Posts Tagged ‘volcano’

Feb 17 – We’re Sitting on a Debt Volcano

Please send links and comments to [email protected] There are 108 million car loans in the US totalling $1.6 trillion  There is $1.77 trillion in student loan debt There is another trillion in credit card debt in general.  And another trillion of commercial real estate debt is due this year. When you create money out of […]

Lava Consumes Houses In Iceland Town As Volcano Erupts For 2nd Time This Month

About 100 residents had to evacuate again as lava reached the streets of the fishing town of Grindavík. Source

Volcano Erupts in Iceland, Lava Reaches town of Grindavik

In the early hours of Sunday, a volcano in southwest Iceland unleashed a cascade of lava toward the fishing town of Grindavik, compelling the evacuation of residents following a series of hundreds of earthquakes that rattled the region overnight. This dramatic event unfolded less than a month after a powerful eruption had already occurred in […]

A Volcano In Iceland Could Erupt At Any Moment. What’s Going On?

Around 3,400 residents of a small Icelandic fishing village were ordered to evacuate earlier this month after the country’s meteorological officials warned of a “significant likelihood” of a volcanic eruption in the coming days. Since then, the country has been on high alert and experiencing hundreds of earthquakes a day. Researchers say the probability of […]

Iceland Evacuates Town As Volcano Threatens To Erupt

LONDON (AP) — Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region. Police decided to evacuate Grindavik after recent seismic activity in the area moved south toward the town and monitoring […]

Volcano Energy Bitcoin Mining Pool Goes Live

Volcano Energy Bitcoin Mining Pool Goes Live Authored by Nik Hoffman via BitcoinMagazine.com, Today, Volcano Energy and Luxor Technology Corporation have officially unveiled Lava Pool, El Salvador’s inaugural Bitcoin mining pool powered by abundant renewable geothermal energy. Volcano Energy, a unique public-private partnership committed to contributing 23% of its net income to the Salvadoran government, will exclusively mine blocks […]

A Volcano Eruption Changed Lives in Fiji 2,500-years-ago. 100 Generations Have Kept the Story Alive

Can you imagine a scientist who could neither read nor write, who spoke their wisdom in riddles, in tales of fantastic beings flying through the sky. Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology History Ancient Traditions Read Later  Source

WATCH: Living under the volcano’s shadow, Catania’s residents are covered in ash from Mount Etna

Updated: 22/05/2023 – 12:58 Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted on Sunday, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily’s largest city, and forcing a shutdown of the city’s airport. Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted on Sunday, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily’s largest city, and forcing a shutdown of the city’s airport. Italy’s […]

World’s Deadliest Volcano Set To Erupt ‘Within Days’ – After Killing 25,000 People in 1985

One of the world’s deadliest volcanos is set to erupt in a matter or days and could kill up to 57,000 people if they are not immediately evacuated, scientists have warned. Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz […] The post World’s Deadliest Volcano Set To Erupt ‘Within Days’ – After Killing 25,000 People in 1985 appeared first […]

Spanish authorities knew about La Palma volcano’s magma accumulation months before the eruption but DID NOTHING about it

(NaturalNews) (Natural News) A recent article published in Nature Geoscience revealed that Spanish emergency management officers knew about the magma accumulation underneath the La Palma volcano three and a half months before the eruption, but did not warn people about it.The question now is whether the United States Geological Survey and similar … [Read More…] Source

Viewers Flock to Watch Glowing Lava Ooze From Hawaii Volcano

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii—The world’s largest volcano oozed rivers of glowing lava Wednesday, drawing thousands of awestruck viewers who jammed a Hawaii highway that could soon be covered by the flow. Mauna Loa awoke from its 38-year slumber Sunday, causing volcanic ash and debris to drift down from the sky. A main highway linking towns on the […]

Where are the victims of the La Palma volcano eruption one year on?

A year after the Tajogaite volcano in Spain’s La Palma erupted, destroying homes and businesses, many of those affected by the lava and ashes are still rebuilding their lives and looking for help. Leticia Sanchez’s house was one of the first to be buried in lava, and even now, she still feels like she is […]

Where are the victims of the La Palma volcano eruption one year on?

