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Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands
2015-01-22 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] The most recent eruption on the Canary Islands - at El Hierro in 2011 - produced spectacularly enigmatic white “floating rocks” that originated from the layers of oceanic sedimentary rock underneath the island. An international team of researchers, led from Uppsala University, use microscopic fossils found in the rocks to shed new light on the long-standing puzzle about the origin of the Canary Islands. Despite being violently transported through the volcano, some of…
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Volcanic eruptions disrupt more Tonga flights
2015-01-15 13:25:56| Airlines - Topix.net
In the third day of flight disruptions, Air New Zealand confirmed that a return service scheduled for this evening has been postponed due to volcanic activity. The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano, which is about 63km north of the kingdom's capital city, Nuku'alofa, spewed a plume of ash 9km into the sky, disrupting air travel to and from Tonga since Tuesday.
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Japan's Sendai nuclear plant gets all-clear to restart despite volcanic eruption concerns
2014-10-29 01:00:00| Power Technology
The municipal assembly of the Japanese town Satsumasendai has approved the plan for restarting the Sendai nuclear plant.
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Suomi NPP Satellite Data Used For Mitigating Aviation Related Volcanic Hazards
2014-09-30 12:59:10| rfglobalnet Home Page
A joint NOAA/NASA satellite is one of several satellites providing valuable information to aviators about volcanic hazards. An aviation "orange" alert was posted on August 18, 2014, for Bárðarbunga, a stratovolcano located under the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland, indicating the “volcano shows heightened or escalating unrest with increased potential of eruption.”
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Japan to proceed with Sendai nuclear plant restart despite volcanic eruption risks
2014-09-30 01:00:00| Power Technology
The Government of Japan intends to push with its plans to restart two nuclear reactors, depite the sudden volcanic eruption in its central region.
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