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Thousands on alert in Indonesia's Java after Mt Semeru eruption
Published on 05/12/2022
» JAKARTA: Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island's tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometre no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages.
Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano erupts, top alert status triggered
Published on 04/12/2022
» Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted Sunday spewing hot ash clouds a mile into the sky and sending rivers of lava down its side, prompting authorities to raise the alert status to the highest level.
Hawaii volcano shoots lava fountains 200 feet high: USGS
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Fountains of lava up to 200 feet (60 meters) high have been fired into the air from Hawaii's Mauna Loa, geologists say, generating rivers of molten rock from the world's largest active volcano.
World's largest volcano erupts in Hawaii
AFP, Published on 29/11/2022
» LOS ANGELES: The world's largest active volcano burst into life for the first time in 40 years, spewing lava and hot ash Monday in a spectacular display of nature's fury by Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
Tongan volcanic eruption was largest ever recorded
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» WELLINGTON: A deadly volcanic eruption near Tonga in January was the largest ever recorded with modern equipment, a New Zealand-led team of scientists said on Monday.
East DR Congo city fears new assault
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» GOMA, DR Congo: In the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, fears are rising of an imminent assault by a bloody rebel group whose resurgence has stoked diplomatic tensions in central Africa.
Easter Island blaze chars famous moai statues
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» SANTIAGO: A forest fire that tore through part of Easter Island has charred some of its fabled monumental carved stone figures, known as moai, authorities said Thursday.
Wishful thinking
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/10/2022
» Re: "Double-track lines to open this year", (BP, Sept 20).
Bitcoin 'revolution' a work in progress
Published on 03/09/2022
» El Salvador President Nayib Bukele took the stage to fireworks, announcing to a cheering crowd of crypto enthusiasts at a beachside confab that Bitcoin would revolutionise his country.
Thousands trek rugged trail to Iceland volcano
AFP, Published on 11/08/2022
» FAGRADALSFJALL, Iceland: Tens of thousands of people have braved a steep, rugged trail in Iceland to catch a rare glimpse of an active volcano after it erupted last week, spewing red-hot lava into the sky.