News tagged with ash cloud
For volcanologists worldwide, a new digital home for all things volcano
(PhysOrg.com) -- Volcanologists now have their own online network: VHub.org, which promotes collaboration among volcano researchers and community partners by providing a place to share everything from eruption data to ash ...
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Orange smoke billows out of Congolese volcano
Clouds of orange smoke and ash billowed out of Africa's most active volcano Nyamulagira, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tuesday after it erupted spectacularly at the weekend.
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Nov 08, 2011 |
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Iceland's Katla volcano is getting restless
(AP) -- If Iceland's air-traffic paralyzing volcanic eruption last year seemed catastrophic, just wait for the sequel. That's what some experts are saying as they nervously watch rumblings beneath a much ...
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Oct 13, 2011 |
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Alert level lowered on remote Alaska volcano
(AP) -- The Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the alert level for a remote Aleutian Islands volcano from "watch" to "advisory."
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Aug 31, 2011 |
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Putting the ash clouds into perspective
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the University of Leeds suggests that we shouldn’t expect another major ash cloud event from an Icelandic volcano for another 50 years.
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Aug 18, 2011 |
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Chile volcano grounds more flights
(AP) -- The drifting plume of ash from Chile's erupting volcano forced new cancelations of dozens of flights on Monday in Argentina, Uruguay and other South American countries, even as airlines in Australia ...
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Jun 14, 2011 |
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Chileans living near volcano urged to stay away
(AP) -- Chilean officials ordered most residents already evacuated from homes near an erupting volcano to stay in shelters and with family and friends Sunday due to the threat of deadly landslides. The ash ...
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Jun 13, 2011 |
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Chile volcano ash grounds Australia, NZ flights
Ash from Chile's volcanic eruptions prompted Australian airline Qantas to ground some domestic services and some flights to New Zealand on Sunday, after plumes drifted across the Pacific.
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Jun 12, 2011 |
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Volcanic ash cloud disrupts South America flights
A vast cloud of ash spewing from a Chilean volcano disrupted air travel across much of South America, while heavy rains around the eruption site prompted fears of mudslides.
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Jun 08, 2011 |
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Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano blasts tower of ash
(AP) -- The Popocatepetl volcano that towers over Mexico City began rumbling again Friday, shooting a blast of ash about 2 miles (3 kilometers) above its crater at dawn.
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Jun 04, 2011 |
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Satellite observations show potential to improve ash cloud forecasts
Predicting the exact dispersal of a volcanic ash cloud is never going to be easy. However, satellite data are showing that the eruption from Iceland's Grímsvötn volcano this week was unlikely to ...
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May 27, 2011 |
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Berlin airports to close because of volcano ash cloud
Berlin airports will close as of 0900 GMT Wednesday because of danger posed by ash pouring from an Icelandic volcano, Germany air safety officials announced.
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May 25, 2011 |
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Flights grounded as ash cloud reaches Britain
Airlines halted dozens of flights on Tuesday after a plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Iceland blew over Britain, even forcing US President Barack Obama to revise his travel plans.
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May 24, 2011 |
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Novel ash analysis validates volcano no-fly zones
Planes were grounded all over Europe when the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted in Iceland last year. But no one knew if the no fly zone was really necessary. And the only way to find out would have been to ...
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Apr 26, 2011 |
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Study justifies closing airports in volcano event
The disruptive closing of some European airports after last year's volcanic eruption in Iceland was the right thing to do and may have saved lives, a new study concludes.
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Apr 25, 2011 |
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