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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 …
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Urgent volcano warning issued after earthquakes spark major eruption fears
28 Jun 2024 21:26 GMT
Seismic activity has increased at Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia as authorities advise the community to remain calm.
In the department of Caldas, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Colombian Geological Service (SGC), there is a seismicity …
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Tenerife volcano warning after 'seismic swarm' hits Canary Islands
30 May 2024 12:07 GMT
Scientists are reporting a "seismic swarm" in Tenerife, as island authorities prepare for a possible volcanic eruption.
The Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan) said it had detected dozens of small earthquakes.
Twenty-six of …
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Foreign Office update guidance for anyone travelling to Italy after volcano warning
22 May 2024 12:43 GMT
The Foreign Office has updated guidance for people travelling to Italy. The May half term will soon be upon us and families will be jetting off in search of some much needed sunshine. Holidaymakers heading to Italy have been warned by the Foreign Office as …
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Italy tourists issued Foreign Office volcano warning as emergency plans updated
22 May 2024 09:11 GMT
A travel warning has been issued for holidaymakers in Italy due to a series of active volcanoes. According to the Foreign Office, emergency plans have been updated with Vesuvius as well as the Phlegraean fields among them. They warn that these areas remain …
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Indonesia raises volcano warning to highest level after Mount Ibu erupts
16 May 2024 14:47 GMT
JAKARTA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) on Thursday afternoon raised the alert level over Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern province of North Maluku following continually …
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Volcano warning: Mount Ibu erupts and thick ash fills sky - locals told not to go within three miles of crater
13 May 2024 08:47 GMT
The volcano is in Indonesia's North Maluku province. Locals have been told to stay at least three miles away due to the danger as thick grey ash and dark clouds erupt into the sky
Mount Ibu has erupted (
Image: Geological Agency of Indonesia/A)
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