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Jan 18, 2008 8:52 AM CST

Village Flees Colombia Volcano

About 8,000 village residents evacuate; no injuries reported

(Newser) - A volcano erupted in southwestern Colombia last night, lighting up the night sky with lava and throwing volcanic ash miles into the sky. The mayor ordered the evacuation of the 8,000 or so people who live near Mount Galeras, but one seismologist said that most of the city is...

Volcanoes Helped Doom Dinos

Nov 13, 2007 2:42 PM CST

Volcanoes Helped Doom Dinos

Research shows extinction resulted from not only an asteroid but volcanoes too

(Newser) - Not one but two catastrophic events may have spelled destruction for the Age of Dinosaurs, previously thought to have ended when an asteroid or comet struck the earth. New research suggests the prehistoric giants died off in “an unfortunate coincidence of a one-two punch—of Deccan volcanism and then...

Yellowstone Volcanic Floor Rises

Nov 8, 2007 6:34 PM CST

Yellowstone Volcanic Floor Rises

Molten rock causes 3-inch lift, but no eruption imminent

(Newser) - A blob of errant magma gathering 6 miles beneath Yellowstone National Park—the same molten rock that makes Old Faithful spurt and heats the park's famous hot springs—has caused the caldera, or volcanic floor, to rise 3 inches since 2004. Scientists say that though the rate of increase is...

Thousands Defy
Ash, Lava in Indonesia

Nov 5, 2007 6:28 PM CST

Thousands Defy Ash, Lava in Indonesia

Residents warned to flee; three volcanoes could blow

(Newser) - Thousands are ignoring orders to evacuate as Indonesia's Mount Kelud belches smoke and spits lava, the AP reports. "I feel it is OK to stay here. No one can guarantee our safety apart from ourselves," said one local in Java. But experts have had the volcano on high...

Volcano Erupts off Yemen

Oct 1, 2007 6:02 AM CDT

Volcano Erupts off Yemen

NATO ship hunts for missing as glowing lava gushes into Red Sea

(Newser) - At least eight people were missing early today after a volcano erupted on an island off Yemen, shooting smoking lava hundreds of feet into the air and turning the sky black. A Canadian ship in a nearby NATO fleet was participating in a search-and-rescue operation in a hunt for...