Tag Archives: Volcano

Largest Volcano on Earth Lurks Beneath Pacific Ocean

Posted on September 7, 2013 by The Great One

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience By By Becky Oskin, Staff Writer | LiveScience.com – Thu, 5 Sep, 2013 The world’s largest volcano lurks beneath the Pacific Ocean, researchers announced today (Sept. 5) in the journal Nature Geoscience. Called … Continue reading →

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Twister slams same area hit by killer storm in ’11

Posted on March 4, 2012 by The Great One

No natural disaster is more arbitrary in nature than a tornado. With things such as a tsunami, earthquakes and volcanoes, one knows that living on the coast, on a fault line or near a dormant volcano there is a likelihood … Continue reading →

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Death toll from Indonesian volcano rises to 153

Posted on November 9, 2010 by The Great One

Considering the devastating power of a volcanic eruption, the lava flows, toxic gases released and smothering ashes, 153 deaths seems like a rather small number. If the figures in the article are correct, the people of Indonesia were somewhat fortunate, … Continue reading →

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Fear of volcanic ash cancels flights to Jakarta

Posted on November 6, 2010 by The Great One

Being exposed to clouds of ash that completely blanket everything for miles must be a horrific experience, albeit better than being covered with lava. Either way, living in the proximity of an erupting volcano is definitely not a good thing. … Continue reading →

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Indonesia volcano burns whole villages; 122 dead

Posted on November 5, 2010 by The Great One

What more can be said about this volcano and its effect on the people of Indonesia that hasn’t already been said during the past week…? TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By SARAH DiLORENZO, Associated Press Sarah Dilorenzo, … Continue reading →

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Death toll from Indonesian volcano tops 100

Posted on November 5, 2010 by The Great One

Indonesia, like Haiti, has been ravaged by a string of natural disasters this year, including an earthquake, tsunami, and more recently a volcanic eruption. As is typically the case, those who are most vulnerable to these events are the more … Continue reading →

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Indonesian volcano explodes in new eruption

Posted on November 3, 2010 by The Great One

… And earlier in the week there were people who lived on the slopes of this volcano and fought with authorities to stay in their homes (huts). Brilliant! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press by Gandang Sajarwo Gandang … Continue reading →

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Indonesian volcano unleashes new powerful eruption

Posted on November 1, 2010 by The Great One

It appears as if this volcano will continue to churn out ashes over the Indonesian archipelago, whose inhabitants have just dealt with a devastating earthquake and the tsunami that followed. Once again it seems that natural disasters occur most frequently … Continue reading →

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Indonesia volcano spews searing ash after lull

Posted on October 31, 2010 by The Great One

Volcanoes are as beautiful as they are deadly… It is incomprehensible that people actually build their homes on the slopes of a volcano, yet they do it in most parts of the world. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated … Continue reading →

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Death toll in Indonesian tsunami, volcano tops 300

Posted on October 27, 2010 by The Great One

The article explains the details all too well, therefore my commentary is superfluous. But just for informational purposes, the baby in the picture below was orphaned by the tsunami. In a post on this Blog yesterday the brain-dead Christine O’Donnell, … Continue reading →

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Indonesia tsunami kills 154; help on the way

Posted on October 27, 2010 by The Great One

It continuous to get worse for the people of Indonesia. Depending on where they live within this archipelago, they’ve had to deal with an earthquake, tsunami and volcanic eruption, all within 48 hours! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated … Continue reading →

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Indonesian volcano erupts again; strongest one yet

Posted on September 6, 2010 by The Great One

This is definitely not a good sign. The people living anywhere within close proximity of this “sleeping giant” would do well to (as they say in the western movies) “get out of Dodge.” TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated … Continue reading →

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Volcano quiet for 400 years erupts in Indonesia

Posted on August 29, 2010 by The Great One

Why anyone would choose to live on the slopes of a volcano is beyond me… Luckily for them (this time) there wasn’t much of an eruption. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Sun Aug 29, 4:18 am ET JAKARTA, Indonesia – A … Continue reading →

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Big volcanic eruptions in Guatemala, Ecuador

Posted on May 28, 2010 by The Great One

Here’s “Mother Nature” flexing her muscles once again… It must be horrible to have smothering volcanic ash fill the air. And as is generally the case, these types of events mostly occur in places that affect the underprivileged; those least … Continue reading →

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‘Massive’ ash cloud closing western Irish airports

Posted on May 6, 2010 by The Great One

This volcano in Iceland may prove more formidable than originally anticipated. If more eruptions should follow, it could paralyze western European and all ancillary air traffic for days to come. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By SHAWN … Continue reading →

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Volcanic cloud forces Scottish airports to close

Posted on April 23, 2010 by The Great One

This volcano in Iceland has caused quite a disruption across most of Europe and even in Asia as cargo planes packed with goods were unable to fly. In addition, the economic impact has affected both the individual as well as … Continue reading →

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Few flights resume in Europe, ash cloud disrupts

Posted on April 20, 2010 by The Great One

That volcano in Iceland sure has made a mess of things in Europe. The airline industry has suffered quite a bit because of it, not to mention the thousands of people stranded in airports. In today’s world an event such … Continue reading →

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