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Guatemala volcano eruption: 25 people killed and hundreds injured

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted violently on Sunday 3rd of June 2018. At least 25 people were killed (including three children) and hundreds were injured. The 3,763m. volcano is one of the most a...

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Landslide threatens the stability of Lake Tahoma dam, North Carolina

A landslide caused by heavy rains raised fears about the integrity of Lake Tahoma Dam in North Carolina. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for areas downstream of Lake Tahom...

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Cracks open in Hawaii and threaten local house

After dealing with volcanic ash and toxic gasses spewing from the fissures left behind, the residents in the Leilani Estates community have to copy with enormous cracks. Ground cracks are asso...

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Hawaii's Big Island: Volcanic activity provokes another threat

Following the Kilauea's volcano eruption (in May 3rd) events, another threat has been added for the residents of Big Island in Hawaii. Lava has recently reached the ocean producing a hazardous mix...

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An enormous sinkhole opened up in New Zealand, revealing an ancient volcano underneath

Sinkholes aren't rare in the area, but this one is especially large, geologists say A sinkhole 20m (66 feet) deep and 200m (660ft) long opened up last week on a daily farm in the town of Rotorua, N...

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Nuclear tests in North Korea caused mountain deformation and possible radiation leakage

The underground nuclear explosion in North Korea on September 3rd, 2017 was so powerful that it moved a mountain, according to new research.  The blast was North Korea's sixth and largest nucl...

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Hawaii’s Big Island: The opening of 3 new fissures raises fears for an ‘explosive eruption’

Boulders as big as refrigerators could be tossed a half-mile, and ash plumes could soar as high as 20,000 feet spread over a 12-mile area, according to Hawaii Civil Defense It was on...

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Consecutive earthquakes rock Hawaii’s Big Island as Kilauea Volcano continues to erupt

An unstable situation, with six fissures having opened up and spewing lava, and a strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude.  Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano, which has been an active volcano –in fact one o...

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Ocean Pines Drive sinkhole: limited options for its restoration

Geotechnical studies showed that connecting the sinkhole to Lake Saxon or rebuilding the roadway with sheet piles driven underground are too risky. It was on July 14, 2017, when a massive sinkhole...

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Ongoing landslides hit Kryopigi village in Preveza, Greece (video)

For several days, landslides keep evolving near Kryopigi village in Preveza, Greece. Villagers claim that ,since the 27th of March, they have been observing in a daily basis sliding movements of prov...

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