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Urgent volcano warning for Iceland as tourists are evacuated from Blue Lagoon spa
01 Apr 2025 17:16 GMT
A volcano has erupted to the south of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, triggering evacuations of tourists and residents in the area.
Emergency services evacuated the nearby Blue Lagoon luxury spa just hours before the eruption after a warning from …
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Japan issues mid-level volcano warning
30 Mar 2025 01:47 GMT
… of the Kirishimayama cluster.
"Volcano warning issued for Kirishimayama (Shinmoedake) (near …
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Hirono, colleagues reintroduce volcano warning and monitoring legislation
24 Mar 2025 17:00 GMT
March 24, 2025, 6:50 AM HST
A telephoto view of the north vent erupting during episode 10 of the 2024-2025 Halemʻumaʻu eruption within Kaluapele, the summit caldera of Kīlauea. USGS photo by L. Gallant during the morning of Feb. 20, 2025.
US Sen. Mazie K. …
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Murkowski, Colleagues Reintroduce Volcano Warning and Monitoring Legislation
21 Mar 2025 22:38 GMT
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a domestic program focused on detecting and warning about volcanic threats. Their bill – cosponsored by Senators Dan …
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Officials claim Trump cuts could compromise PNW earthquake and volcano warning systems
21 Mar 2025 15:28 GMT
Lizzy Acker / oregonlive.com (TNS)
At the confluence of multiple tectonic plates, on the Pacific Ring of Fire, sits the West Coast of the United States, where the Cascade mountains in Oregon and Washington are dotted with active volcanoes within …
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Has Trump’s downsizing hit the volcano warning program?
19 Feb 2025 22:11 GMT
The Trump administration’s downsizing has seemingly cast a pall over a longtime, lifesaving collaboration that protects people from possible volcano eruptions.
A joint effort started in 1986 by the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Agency for …
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Scientists issue volcanoes warning as melting ice may trigger more eruptions
10 Jan 2025 21:08 GMT
Melting ice may cause dozens of volcanoes beneath Antarctica's colossal ice sheet to erupt and trigger a troubling feedback loop of environmental damage, scientists have warned.
A new study by researchers from Brown University, Rhode Island, US, saw …
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Canary islands volcano warning as 30 earthquakes rock tourist hotspots in just two days
18 Sep 2024 22:07 GMT
The Canary Islands have been rattled by a staggering 30 earthquakes in 48 hours, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN).
The quakes were sparked by eruptions from an underwater volcano, the summit of which is just 500 metres below sea level.
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Hundreds flee after Philippine volcano warning
11 Sep 2024 06:55 GMT
… on Wednesday due to the volcano warning.
Kanlaon’s daily average emission …
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Volcano warning in Spain: Scientists draft emergency plans to evacuate locals and tourists after ‘alarming’ and ‘intense’ days of seismic activity
19 Aug 2024 21:00 GMT
SPAIN is preparing for a volcanic eruption following a series of ‘alarming’ seismic movements, it has emerged.
The La Palma volcano, on the Canary Islands, is beginning to show activity again, setting off alarm bells among experts and locals.
It comes …