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In Pictures: Chile's Puyehue volcano erupts
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Mexico volcano Popocatepetl rumbles back to life

Mexico volcano: 'El Popo' shot ash and hot rocks into the sky Friday morning. Officials in Mexico are watching the Popocatepetl volcano but have not issued evacuation orders.
Latin America Monitor
Drug violence? Mexicans say Popocatepetl is a bigger concern.

A recent poll shows Mexican concern about natural disaster outranks fears of violence and organized crime. The reason: an active volcano and recent earthquakes.
Massive volcanic eruptions caused Little Ice Age, froze the Thames

The research, which looked at chemical clues preserved in Arctic vegetation as well as other data, also pinpointed the start of the Little Ice Age to the end of the 13th century.
Hudson volcano evacuation ordered in Chile

Hudson volcano: Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter says 97 people living near the Hudson volcano will be evacuated and he is not ruling out the possibility of an eruption.
In Pictures: Chile's Puyehue volcano erupts
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Iceland volcano eruption larger than last year's, closes airport

Iceland volcano: the eruption of an Iceland volcano, Saturday, is larger than last year's Eyjafjallajokull eruption that shut down air travel in Europe.
Shinmoedake volcano: Japan's explosive geology explained

Shinmoedake volcano: The Shinmoedake cone on the Kirishima mountain range erupted on Sunday, the largest blast from the volcano in 52 years.
Japan's Shinmoedake volcano eruption prompts increased alert levels

Japan's Shinmoedake volcano, known by James Bond aficionados as the lair of one of 007's enemies, scattered thick ash over a wide area, toppled trees, and shattered windows in buildings and cars five miles away.
Shinmoedake volcano eruption prompts 1,000 Japanese to seek shelter

Shinmoedake volcano was still spewing ash Monday, five days after it awoke from a 52-year slumber. More than 1,000 residents of southern Japan were evacuated. Experts said the Shinmoedake volcano lava dome was growing larger inside the volcano's crater
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Mount Merapi eruption: Watch live webcam feed

Mount Merapi volcano eruption in Indonesia can be watched on a live webcam feed.
New Mt. Merapi eruption in Indonesia raises death toll into triple digits

The latest Mt. Merapi eruption, which began late Thursday night, pushed the death toll from the eruptions that began Oct. 26 to more than 100 and burned villages up to nine miles from the crater.
Did Merapi volcano ash damage the Qantas A380 engine?

Indonesian authorities say the Merapi volcano had nothing to do with Thursday's Qantas A380 engine emergency. But ash clouds from Indonesia and elsewhere have been a hazard to aviation before.
Mount Merapi erupts again: why locals don't leave

Mount Merapi unleashed its biggest eruption yet Wednesday. Despite their destructive power, Indonesia's volcanoes have played an important role in feeding the soil – and have deep cultural influence.
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Indonesian volcano erupts again, sending evacuees fleeing further

The Indonesian volcano Mt. Merapi erupted on Wednesday in its biggest explosion so far, prompting evacuations from previously safe areas and sending earlier evacuees even further from the site of the blasts.
A refuge for Indonesians

A Christian Science perspective.
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Indonesia's Mt. Merapi shelters overflow with restless evacuees, flights canceled

One week after Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashed its major blast, evacuation centers have reached capacity. Ongoing eruptions have sent more people fleeing and forced cancellation of some international flights.
Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts again and threatens more

Indonesia's Mt. Merapi erupted again on Friday. Officials say most, but not all, of the danger is past.
Rescue workers, officials debate warning system as Indonesian volcano erupts again

The responses to Indonesia's back-to-back disasters this week and revelations about the possibility that the warning system did not have proper upkeep highlight the difficulties in trying to put together an efficient disaster management system.
Indonesia's tsunami death toll climbs to more than 340

Indonesia's tsunami warning system failed because it may have been broken, say officials as death toll climbs above 340.
Mount Merapi volcano erupts again, Indonesia tsunami toll rises

Mount Merapi volcano erupted again on Thursday, spewing hot gas and ashes. Elsewhere, rescuers raised the death toll from Monday's tsunami to 343, with more than 300 people still missing.