A powerful eruption from Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano forced the closure of eight airports, including Southeast Asia's second-busiest, canceling more than 1,500 flights and leaving roughly 170,000 passengers stranded. The volcano, sitting in the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, erupted at 3:53 a.m. local time Sunday, sending an ash column […] The post Mount Anak Krakatau eruption shuts eight Indonesian airports, strands 170,000 passengers appeared first on American Almanac .
A powerful eruption from Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano forced the closure of eight airports, including Southeast Asia's second-busiest, canceling more than 1,500 flights and leaving roughly 170,000 passengers stranded. The volcano, sitting in the Sunda Strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, erupted at 3:53 a.m. local time Sunday, sending an ash column as high as 50,000 feet into the atmosphere. A second eruption followed roughly three hours later. Together, the blasts spread volcanic ash over Jakarta and multiple surrounding provinces, reaching as far as the Indian Ocean and grinding commercial aviation across western Indonesia to a halt. Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, a hub handling 3.24 million…Open
Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia is on its second straight day of a major eruption. Volcanic ash has caused the suspension of flights out of Jakarta's main airport.
Local authorities on Stromboli agreed to reopen a shuttered school in the tiny village of Ginostra for a single pupil, after her parents warned they would leave the island if their daughter had no place to learn. Aysha, a six-year-old girl living in one of the most remote corners of Italy, will walk into a […] The post A six-year-old girl will be the only student at Europe's smallest school on a volcanic Italian island appeared first on American Almanac .
Local authorities on Stromboli agreed to reopen a shuttered school in the tiny village of Ginostra for a single pupil, after her parents warned they would leave the island if their daughter had no place to learn. Aysha, a six-year-old girl living in one of the most remote corners of Italy, will walk into a classroom on September 10 as the sole enrolled student at what is being called the smallest school in Europe. The school sits in a building owned by the local Catholic parish in Ginostra, a village of roughly 40 residents perched on the western slope of Stromboli, the volcanic island off Sicily's northern coast. The school had closed years ago as Ginostra's population dwindled. It took a direct warning from Aysha's parents, Monica…Open
A young American hiker died after a lightning strike on Sicily's Mount Etna, in an area authorities had already closed to visitors because of weeks of dangerous volcanic activity. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was climbing the volcano on Sunday evening when a powerful thunderstorm rolled across the slopes. He was struck in the Rocca […] The post American tourist killed by lightning on Mount Etna after hiking into restricted volcanic zone appeared first on American Almanac .
A young American hiker died after a lightning strike on Sicily's Mount Etna, in an area authorities had already closed to visitors because of weeks of dangerous volcanic activity. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was climbing the volcano on Sunday evening when a powerful thunderstorm rolled across the slopes. He was struck in the Rocca Capra area at roughly 1,400 meters, about 4,600 feet, in exposed terrain that Italian authorities had placed off-limits due to prolonged eruptions, AP News reported . Emergency crews reached him by helicopter at approximately 8:00 p.m. local time and found him in cardiac arrest. Medics airlifted the hiker to Cannizzaro hospital in Catania, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 9:30 p.m. His name has…Open
Mount Kīlauea roared back to life Wednesday morning with its 51st fountaining episode, hurling lava nearly a thousand feet into the air and sending a massive smoke plume more than three miles above sea level over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The United States Geological Survey reported that Episode 51 began at 8:30 a.m. Hawaiian Standard […] The post Mount Kilauea's 51st eruption sends lava 950 feet high as Hawaii braces for ash fall appeared first on American Almanac .
Mount Kīlauea roared back to life Wednesday morning with its 51st fountaining episode, hurling lava nearly a thousand feet into the air and sending a massive smoke plume more than three miles above sea level over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The United States Geological Survey reported that Episode 51 began at 8:30 a.m. Hawaiian Standard Time. Within minutes, lava fountain heights jumped to 950 feet while molten rock spread at roughly 400 cubic yards per second, a staggering volume pouring from the volcano's summit. The National Weather Service tracked the smoke plume to 18,000 feet above sea level and issued a Special Weather Statement for the surrounding region, warning of falling ash driven by winds up to 13 mph. Light amounts of…Open
Incredible viral video of a meteor crashing behind an active volcano in the Philippines offers a sort of bonus detail: A glowing object appears to rise in the aftermath of the strike. Before anyone gets too excited, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has an explanation for what’s going on, and it doesn’t involve alien technology. #UFO #Volcano #Meteor "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
