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Reventador volcano spews lava near Ecuador capital

AP — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:52:58 +0000

Lava was rising anew in the crater of Ecuador’s Reventador volcano on Monday, a day after bursts of ash forced temporary closure of the capital’s airport.

Indonesians appease volcano gods with sacrifices

AP — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:20:07 +0000

Indonesian legend has it that six centuries ago, a princess hurled her youngest child into a fiery volcano to appease mountain gods who had granted her fertility.

Indonesians appease mountain gods with sacrifices

AP — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:30:06 +0000

Indonesian legend has it that six centuries ago, a princess hurled her youngest child into a fiery volcano to appease mountain gods who had granted her fertility.

Hamann makes a Volcano out of the Mercedes SLR McLaren

Harshpaul — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:34:17 +0000

The Beast Mercedes-Benz SLR is a powerhouse itself, and when Hamann steps in to kick up the performance, the only way to go is up. The German tuner has worked on the performance, as well as the exterior of this beast. Volcano’s exteriors...

Indonesian volcano erupts, spews flame and smoke

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:58:04 +0000

A volcano in central Indonesia erupted Monday, shooting clouds of smoke and flames into the night sky.

Volcano erupts, fishing boat rescues 10 people

AP — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:53:29 +0000

A fishing vessel rescued 10 people after a volcano erupted, sending rocks and ash down on a cattle ranch on a remote island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.The Tara Gaila picked up the people Saturday evening after receiving an urgent call from...

Remote Alaska volcano erupts, spewing rock and ash

AP — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:38:49 +0000

A volcano erupted Saturday with little warning on a remote island in Alaska, sending residents of a nearby ranch fleeing from falling ash and volcanic rock.The Okmok Caldera erupted late Saturday morning, just hours after seismologists at the...

Alaska volcano erupts, flings ash 30,000 feet high

AP — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:07:50 +0000

A volcano has erupted with little warning on an island in Alaska, sending an ash cloud at least 30,000 feet high.The Okmok Caldera erupted late Saturday morning. Seismologists at the Alaska Volcano Center detected a series of small tremors...

Hawaiian volcano spewing more lava than usual

AP — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:21:34 +0000

More lava than usual is spilling from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano into the ocean.The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Saturday that the lava is emerging near the Pacific on the southeastern side of the Big Island.People can see the lava from a...

Chile moves people from path of volcano lava

AP — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:27:10 +0000

A red stream of lava flowed down the flanks of the Llaima volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday and officials said they evacuated about a dozen people.Emergency Bureau Director Carmen Fernandez said only some 50 people live in the “first risk...