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~~VOLCAN O~~
| In A.D.79, long-dormant
MOUNT VESUVIUS erupted; burying the
Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash.
An estimated 20,000 people died as a result of the phenomenon.
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Sunday, February 11,2001
JAKARTA, Indonesia- On Saturday,
Mount
Merapi Volcano became active, spewing billowing clouds of ash
and rivers of lava down its slopes; prompting evacuation of the
nearby residents. Volcanologists who had been
monitoring the increased activity within the mountain for weeks,
noticed the dramatic changse before dawn. Some of the villages
on the western slopes were covered with ash and toxic gasses,
spewing from Indonesia's most active Volcano.
Authorities alerted residents around the 9,794-foot Merapi
Volcano to leave their homes and farms, in case of a major
eruption. Syamsul Rizal, the head of a scientific
team, said a 3-mile ash cloud towered over its crater; and lava
flowing as far as 4 miles down its slopes. Hundreds of
thousands of people live near the volcano; located about 235
miles east of Jakarta. The nearby city of Yogyakarta is not
being affected by the activity. In
1994, 66 people were burned to death by a searing ash cloud
that engulfed a farming village.
In 1930, about 1,300 people were
killed when Merapi Volcano erupted.
Indonesia has 500 volcanoes; more than any other
nation in the world. At least 129 are considered active.
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Mount Merapi Volcano spewing ash and
lava down its slopes.
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Sunday, August 20, 2000
Mount Kilimanjaro
was once an activeVolcano but is now
dormant. It rises out of the East African plains on the northern
tip of Tanzania, near the Kenyan border.The mystique of
this MOUNT beckons climbers--professionals and first-timers, to
challenge its 19,341 feet(5,895 meters), climb. Less than half
those who attempt the climb, actually reach the top; due to the
severe altitude gain that has to be endured in a very short
period of time to reach the summit.Tanzanian law requires
the use of local guides and porters on the mountain. |
Wednesday, August 30, 2000
TOKYO-
Mount Oyama, a 2,686-foot volcano
on Miyake island, located south of Tokyo, erupted last month,
after a 17-year slumber. The eruptions twice on Tuesday,
caused officials to order evacuation of all remaining school
children.
The volcano first erupted at 4:35 A.M.,
enveloping the island in a vast cloud of smoke, that rose
more than 5 miles into the sky. It erupted again at
2:53 p.m., sending another column of ash nearly two miles into
the sky, as was reported by the Meteorological Agency.
Sunday, August 20, 2000
TOKYO-Most residents of Miyake island,
near Tokyo, returned to their homes on Saturday after a volcanic
eruption from Mount Oyama.
The volcano dominates the resort island
of Miyake.
Saturday, August 19, 2000
TOKYO-A newly awakened volcano erupted
on Friday, spewing a gigantic column of gray-black ash five
miles into the sky. More than two thousand people were ordered
to evacuate their homes. It was the largest eruption of the
2,686-foot Mount Oyama
since the volcano ended a 17-year slumber, and
began activity last month. In spite of the fact there were no
damage or injuries reported, ash and steam ascended into the
sky, 120 miles south of Tokyo, on a day when everyone was under
nervous tension due to a series of earthquakes. Authorities
on Miyake; home to about 4,000 people, 0rdered 2,162 residents
to evacuate to specific shelters, as was reported by a local
official; Yoshiko Numata.
Year 2000
JAPAN-About 2,500 people were
evacuated from the small island of Miyakejima in late
June after earthquakes rumbled beneath the sea. Seismologists
say they were related to increased activity of
Mount Oyama,
which is 2,686 feet high; and its last eruption was in 1983.
August, 2000
ITALY-The southern crater of
Mount Etna
exploded in June, sending ash and smoke, a mile into the sky.
Molten lava flowed 1800 feet down the volcano; toward the
deserted Valle del Bove. It was the most violent activity
of this volcano seen this year.
Sunday, July 9, 2000
Miyakejima, Japan
-Volcano-
Earthquake- A volcanic
eruption and strong earthquake jolted a string of islands on
Sunday, cracking roads, triggering mudslides, and damaging
homes. The magnitude 6.0 quake struck the Izu island chain,
about 100 miles south of Tokyo, as reported by the Meteriological
Agency. The quake caused rockes to tumble, and mud to slide
from the cliffs, causing damage to six homes, and bursting a
water pipe on the island of Kozushima, a local official reported.
The tremor also triggered landslides on the nearby island of
Niijima. No injuries were reported.
Friday, June 9, 2000
ITALY
Mount Etna Volcano
erupted just after daybreak on June 5, spewing
tons of ash two miles into the Mediterranean sky; and forcing
residents of the nearby city of Catania to seek shelter from
showers of black volcanic dust. The ash cloud sent up by the
explosion, blottrd out the sun; causing it to appear like a
solar eclipse.
Meanwhile, authorities in Cameroon, warned people living
in the borders of rumbling Mount
Cameroon Volcano, to stand by for possible
evacuation, due to an increasing lava flow. The lava has
increased its movement to 65 to 80 feet per hour; and as a
result, could soon threaten Bokwango; a village on the
outskirts of the provincial capital of Buea.
