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Tree rings may undervalue climate response to volacanic eruptions

Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructio...

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Global extinction was not a sudden event

About 252 mn years ago, at the end of the Permian period, Earth almost became a lifeless planet.

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Mechanism of ancient metabolism discovered

Scientists have discovered the mechanism of evolution of the primordial metabolism.

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New island born in Red Sea after volcanic activity

The underwater volcano behind the formation is located on the Red Sea Rift, where the African and Ar...

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Volcanic eruption closes Indonesian airport

A volcano has erupted in eastern Indonesia, forcing the closure of a nearby airport and blanketing v...

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Meteorite hits mimic large volcanic eruptions

Some aspects of giant meteorites that have struck the earth, often with devastating consequences, ma...

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Iceland`s Katla volcano is getting restless

Brooding over rugged moss-covered hills on Iceland`s southern edge, Katla is a much bigger beast tha...

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Volcanic rock rafts could be `cradle of life`

Rafts of volcanic rock could have played a significant role in the emergence of some of the earliest...

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Indonesia warns to stay away from smoking volcano

Indonesian officials have warned people to stay more than a mile (two kilometers) from two craters o...

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New Zealand flights cancelled due to volcanic ash

Australian carriers Qantas and Jetstar have cancelled a range of South Island flights.

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Volcanic ash cloud disrupts South America flights

A vast cloud of ash spewing from a Chilean volcano disrupted air travel across much of South America...

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Flights to remain grounded as volcanic ash touches Scotland

Ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano is bringing days of uncertainty in parts of Europe.

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‘Iceland volcanic ash will cancel 500 flights’

The spread of dense ash from the erupting Iceland volcano could force the cancellation of up to 500 ...

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Greenland airspace partly closes over volcanic ash

Grimsvoetn volcano began erupting late Saturday.

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Massive volcanic eruption caused largest extinction

Toxic coal ash produced by massive volcanic eruptions may have led to largest extinction on Earth.

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E-mails to warn pilots about volcanic eruptions

Scientists are developing system to alert pilots on flights via e-mails about volcanic eruptions.

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Death toll from Indonesian volcano rises to 153

The death toll in two weeks of eruptions from Indonesia`s most volatile volcano has risen to 153.

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Volcanic eruptions affect Asian rainfall

A new research has revealed that volcanic eruptions affect rainfall over the Asian monsoon region.

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Huge volcanic blast spurs more Indonesians to flee

Indonesia`s deadly Mount Merapi erupted Wednesday with its biggest volcanic explosion yet.

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Ash from volcanic eruption in Mt Merapi may hit Indian region

Seismic activity in Mt Merapi may cause major volcanic eruption, with ash from it hitting India.

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Telescope captures galactic volcanic explosion

A spectacular "super volcano" that erupted trillions of miles away from earth has been clicked by a ...

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Iceland`s volcanic eruption winds down: Scientists

Iceland scientists say volcanic eruption that disrupted air travel is winding down.

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Volcanic ash grounds 1,000 European flights

Volcanic ash from Iceland grounded 1,000 flights in parts of northern Europe.

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Major UK airports reopen; Amsterdam stays shut

Volcanic ash from Iceland caused widespread disruption at airports in parts of Europe today, delayin...

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Volcanic ash cloud closes British airports

A drifting, dense cloud of volcanic ash is encroaching on British airspace.

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UK airspace may close due to volcanic ash

Parts of British airspace may have to close from Sunday due to volcanic ash from Iceland.

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Iceland airport to close due to ash cloud

Iceland`s main airport will close from 1230 IST today until end of the day due to volcanic ash cloud...

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EU proposes new rules on avoiding volcanic ash

New procedures would drastically shrink the no-fly zone around volcanic ash particles.

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Volcanic ash: Irish airports to reopen today

Irish airports had to shut due to threat to plane engines from an ash cloud hovering over Atlantic.

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20 Spain airports closed due to volcanic ash

Twenty Spanish airports in the northern part of the Iberian peninsula were closed Saturday due to th...

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Ash delays, reroutes trans-Atlantic flights

Most flights between Europe and N America will be delayed on Saturday due to volcanic ash.

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Scientists to survey huge volcanic flank collapse deposits

A team of scientists led by Dr Peter Talling of the UK`s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has set ...

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Europe`s airspace open as volcanic cloud shrinks

Europe`s airspace was open normally again on Tuesday, after flights were grounded in Ireland earlier...

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Ash cloud restricted to northern Atlantic

The airspace over Europe is almost completely free of any remnants of the volcanic ash cloud that ca...

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Flights take off but ash limits Norway, Sweden

Aviation authorities say they have closed the airspace over parts of Norway and Sweden as shifting w...

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UK flight aborted after pilot smells volcanic ash in cockpit

A Thomas Cook flight from Manchester, UK, to Corfu, Greece, was dramatically aborted on Wednesday, a...

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London Heathrow opens but chaos continues

Europe`s busiest airport Heathrow has reopened as air traffic across the continent lurched back to l...

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AI, Jet, Kingfisher cancel flights to Europe

Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines on Monday cancelled their flights to Europe.

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Volcanic ash: EU-Pakistan summit postponed

A summit between the European Union (EU) and Pakistan to be held here on April 21 has been postponed...

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Volcanic ash: EU to resume limited air traffic Tuesday

European officials carved up the sky Monday, creating three zones to more quickly break the flight d...

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Volcanic ash clouds Blair`s British election plans

Britain`s former prime minister Tony Blair`s plans for general election campaigning could be disrupt...

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Volcanic ash: KLM pushes to resume passenger flights

KLM, the Dutch subsidiary of Air France, says it has flown a plane through the cloud of volcanic ash...

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Volcanic ash may harm asthma patients: WHO

People suffering from asthma and other respiratory disorders must wear masks and stay indoors to avo...

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Volcanic ash: World leaders cancel as Poles mass for funeral

Up to a million Poles were expected to fill the streets of Krakow on Sunday for the funeral of presi...

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Volcanic ash: Europe`s air travel crisis enters 4th day

Air travel across much of Europe was paralysed for a fourth day on Sunday because of a huge cloud of...

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Merkel return trip gets jeopardised due to volcanic ash cloud

German Chancellor Angela Merkel`s aircraft was diverted to Lisbon en-route her journey back home a...

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Ash fall in Iceland could contaminate drinking water: Experts

The fallout of volcanic ash over parts of Iceland could jeopardise safety of drinking water, health ...

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AI cancels all flights to Europe, North America

With the volcanic clouds over the European airspace virtually shutting down global air traffic, Air ...

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Volcanic ash halts West-bound Indian flights

Hundreds of air passengers are stranded at Chhatrapati Shivaji Intarnational Airport in Mumbai.

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`Icelandic volcanic eruption may result in breathing problems`

The eruption of an Icelandic volcano that has paralysed air traffic in much of Europe could also har...

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