But authorities did not raise the...Tags: Volcanoes, Felipe Calderon, Landforms, Mexico, Mexico City
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Alert Level Raised for Iliamna Volcano
Channel 2 NewsAn alert level for the possible eruption of a volcano southwest of Anchorage was raised by volcanologists Friday afternoon. The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised Iliamna Volcano’s alert level to advisory and its aviation color code to yellow,...Tags: Volcanoes, Research, Landforms, Science and Technology
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Air Traffic Alert after Alaska Volcano Spews Ash Cloud
ReutersANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A remote volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands erupted violently early on Thursday, spouting an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the sky and prompting an air-traffic alert, scientists said. The Cleveland Volcano, located on an uninhabited...Tags: Transportation Accidents, World War II (1939-1945), Landforms, Disasters and Accidents, Air Transportation Delays
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Popo wakes up
KIAHSleepy time is over! Popocatépetl, or better known as 'Popo' erupted over the weekend in Mexico City. The volcano spewed numerous exhalations through Saturday and Sunday, sending vapor, smoke and gas shooting into the sky. There hasn`t been a major...Tags: Volcanoes, Mexico, Landforms, Mexico City
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Mexico's 'Popo' volcano shoots glowing rocks
World NowGlowing red rocks were thrown from the top of the active Popocatepetl volcano at dawn Friday, producing more spectacular (and slightly frightening) images from the peak southeast of populous Mexico City. But authorities did not raise the alert level for a...
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