Japan Today15d
4-stage ash fall response plan compiled to prep for Mount Fuji eruption
"At the time, eruptions continued for 16 days, leaving a layer of volcanic ash about 4 cm thick in current-day central Tokyo, according to historical records." My. Fuji is a few hundred years overdue ...
KHON210d
Kīlauea eruption causing heavy smog
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Those near Kīlauea may notice denser plumes of smoke or VOG. “Normally you get kind of a downwind plume. But today, what we’re seeing is more like an umbrella that goes ...
Alaska Public Media25d
Alaska volcano’s eruption ‘likely,’ could send ash to state’s population centers within weeks
The likelihood of an Alaska volcano’s explosive eruption not far from the state’s largest city has increased, according to researchers. Officials with the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs17d
Volcanic ash preserved the feathers of this 30,000-years-old vulture in exquisite detail
New research published in the scientific journal Geology reveals that the feathers of a 30,000-year-old fossilized vulture found in central Italy are preserved in a mineral phase called zeolite ...
Live Science18d
30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how the fossilized feathers of a 30,000-year-old vulture were preserved with such unprecedented levels of detail. The griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus ...
Al Jazeera English17d
Indonesian volcano sends ash cloud 8km high, some flights cancelled
An eruption by Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, located in the southeastern part of Flores Island, spewed ash clouds more than 8km (5 miles) into the air, disrupting flights and ...
Japan Today16d
4-stage ash fall response plan compiled to prep for Mount Fuji eruption
A Japanese government panel compiled on Friday measures to be taken in the event of ash falling from a large-scale eruption of Mount Fuji, classifying them into four stages based on the severity of ...