A year after the Tajogaite volcano in Spain’s La Palma erupted, destroying homes and businesses, many of those affected by the lava and ashes are still rebuilding their lives and looking for help. Leticia Sanchez’s house was one of the first to be buried in lava, and even now, she still feels like she is […]

Empedocles of Acragas Committed Suicide by Jumping into a Volcano

Empedocles of Acragas was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in the 5th century BC.  Read more Section:  News Weird Facts Read Later 

Empedocles of Acragas Committed Suicide by Jumping into a Volcano

Empedocles of Acragas was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in the 5th century BC. It is said that wanting to prove he was an all-powerful god, he decided to leap into the volcanic Mount Etna where the ancient Greeks once believed their gods resided. He was never seen again. Mount Etna has been around […]

Volcano Near Iceland’s Main Airport Erupts Again

The Icelandic Meteorological Office urged people not to go near the Fagradalsfjall volcano. Source

Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Triggering Evacuation

TOKYO—A volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in nearby towns but residents were advised to evacuate. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said Sakurajima volcano erupted at around 8:05 p.m., blowing off large rocks as far as 2.5 kilometers (1.5 […]

Poll: 9 Out Of 10 Americans Support Tossing Dr. Fauci In A Volcano

Poll: 9 Out Of 10 Americans Support Tossing Dr. Fauci In A Volcano U.S.—According to a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center, Americans’ attitudes toward Dr. Fauci are changing. In a sample of 50,000 respondents, 5% of Americans believe Fauci to be a hero of science, 3% see him as an essential voice for COVID […]

Spanish volcano breaks local record after erupting for 85 days

The volcano La Cumbre Veja on the Canary Island of La Palma marked 85 days of continuous activity, the longest time a volcano has been erupting on the island since records began. The volcano began spewing out lava and toxic gas on September 19th, severely disrupting life on the small Atlantic enclave. More than 1200 […]

Aerials of La Palma’s erupting volcano

Sunday marked 85 days since the eruption of the volcano on La Palma began, making it the longest eruption on the island since records began in the 16th century. It has caused thousands of evacuations, destroyed homes and millions in financial losses on the Spanish island, mainly in the tourist sector and banana farming. Aerial […]

La Palma volcano sunset

The Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands has highlighted this Friday afternoon that “deposits of elemental sulfur appear for the first time” in La Palma. This organism concludes that “this fact does not imply an end of the eruption, but a clear change in its dynamics”. Although the emission of ash and sulfur dioxide has […]

Haunting Photos Show Cemeteries, Homes Buried In Ash From Spanish Volcano

CUMBRE VIEJA EXCLUSION ZONE, Canary Islands (AP) — A child’s swing. A fountain in a courtyard. A tray of glasses abandoned under the duress of escape. All will disappear as a blizzard of dark ash blows from a volcano on La Palma island and drifts to the ground inch by inch, foot by foot. Inside […]

Canary Islands volcano still erupting, ash worries locals

Six weeks after a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, vast amounts of ash and lava continued to cover buildings and farmland. Spain’s military emergency unit (UME) and ground army were working in the exclusion area, removing ash from the roofs of buildings. According to emergency officials, some lava flows reached a […]

Hundreds More Evacuated As Lava From Spanish Volcano Flows Further Into Town

MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of people were evacuated during the night on the Spanish island of La Palma as a river of molten rock crept deeper into a coastal town during a protracted volcanic eruption, authorities said Thursday. Emergency services helped some 500 people leave their homes, the mayor of Tazacorte, Juan Miguel Rodríguez, told […]

‘Lava Tsunami’ Flows From Spanish Volcano As Island Rattled By Yet Another Earthquake

MADRID (AP) — The second 4.5 magnitude earthquake in two days rattled the Spanish island of La Palma on Friday, officials said, as scientists described a gushing river of molten rock from an erupting volcano as “a true lava tsunami.” The two quakes were the strongest to hit La Palma, part of the Canary Islands […]

Spanish Island Shaken By Strongest Earthquake Since Volcano Erupted

MADRID (AP) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands in what was the strongest recorded temblor since volcanic eruptions began 26 days ago, authorities said Thursday. The quake was one of around 60 recorded overnight, Spain’s National Geographic Institute said, as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continued to spew fiery rivers of […]

Another 800 Evacuated As New River Of Lava Flows From Erupting Spanish Volcano

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Hundreds of people on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands woke up Wednesday fearing for their homes and property after a new river of lava from an erupting volcano threatened to engulf another neighborhood on its way toward the Atlantic Ocean. Island authorities ordered the evacuation of […]

Thousands locked down as La Palma volcano destroys cement works

Aerials images from La Palma shows lava pouring down the slopes towards an industrial zone and destroying a cement works, raising fresh fears of toxic gases. La Cumbre Vieja volcano began erupting on September 19, forcing 6,000 people from their homes as the lava scorched its way across 600 hectares (1,400 acres) of land. A […]

La Palma: New lava streams after volcano’s cone collapses

Three weeks since its eruption upended the lives of thousands, the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island is still spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing. Authorities on Sunday monitored a new stream of molten rock that has added to the destruction of over 1,100 buildings. The collapse on Saturday of […]

Thermal camera images of Cumbre Vieja volcano and lava flows on Spain’s La Palma

Thermal camera images show details of the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption which has been spewing lava and ash for two weeks on Spain’s Canary island of La Palma. So far no one has died or been hurt in the eruption, although around 6,000 of La Palma’s 85,000 inhabitants have been evacuated. Source

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