June 8, 2000
SAMOA
Geologists reported a newly christened underwater volcano, is
the youngest in the Samoan island chain.Studies of the
Vailulu'u Volcano
have confirmed that the Samoan chain is like the Hawiian
islands; formed over millions of years as a plate of Earth's
crust move slowly over a torch-like "hot spot" from the
interior.Vailulu'u lies just east of the eastermost
Samoan island, Tau; and reaches within 2,000 feet of the water
surface. It would be more than 16,400 feet high, if it were
located on land.Scientists from the Scripps Institution
of Oceonography and the Woods Hole Oceonographic Institution,
found that the volcano is erupting smoglike material that
billows out for more than five miles.Last month,
schoolchildren in American Samoa, christened the volcano
Vailulu'u, after a sacred sprinkling of rain.
Friday, June 2, 2000
CATANIA, Sicily
The southern crater of
Mount Etna erupted on Thursday morning,
after five hours of tremors, spitting out a fiery fountain
of lava; and sending up a mile-high column of ash and smoke.
The spectacular display could be seen from nearby coastal
towns. This eruption caused only fallout of ash on the
villages, as was reported by Salvatore Inguaggiato of the
Sistema Poseidon; a volcano monitoring organization of Sicily.
Mount Etna's last major eruption was in 1992. Minor eruptions
continually occur every few months.
May, 2000
PHILIPPINES
Thousands of villagers in Legazpi scrambled from their beds in
late February, after the nearby
Mayon Volcanobegan
spewing lava. Ash from the Volcano, which is 8118 feet tall,
fell as far as 7 miles away; causing the local airport to be
closed. An eruption in 1814 killed 1200 people.
The last eruption occured in 1993, when 70
perished.
May, 2000
ICELANDFour rescue workers
were feared dead after they attempted to locate sightseers
who had ignored warnings to stay away from an eruption near
Mt. Hekla Volcano,
located 75 miles east of the capital city of Reykjavik.
Sunday, April 2, 2000
HOKKAIDO, Japan
Thousands of townspeople cowered down on the hard wooden floors
of makeshift emergency shelters for yet another day on Saturday,
as Mount Usu sputtered
with more bursts of ash and volcanic debris.The eruptions
which started on Friday, dusted rice fields and other
crops with a blanket of fine volcanic ash. Authorities have
reported no damages or injuries so far; but fears remained
that Usu could spew a deadly mix of gas and rocks--called a
pyroclastic flow--that races down slopes, incinerating everything
in its path.More than 15,000 residents have been forced
from their homes on Hokkaido; Japan's northernmost main island.
Many left their dogs tied up, expecting it to be only a
short absence.After spewing gas and two miles into the sky
on Friday, more eruptions on Saturday, opened up more new
craters. Some of these new craters are dangerously close to
a hot springs resort; show no likelihood of ceasing action.
Saturday, April 1, 2000
Date, Japan
Mount Usu Volcano
in northern Japan, erupted on Friday for the first time
in 22 years; sending a spectacular blue-grey plume of molten
rock and ash billowing two miles above the crater; and rolling
down the snow-laden slopes.Ash dusted the evacuated villages
near Mount Usu. Farther away from the erupting volcano, people
rushed into the streets, and climbed on roof tops to watch
the towering cloud that bloomed from the eruption. For more
than two hours, the volcano shot debris that rose more than
two miles into the sky; with some people taking photographs of
the spectacle.There were no immediate reports of damage
or injuries.In Date, the eruption under clear blue skies
became more of a public spectacle than a threat. After days
of small but constant earthquakes and high-level warnings, many
residents were ready. Japan is one of the
world's most eruption-prone countries; with
86 active Volcanoes.
February, 2000
ECUADOR
Schools were ordered closed, when two Volcanos showed signs
of erupting again. Tunguraha,
located in the southern part of Ecuador, shot
ash and glowing boulders the size of cars into the air for more
than an hour in mid-November. Scientists issued warnings when
readings taken at Guagua Pichincha, only seven miles from
Quito, showed a buildup of energy that indicated it might erupt.
Tuesday, February 29, 2000
LEGAZPI, PHILIPPINES-
Mayon Volcano
erupted again on Monday, belching a column of
ash and molten rock four miles into the sky, forcing scores
of residents to grab their clothes and cooking pans and run
for their lives.Glowing red lava shot up into the sky
like fireworks. There were no immediate reports of casualties,
which volcano experts said was the most powerful since Mayon
began erupting on Thursday.The initial ixplosion on Monday
was followed by lightening and continuous rumbling, as reported
by Ernesto Corpuz of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology.Mayon Volcano also emitted pyroclastic flows.
