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# Volcano

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# Japan
First deaths confirmed following Mount Ontake eruption
Four people out of the 31 people who had been found in cardiac arrest near the peak were confirmed dead.
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Sep 28th 2014, 7:23 PM
# Mount Ontake
More than 30 feared dead in Japan as volcano continues to erupt
Official say 45 to 49 hikers sheltered overnight in cabins on the mountain.
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Sep 28th 2014, 8:01 AM
# Pacific Ring of Fire
Amazing video captured by Japanese hikers running for cover as volcano erupts
At least eleven hikers were injured when Mount Ontake started spewing ash and smoke.
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Sep 27th 2014, 2:30 PM
# Volcano
Dramatic video shows two men diving into an exploding volcano
Pardon?
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Sep 10th 2014, 5:34 PM
# cough cough cough
What's that smell? Fumes from Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano reach Ireland
Higher-than-normal levels of sulphur dioxide reached Ireland over the weekend.
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Sep 9th 2014, 10:20 AM
# Watch Out
Iceland issues red alert after new eruption near volcano
Earlier this week, airspace was closed near the volcano after an eruption on the glacier.
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Aug 31st 2014, 11:30 AM
# Iceland
Airspace reopened after eruption next to Icelandic volcano
There was a “fissure eruption” on the glacier surrounding Bardarbunga
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Aug 29th 2014, 12:18 PM
# Uh oh
Iceland volcano hit by most powerful earthquake since tremors began
There is currently an orange alert in place indicating an increased potential of an eruption.
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Aug 26th 2014, 2:15 PM
# No-Fly Zone
Iceland lowers aviation risk from volcano to orange alert
Iceland’s Meteorological Office said there is no sign of an eruption.
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Aug 24th 2014, 12:02 PM
# She's gonna blow
Uh oh: Iceland ups volcano aviation alert to red
That massive groan was Irish holidaymakers.
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Aug 23rd 2014, 7:58 PM
# Thar She Blows
How Irish scientists are keeping the government up to date on that Icelandic volcano
Remember Eyjafjallajokull? Everyone’s trying to make sure that that doesn’t happen all over again…
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Aug 23rd 2014, 10:15 AM
# Volcano
Iceland evacuates tourists over heightened volcano eruption risk
The Irish Aviation Authority has told TheJournal.ie it is ‘closely monitoring’ the situation.
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Aug 20th 2014, 1:20 PM
# Volcano
Iceland warns of possible volcanic eruption, raises alert level
Volcano at Barðarbunga is registering ‘intense earthquake swarm’ activity but there are no signs of magma coming to the surface.
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Aug 19th 2014, 8:52 AM
# lava and ash
Europe's most active volcano is back with a bang
Mount Etna began eruption again on the island of Sicily last Monday.
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Aug 14th 2014, 3:57 PM
# journey in bolivia
These Irish men drove Death Road, scaled a volcano... and made it home in one piece
The trio is already thinking of the next trip abroad.
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Jul 19th 2014, 4:00 PM
# Shattering Past
This island - a celebrity favourite - used to be covered in hot green glass
45,000 years ago…
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May 24th 2014, 4:00 PM
# who's amie?
7 feelings every Irish person felt about Damien Rice's 'O'
Why’d ya sing Hallelujah if it means nothing to ya?
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May 8th 2014, 5:07 PM
# road less taken
"We like to challenge ourselves": Donegal trio set to brave the infamous Death Road
Last year, they took on the ice roads – this year, it’s Death Road, a volcano, and a desert.
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Apr 12th 2014, 10:33 AM
# Disaster
In pictures: The massive volcanic eruption that killed three in Indonesia
The ash has blanketed eastern Javanese cities forcing seven airports to close.
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Feb 14th 2014, 10:50 PM
# mass evacuation
Two killed, hundreds of thousands flee homes as Java volcano erupts (pictures)
A man and woman in their 60s were crushed to deaths, while 200,000 people in a 10km radius have been ordered to evacuate their homes.
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Feb 14th 2014, 7:51 AM
# Eruption
Victims engulfed in ash as volcano kills at least 15
Victims were covered by scorching clouds during the eruption.
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Feb 2nd 2014, 9:57 AM
# Indonesia
Volcano erupts 30 times in one day
Around 20,000 people have been displaced as Mount Sinabung spews lava on Sumatra island.
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Jan 5th 2014, 7:30 AM
# isle of snoop
Snoopy-shaped island forms after volcanic eruption
We want to go to there.
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Dec 31st 2013, 6:00 PM
# Eruption
El Salvador begins evacuations after volcano spews out gas and ash
A yellow alert has been issued an investigators are looking for signs of fresh and lava.
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Dec 30th 2013, 8:45 AM
# News Fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday
Everybody’s talking about three women held captive for 30 years in London, the Old Bailey bomber, and salary top-ups.
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Nov 21st 2013, 11:00 PM
# newbie
Hello, world: New island off Japan coast after volcano eruption
The tiny islet has come into the world with quite a bang…
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Nov 21st 2013, 10:43 AM
# Italy
Mount Etna volcano in Sicily erupts
The last major eruption occurred in 1992.
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Nov 17th 2013, 6:09 PM
# volcanooooooooooo
World's largest volcano discovered on the floor of the Pacific
To get an idea of how big this volcano is, the previous record holder is just 2 per cent the size of it…
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Sep 6th 2013, 9:48 PM
# Japan
Photos: Clean-up begins after volcanic eruption in Japan coats city in ash
The eruption yesterday spewed a plume 5,000 meters into the air.
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Aug 19th 2013, 2:00 PM
# Indonesia
Hundreds evacuated as Indonesia volcano continues to wreak havoc
Five people were killed when the volcano erupted at the weekend.
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Aug 12th 2013, 11:27 AM
# Weather
Medieval Irish monk diaries hold clue to volcano eruption question
Researchers have used the journals of monks spanning a 1200 year period to find out about the effects of volcanoes on Ireland.
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Jun 7th 2013, 7:15 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
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May 16th 2013, 8:45 AM
# Pompeii
Photos: Exhibition examines daily lives destroyed by Vesuvius
The exhibition in the British Museum in central London seeks to shed light on the everyday lives of the people killed in Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD.
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Mar 29th 2013, 8:15 AM
# Italy
Mount Etna flash eruption lights up Sicilian sky
Raw footage from Italy’s most active volcano this week.
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Mar 8th 2013, 7:40 AM
# Volcano
Work (finally) begins on Pompeii's €105 million makeover
The Roman city has come to symbolise the decades of mismanagement of many of Italy’s cultural treasures.
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Feb 6th 2013, 3:33 PM
# Ryanair
Ryanair loses ECJ case on reimbursing costs for stranded passengers
The court ruling could have wide-ranging implications for air carriers and their passengers.
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Jan 31st 2013, 11:09 AM
# South America
South America: volcano alert raised in Chile, Argentina
A top-level red alert has been issued for Chile’s Copahue volcano, which is located at the country’s Andean border with Argentina.
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Dec 24th 2012, 11:40 AM
# Volcano
Photos: Thar she blows - Russian volcano erupts for first time in 36 years
This is only the tenth time the volcano has erupted since records began in 1740.
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Dec 3rd 2012, 2:20 PM
# Indonesia
Volcano erupts in Indonesia
Mount Lokon is one of the country’s most active volcanoes – eruption could be heard more than 5km away.
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Oct 8th 2012, 2:20 PM
# New Zealand
Second New Zealand volcano 'burps' after eruption
The threatened eruption comes just days after a long-dorman mountain erupted.
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Aug 8th 2012, 9:25 AM
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