Climatic and Environmental Convulsions
Guatemalan Volcanoes Activity Reported
11/20/2010 10:30
From InsideCostaRica:
GUATEMALA - The three volcanoes awake in Guatemala kept some activity Wednesday, but without posing immediate danger.
The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology recently reported the observatiion of water vapor fumaroles in the...
As the Indonesian volcano explodes, scientists fear something far more catastrophic may be brewing
11/12/2010 20:53
From The Boston Globe:
THE MERAPI volcano, currently exploding more forcefully every day in Indonesia, is located on the Sundra Arc, one of the planet’s most complex and dangerous geological areas. This is where two large plates of the earth’s crust, the Australian and Indian plates, are...
Troubling Global Volcanic Activity on the Rise
11/10/2010 19:06
From Canada Free Press:
By Alan Caruba Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The news is all about the Tuesday’s U.S. elections, but some of us are concerned about the news on Monday regarding a possible eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland. Never heard of it? You will.
Grimsvotn is...
Great balls of fire over Canada: NASA investigates
11/07/2010 14:23
From CTV:
Great balls of fire have been reported swooping over Eastern Canada and several U.S. states.
Even NASA's on the case.
There are different theories about what was behind the sighting of those fireballs. A NASA spacecraft got a closer look at one of the possible sources today.
The...
Another Iceland volcano may be about to erupt
11/02/2010 21:50
From National Post:
REYKJAVIK — Meltwater is flooding from the Grimsvotn glacial lake in Iceland and could signal the volcano underneath is about to erupt, a spokeswoman at the Icelandic Civil Protection Department told Reuters on Monday.
In April, clouds of ash from an eruption under the...
Indonesia volcano shoots new blast; 21 more rumble
11/02/2010 21:46
From Yahoo News:
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia – Deafening explosions of hot gas rattled evacuees miles (kilometers) from an Indonesian volcano Monday, the latest eruption in a deadly week. The country reported increased rumblings at 21 other active volcanoes, raising questions about what's...
Volcanoes blow in Russia
10/31/2010 09:05
From Denver Post:
MOSCOW — Two volcanoes erupted Thursday on Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, tossing massive ash clouds miles into the air, forcing flights to divert and blanketing the town of Ust- Kamchatsk.
The Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Eurasia's highest active volcano, exploded along...
White House Adviser: US Must Prepare for Asteroid
10/30/2010 20:35
From AOL:
If an asteroid were on a collision course with Earth, would we be ready to defend against its destructive impact or would we be helpless and defenseless?
NASA, America's space agency, is being charged with leading the way to protect not only the U.S. but the entire world in the...
Indonesia hit by twin disasters _ more than 130 killed in tsunami and volcanic eruption
10/26/2010 20:37
From WGNTV:
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) — A volcanic eruption and a tsunami killed scores of people hundreds of miles apart in Indonesia — spasms from the Pacific "Ring of Fire," which spawns disasters from deep within the Earth.
Tuesday's eruption of Mount Merapi killed at least 18 people,...
Volcano puts Indonesian officials on high alert
10/25/2010 20:02
From CNN:
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesian officials have gone on high alert and have started evacuations as they warily monitor Mount Merapi, a volatile volcano in central Java that might erupt at any time.
"The local government is coordinating to evacuate around 40,000 villagers to...
3-D Image of Joplin's 2011-05-22 Tornado