Mayon Volcano is located in Albay province; about 215
miles southeast of Manila.More than 47,000 people were
evacuated from the nearby villages. However, despite warnings
by officials many in recent days have returned to check on their
belongings.In nearby Legazpi city, motorists stopped on
roadsides to take pictures. Others from rooftops, cheered as
the volcano erupted.The repeated explosions indicate that
magma is still rising to the dome of the 8,100-foot Volcano;
and that volcanic activity couldcontiue for up to a month,
officials mentioned.The volcano had been showing signs of
unrest since June; spewing ash-laden smoke in the sky several
times last year; but causing no injuries. An explosion in
September forced more than 5,700 people to flee their homes.
The most violent eruption of Mayon was on February 1,
1814, which killed more than 1,200 people, and buried an
entire town in volcanic mud flows.An eruption killed
more than 70 villagers in February 1993.
Meanwhile, in southern Iceland,
Mount Hekla exploded again on Monday, casting
glowing streams of lava down the snow-covered mountain slopes.
Hekla is the most active Volcano in Iceland. It has been
erupting since early Saturday evening--when it sent a column
of steam nearly ten miles into the sky.
Monday, January 17, 2000
GUATEMALA CITY-
The Pacaya Volcano,
the most active in Guatemala, erupted on Sunday, spurting
lava, and sending glowing bursts into the air. Residents
in the nearby towns of El Caracol and Patrocino, were put
on alert, and warned to be ready to evacuate if needed. The
volcano, which is 15 miles south of Guatemala City, erupted
at 4:15 P.M., with a 500-foot burst of lava.
Glowing lava flowed south from the volcano towards
El Caracol, as was reported by officials at the local
seismological station. The volcano sent ash soaring as high
as 6,500 feet. Volcano experts warned that activity could
increase.
Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Guatemala City- People began returning
to their villages on the slopes of the
Pacaya Volcano on
Monday, after the spectacular eruption that forced the
evacuation of about 1,000 people. The volcano; the most
active in Guatemala City, sent lava cascading down the slopes,
and shot ash more than a mile into the air on Sunday.
Authorities evacuated the residents of El Caracol, El
Patrocino and San Francisco de Sales.
Sunday, January 30, 2000
Kigali, Rwanda- The
Nyamuragira Volcano,
one of two straddling Rwanda's border with
eastern Congo, became active on Wednesday when the rim turned
red, and occasional fire balls shot out, resembling the sound of
artillery. The active volcano spat out fire and rocks on
Saturday night near the eastern Congolese rebel stronghold
at Goma, spreading panic amoung the residents, who thought
they were under attack. One resident reported that those
near the volcano are leaving their homes.
Monday, February 14, 2000
CATANIA,Sicily-
Mount Etna
is putting on its latest spectacular show; but the fiery
volcano's eruption is posing no danger to tourists and natives
on its slopes, as reported by volcano experts on Sunday.
Mount Etna roars to life every few months. Its last major
eruption was in 1992. Skiers on Mount Etna's slopes have been
able to enjoy the show of orange-yellow bursts of flame. Many
rural villages dot the mountain's slopes on the side away from
the hot lava flow. The last time the volcano was so active
was in September.
Year 2000
TYRRHENIAN SEA:-
Mount Masili,
the largest underwater Volcano in Europe, seems
not to be inactive. Rising nearly 10,000 feet above the
seabed southwest of Naples, its tip is 1640 feet below the
surface. Although there is no fear of an immediate eruption;
a recently released report says a collapse of the main crater
could unleash a tidal wave that would threaten tourist islands
near Sicily.
Wednesday, April 7, 1999
MEXICO CITY
Popocatepetl Volcano
in Mexico, shot gas and ash into the sky on Tuesday,
sending a huge plume drifting southwest towards villages that
is residence to 70,000 people.The explosion occured at
7:35 a.m., when authorities advised nearby residents to close
doors and windows; and cover their drinking water reservoirs.
Volcanic activities over the last few days are the result
of a buildup of lava in the interior of the crater, as
explained by Anselmo Parra, head of Civil Protection in Morales
state.A yellow alert remained in effect; and people were
advised to keep at least four and a half miles away from the
crater. The volcano is 18,000 feet high; and is located 50
miles southeast of Mexico City.
Wednesday, September 21, 1994
PORT MORESBY, Papua New GuineaShips
rescued thousands of villagers off beaches near the devastated
port of Rabaul today, as two nearby volcanoes spewed thick
ash, dense black smoke and poisonous fumes.Most of the
30,000 residents of the city, and people from the sorrouding
villages, fled before the two volcanoes around Rabaul's
once-pictueresque horbor erupted on Monday, triggering
earthquakes.As reported by witnesses, the city had been
devastated by a 3-foot layer of ash. Rainwater had mixed
with the ash to form gray mud that collapsed many buildings
and trees under its weight. Extensive flooding was also
reported.Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan declared a state
of emergency in the province of East New Britain; 500 miles
northeast of the capital, Port Moresby.Authorities
were making preparations to provide food and shelter for up
to 70,000 people in the area of the eruption zone.
Scientists expect the eruptions to last several more days.
| On August 27, 1883, the Volcano Krakatoa, on the island,
blew up. The result was a tidal wave in Indonesia's Sunda
Strait, which claimed an approximated 36,000 lives in Java
and Sumatra. |
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