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• Mayon Volcano UPDATE: 27 Dec 09

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 435
  20 million m³ of lava spewed since Dec 14Mayon edifice inflated despite voluminous lava flowDuring the past 24-hr observation period, the state vulcanologists at the Philippines Lignon Hill Observatory recorded:Renewed high level of activity in the past 24 hrsAt least 9 tephra explosionsTephra (ash, lapilli and ...
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• Leaving the Mortals Behind

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 435
  Image of the Day:US President and family leave the snowy continental US to the local mortals as they wing it to the warmth of Hawaii VolcanoesMr Barak Obama and family leave behind snowy Washington DC  headed for warmer Hawaii. Photo: AP. Image may be subject to copyright. Before leaving for Hawaii, however, he said ...
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• Mayon Volcano Update [26 December 2009]

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 435
  Mayon in “high level of unrest”Volcano’s daily SO2 emissions reach 9,000MT “If we look at the volcano’s history in 1984, the volcano calmed down but after a few days it erupted.” —Ed Laguerta, resident volcanologist the Lignon Hill ObservatoryDuring the past 24-hr observation period, the state ...
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• Mayon Volcano Update 24 December 2009

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 435
  Mayon lava fountains shoot up to 500mMt Mayon’s Unrest Continues at High Levels of Intensity Mayon Volcano in Legazpi city shoots up a column of ash into air during a small explosion December 24, 2009. The Philippines’ most active volcano could erupt explosively anytime. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). Image may be ...
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• Sun, moon trigger San Andreas tremors - study

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 693
  Source: Reuters By JoAnne Allen WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Tidal forces parallel to a segment of the San Andreas Fault in central California may be causing non-volcanic tremors that could help predict ...
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• Large Quake Could Strike Near Padang, Sumatra

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 435
  Strong Earthquake Measuring 6.2 Mw Strikes Kepulauan Mentawai Region, IndonesiaAn earthquake measuring 6.2 Mw struck Kepulauan Mentawai Region, about 115 km (70 miles) WSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of about 22km. The mainshock was followed by at least one aftershock measuring 5.3Mw.More than two dozen ...
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• Activity at Shiveluch Volcano as Seen from Space

  
  International Space Fellowship — Authority: 593
  A white plume rose from Shiveluch Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on December 18, 2009. The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this true-color image the same day.Low-angled sunlight illuminates the plume’s southern side, and shows ash stains on the volcano’s snowy ...
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• Philippine volcano rumbles, eruption seen soon

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 693
  Source: Reuters By Romeo Ranoco LEGASPI, Philippines, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Philippines most active volcano shot higher ash columns and rumbled louder on Wednesday as authorities warned of a potential hazardous ...
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• December Science Picks – Hot News about Cool Science

  
  The Geology News Blog — Authority: 436
  In this edition of Science Picks , learn how scientists are forecasting hazards like volcanoes and landslides, and read about a wolf named Brutus, who emails scientists from the North Pole! Also check out research on ancient salt mines, scientists using high tech remote controlled airplanes to survey dangerous areas, ...
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• Mayon Volcano Update 23 December

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 435
  Mayon Volcano Undergoing Strombolian PhaseMt Mayon is believed to be in a strombolian phase (often occurs before a major eruption), say state vulcanologists.Lava flow has reached 5.5 km from the summit. There may be a series of eruptions instead of a single catastrophic explosion. Magma movement continues to generate ...
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• Children, Communities Benefitting from Save the Childrens Disaster Preparedness Work as Philippines Volcano

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 693
  International Save the Children Alliance Philippines, Volcano, Disaster Risk Reduction
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• Death Wishes at Christmas?

  
  The Seventh Sola — Authority: 119
  Ive always been fascinated by volcanoes, even in young childhood. I devoured every book I could find about them. When Mount Saint Helens blew in 1980, it was the first volcanic eruption on the U.S. mainland in my lifetime. Needless to say, I was glued to the television screen and everything in print I could find. ...
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• The blue clouds of the red planet

  
  Bad Astronomy — Authority: 715
  I post a lot of pictures here from Hubble, Spitzer, and other massively-funded large observatories. But it doesn’t take a huge, multi-billion-dollar project to create amazing astronomical images. Proof in point: Emil Kraaikamp is one of the more gifted astrophotographers I’ve seen. He has a 25 cm (10″) ...
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• Fox Declares Christmas Miracle as Volcano Threatens Philippines [VideUhOh]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 860
  Do you need context, for this? A Fox correspondent says Philippines is covered in ash, because of a volcano, so "in a way theyre having a white christmas ." So nice of Jesus to blanket them in His loving sulfur!
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• Mayon Volcano Update [22 December 2009]

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 435
  Mayon Volcano (13.2576ºN, 123.6856ºE)Mt Mayon Eruption: The Human AngleFilipino children living near the foot of Mt Mayon pray before being evacuated, as an imminent eruption looms. Photo; AFP. Image may be subject to copyright.Previously:Mayon Alert Raised to Level 4 and 76% chance Mayon explodes before 2010Mayon ...
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• Pay a visit to The Reef Tank…

  
  The Volcanism Blog — Authority: 430
  … for an interview with me! But there are lots of other reasons to go there as well, The Reef Tank is a great and thriving site. Thanks to Ava of The Reef Tank for setting up the interview. Volcano Rising – The Reef Tank, 21 December 2009 Other Reef Tank interviews of geological interest: Volcanista , ...
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• Mayon Volcano Poised to Erupt

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 153
  A major eruption from this Philippine volcano could trigger pyroclastic flows, vaporizing everything in their path.
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• Deepest Explosive Eruption on Sea Floor: Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle Jason Images Discovery

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 151
  The orange glow of magma is visible on the left of the sulfur-laden plume.Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor.Jason, designed and operated by the Woods Hole ...
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• Philippines beefs up troops around restive volcano

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 693
  Source: Reuters By Erik de Castro LEGASPI, Philippines, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The Philippines sent more troops to impose an expanded no-go zone around the countrys most active volcano as it neared a hazardous and ...
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• Video: Underwater Volcano

  
  Geology News — Authority: 145
  “Scientists funded by NOAA and the National Science Foundation recorded the deepest erupting volcano yet discovered, describing high-definition video of the undersea eruption as “spectacular.” Eruption of the West Mata volcano, discovered in May, occurred nearly 4,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, ...
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