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Ash Emissions Cause Airport To Close Down Temporarily At Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano In Colombia

Ash emission from Nevado del Ruiz yesterday The volcano remains restless and produces intermittent ash explosions of varying size. An emission of ash yesterday forced the regional La Nubia airport to close down for a few hours and the volcano…

Volcano Nyiragongo showing signs of imminent eruption Rwanda experts warn

Rwanda Red Cross has warned of a possible Nyiragongo volcano eruption in the near future.   Nyiragongo is one of the eight volcanic mountains in the Virunga Massif. The volcano is located near the town of Goma in eastern DR…

Severe Storm Katie Batters Parts Of The UK

A kayaker is feared dead, scores of flights have been cancelled and 100,000 homes were hit by power cuts as Storm Katie battered Britain.   The kayaker’s vessel capsized in strong currents on the River Wey, which the Environment Agency…

MONSTER ERUPTIONS: Panic as two volcanoes EXPLODE causing mass evacuation

  EARTHQUAKES struck today in a volatile region that saw TWO massive volcanic eruptions less than 24 hours ago.   More than 1,200 people today remain evacuated from a 1.9-mile containment zone around Mount Egon in Kupang, eastern Indonesia, after…

Mt. Kanlaon spews ash anew; 29 volcanic quakes recorded in the Philippines

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported an ash eruption from the active crater of Kanlaon Volcano reaching as high as 4,500 meters above its summit on Sunday.   The heaving volcano has registered 29 earthquakes since Sunday…

Typhoon Melor Slams into Philippines

Air traffic alert issued due to ash explosions from Kanlaon Volcano, Philippines

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded two ash explosions coming from Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Oriental on Saturday.    Resident volcanologist Jay Jamelo said the first ash eruption was recorded at 11:40 a.m. while the second one…

Major Record Breaking Heatwave Paralyses Zimbabwe, Africa

A punishing heatwave is wreaking havoc in Zimbabwe, giving airline pilots a torrid time and literally sapping the energy out of a country that has seen its hydro-electric reservoir evaporate in the scorching heat.   As the El Niño phenomenon…

**RED ALERT ISSUED**Severe Storm Desmond Prompts Major Evacuations In Cumbria Towns, UK

A major incident has been declared in Cumbria after some residents were forced to evacuate their homes in towns effectively cut off by flooding.   Cumbria Police officers and mountain rescue teams are helping to take people from their homes…