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Mount Etna volcanic eruption: Is it safe to travel to Sicily and are flights cancelled?
Mount Etna, the tallest and most active volcano in Europe, erupted earlier today, sending plumes of smoke into the air.
What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption?’ A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna
On Monday morning local time, a huge cloud of ash, hot gas and rock fragments began spewing from Italy’s Mount Etna. An ...
Monitoring Tree Leaves From Space Could Help Predict Volcanic Eruptions
Carbon dioxide emissions from rising magma is one of the earliest signs that a volcano is waking up, but measuring it ...
Volcano eruption causes panic in Italy
Dozens of tourists fled as plumes of black smoke shot out from Mount Etna in Sicily Read Full Article at RT.com ...
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Volcanologists: Kilauea is not erupting, but showing signs of ‘heightened unrest’
US Geological Survey researchers have tracked elevated earthquake rates beneath the summit, including over 100 quakes on Saturday alone. That includes a magnitude 3.7 temblor which was felt in ...
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'Fire of Love' is the romantic and working relationship of the Kraftt volcanologists
"Fire of Love" is a documentary about volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft. NPR's Shannon Bond asks director Sara Dosa about it and about the lives of the Kraffts. Katia and Maurice Krafft were ...
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What to Know About Iceland’s Volcanic Eruption
The eruption, which was larger than volcanologists had predicted, happened not far from an evacuated town and a power plant. Iceland is no stranger to volcanic eruptions, and the authorities ...
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After Weeks of Warnings, Iceland Volcano Erupts in Plumes of Fire
While Monday’s eruption was not unexpected, it was larger than volcanologists had been predicting and took place not far from an evacuated town and a power plant. By Egill Bjarnason and Claire ...
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Volcanologists say Mt. Rainier’s appearance of venting not ‘anomalous activity’
“And in fact, there are a number of USGS volcanologists at the volcano this week working on installing new monitoring equipment, so Cascades Volcano Observatory folks are on-site to confirm!
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Alaska's Mount Spurr getting even closer to eruption as unrest escalates, volcanologists say
Elevated levels of volcanic gas and earthquakes have been recorded at the site. Alaska's Mount Spurr, an active volcano near the most populated region in the state, is getting even closer to an ...
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There’s a better way to grind coffee, according to science
Now, a team of chemists and volcanologists at the University of Oregon have unraveled precisely how moisture affects the buildup of static — and they’ve come up with a simple solution.
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Oregon scientists say there’s a better way to grind your coffee
A team of chemists and volcanologists at the University of Oregon are researching how moisture affects the buildup of static charge when grinding coffee. It turns out, adding a spritz of water to ...