Tag: Volcanoes

Lava from Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano threatens towns

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EL PATROCINIO, Guatemala — Residents of small communities living around Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano wake each day wondering if the lava will reach their homes. ...

Lava from Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano threatens towns

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EL PATROCINIO, Guatemala — Residents of small communities living around Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano wake each day wondering if the lava will reach their homes. ...

UN seeks $29M for St. Vincent amid new volcanic threats

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United Nations announced Tuesday that it is seeking $29.2 million to help St. Vincent recover from ongoing volcanic...

‘Midnight hour of need’: St. Vincent pleads for global help

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UNITED NATIONS — The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines made a heartfelt plea Monday to the international community to help his...

Hikers scramble as new fissure opens up at Icelandic volcano

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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Steam and lava spurted Monday from a new fissure at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation...

US officials postpone visit to Guatemala because of volcano

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MEXICO CITY — A planned meeting between U.S. and Guatemalan officials Wednesday was postponed because a volcano's eruption prevented the American delegation from flying...

Guatemala City airport closed as volcanic ash coats planes

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GUATEMALA CITY — A shift in wind blew ash from an eruption at the Pacaya volcano over Guatemala City on Tuesday, and authorities closed...

Long dormant volcano comes to life in southwestern Iceland

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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A long dormant volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland flared to life Friday night, spilling lava down two sides...

In war-torn Syria, uprising birthplace seethes 10 years on

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BEIRUT — Daraa was an impoverished, neglected provincial city in the farmlands of Syria’s south, an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim backwater far from the more...

Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano erupts, showering ash

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano erupted Tuesday, showering the northwestern city of Chinandega in ash. ...