Posts Tagged ‘vanuatu’

Volcano in Vanuatu spills heavy ash as acid rain falls from the sky, evacuation fears for 11,000 residents

     A state of emergency has been declared for Vanuatu’s Ambae Island as a volcano continues to spill thick heavy ash. Thousands of residents who call the island home have been warned they may need to evacuate after up to 1cm of ash has fallen in some areas north of the island on Tuesday night. […]

Vanuatu volcano pollutes drinking water, forces Dunkirk-style evacuation

     Vanuatu has launched a Dunkirk-style evacuation on the northern island of Ambae as a flotilla of boats rescues islanders from an erupting volcano that has polluted many of the island’s sources of drinking water. Crowds of islanders from at least three evacuation points on the island have begun boarding ferries, canoes and commercial vessels […]

Red alert: Vanuatu island evacuations after volcanic eruption (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

The Manaro Voui volcano is part of Vanuatu, a nation of 80 islands west of Fiji. READ MORE: Up to 35,000 evacuated as Bali on high alert for volcanic eruption (VIDEO, PHOTOS) According to the local geo-hazards department, increased activity was observed at the lake-based volcano last Saturday.   The agency raised the threat to level […]

How will EU move refugees to Turkey without the use of force?

     It is still unclear whether Greek authorities will be able to deport migrants without using force, according to Thanos Dokos, Director General of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy. In an interview with Sputnik, Thanos Dokos, Director General of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, said that Greece could get […]

Corticospinal injury in animals repaired using stem cells

     For first time, researchers show functional benefit in animal model of key motor control system. Writing in the March 28, 2016 issue of Nature Medicine, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, with colleagues in Japan and Wisconsin, report that they have successfully directed […]

Comedian Jim Carrey criticizes U.S. government for allowing Big Pharma to influence policy

     Comedian and actor Jim Carrey has been making a name for himself as an activist in recent years as he attacks the government for the influence big corporations have on it, and lately his attacks have been directed at Big Pharma’s monetary leverage over policy and legislation. In July 2015, Carrey went on a […]

Delta jet makes emergency landing in South Carolina after crew reported cockpit ‘electrical smell’

     A commercial regional jet landed at Greenville Spartanburg International Airport after a “declared emergency” Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. The crew of the regional jet reported an electrical smell in the cockpit, leading to the landing. Emergency vehicles were called to GSP to prepare for the plane’s arrival. The plane landed safely just before […]

Google granted a patent for ‘smart’ contact lens (that just so happens to collect users’ biological data)

     The contact lens of the future may do a lot more than just correct your vision. Earlier this week, Google was awarded a patent for a solar-powered contact lens that is capable of communicating with computers and collecting biological data about the wearer. The tech giant originally announced its smart contact lens project in […]

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