Tag: Volcanoes
Lava from Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano threatens towns
EL PATROCINIO, Guatemala — Residents of small communities living around Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano wake each day wondering if the lava will reach their homes.
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UN seeks $29M for St. Vincent amid new volcanic threats
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
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
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
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...
US officials postpone visit to Guatemala because of volcano
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
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
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
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
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano erupted Tuesday, showering the northwestern city of Chinandega in ash.
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