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200 Years On, 'Mystery Volcano' That Cooled Earth In 1831, Found
The annual average temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere came down by around 1 degree Celsius during one of the most powerful eruptions in the 19th century.
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New Island Emerges From Sea After Eruptions From Underwater Volcano Off The Coast Of Japan
New islands have emerged in the region in the past but all of them submerged within months due to harsh sea conditions.
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Indonesia Raises Alert, Evacuates Residents After Volcano Erupts
Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano on the island of Java to the highest level on Sunday after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air.
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Volcano Erupts In Southern Japan, People Urged To Evacuate
Dozens of people were urged to evacuate their homes after a fiery volcanic eruption in southern Japan on Sunday as the national weather agency issued its top-level alert for the mountain.
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Tonga Volcanic Eruption May Help Predict Future Tsunami, Study Suggests
Researchers at Japan's Nagoya University have used the data from the Tonga volcanic eruption and disturbances in the Earth's atmosphere to track the airwaves that led to the tsunami. The findings are now likely to help in predicting future giant waves and tsunamis.
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Tsunami Warning For US West Coast, Flooding In Hawaii After Tonga Eruption
An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted Saturday with a stunning blast, sending tsunami waves onto nearby Tonga and to the north in Japan, with warnings of dangerous ocean surges issued as far away as the US West Coast.
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Watch: Japan's Mount Aso Volcano Erupts, Shoots Ash 11,500 Feet Into Sky
Mount Aso, a volcano in the tourist destination on the main southern island of Kyushu in Japan, sent plumes of ash 3.5 km high when it erupted on Wednesday, prompting warnings of lava flows and falling rocks.
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Japan Issues Alert After Volcano Erupts Causing Multiple "Explosions"
Japan issued an alert on Friday after a volcano in the southwest of the country erupted, jettisoning large rocks hundreds of metres away from the crater, Kyodo news agency reported.
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Japan Court Halts Nuclear Reactor Restart Citing Volcano, Earthquake Risks
A Japanese nuclear reactor near a fault line must remain shut because of the risk of its being struck by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, a high court ordered on Friday.
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Japan Volcano Erupts For First Time In 4 Years, Alert Level Raised
A volcano near Tokyo has erupted for the first time in four years, throwing ash and smoke nearly two kilometres into the sky and sparking warnings not to approach the mountain.
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Volcano Spews Ash Thousands Of Feet Into Sky, Grounding Flights Nearby
A column of volcanic ash spewed skyward and blanketed a city in southern Japan on Tuesday, grounding flights at a nearby airport as the ash reached a height of 7,500 feet in Mount Shinmoedake's most violent eruption since 2011.
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Japanese 'James Bond' Volcano Shoots To Thrill
A Japanese volcano which featured in a 1960s James Bond movie shot smoke and ash thousands of metres into the sky on Tuesday, prompting the cancellation of flights to and from a nearby airport, with the eruption likely to continue for some time.
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Warning Level Raised On Another Japanese Volcano A Week After Fatal Eruption
Japan raised the warning level on another volcano on Tuesday, exactly a week after an dramatic eruption at another peak killed one man, injured nearly a dozen others and stranded scores of skiers - including foreign tourists - for several hours.
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Fresh Tremors Halt Search Operations After Volcano Erupts in Japan
New volcanic activity Wednesday forced Japanese police to suspend search operations a day after an eruption near a popular ski resort that killed a soldier and injured several other people.
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Japanese Volcano Erupts, Raining Rocks Onto Ski Slope And Triggering Avalanche
A volcanic eruption Tuesday sent rocks raining down on a Japanese ski slope and triggered an avalanche that killed a soldier and injured at least a dozen others.
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200 Years On, 'Mystery Volcano' That Cooled Earth In 1831, Found
The annual average temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere came down by around 1 degree Celsius during one of the most powerful eruptions in the 19th century.
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New Island Emerges From Sea After Eruptions From Underwater Volcano Off The Coast Of Japan
New islands have emerged in the region in the past but all of them submerged within months due to harsh sea conditions.
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Indonesia Raises Alert, Evacuates Residents After Volcano Erupts
Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano on the island of Java to the highest level on Sunday after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air.
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Volcano Erupts In Southern Japan, People Urged To Evacuate
Dozens of people were urged to evacuate their homes after a fiery volcanic eruption in southern Japan on Sunday as the national weather agency issued its top-level alert for the mountain.
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Tonga Volcanic Eruption May Help Predict Future Tsunami, Study Suggests
Researchers at Japan's Nagoya University have used the data from the Tonga volcanic eruption and disturbances in the Earth's atmosphere to track the airwaves that led to the tsunami. The findings are now likely to help in predicting future giant waves and tsunamis.
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Tsunami Warning For US West Coast, Flooding In Hawaii After Tonga Eruption
An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted Saturday with a stunning blast, sending tsunami waves onto nearby Tonga and to the north in Japan, with warnings of dangerous ocean surges issued as far away as the US West Coast.
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Watch: Japan's Mount Aso Volcano Erupts, Shoots Ash 11,500 Feet Into Sky
Mount Aso, a volcano in the tourist destination on the main southern island of Kyushu in Japan, sent plumes of ash 3.5 km high when it erupted on Wednesday, prompting warnings of lava flows and falling rocks.
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Japan Issues Alert After Volcano Erupts Causing Multiple "Explosions"
Japan issued an alert on Friday after a volcano in the southwest of the country erupted, jettisoning large rocks hundreds of metres away from the crater, Kyodo news agency reported.
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Japan Court Halts Nuclear Reactor Restart Citing Volcano, Earthquake Risks
A Japanese nuclear reactor near a fault line must remain shut because of the risk of its being struck by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, a high court ordered on Friday.
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Japan Volcano Erupts For First Time In 4 Years, Alert Level Raised
A volcano near Tokyo has erupted for the first time in four years, throwing ash and smoke nearly two kilometres into the sky and sparking warnings not to approach the mountain.
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Volcano Spews Ash Thousands Of Feet Into Sky, Grounding Flights Nearby
A column of volcanic ash spewed skyward and blanketed a city in southern Japan on Tuesday, grounding flights at a nearby airport as the ash reached a height of 7,500 feet in Mount Shinmoedake's most violent eruption since 2011.
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Japanese 'James Bond' Volcano Shoots To Thrill
A Japanese volcano which featured in a 1960s James Bond movie shot smoke and ash thousands of metres into the sky on Tuesday, prompting the cancellation of flights to and from a nearby airport, with the eruption likely to continue for some time.
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Warning Level Raised On Another Japanese Volcano A Week After Fatal Eruption
Japan raised the warning level on another volcano on Tuesday, exactly a week after an dramatic eruption at another peak killed one man, injured nearly a dozen others and stranded scores of skiers - including foreign tourists - for several hours.
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Fresh Tremors Halt Search Operations After Volcano Erupts in Japan
New volcanic activity Wednesday forced Japanese police to suspend search operations a day after an eruption near a popular ski resort that killed a soldier and injured several other people.
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Japanese Volcano Erupts, Raining Rocks Onto Ski Slope And Triggering Avalanche
A volcanic eruption Tuesday sent rocks raining down on a Japanese ski slope and triggered an avalanche that killed a soldier and injured at least a dozen others.
