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5.4-magnitude quake hits 223 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska: USGS

FILE PHOTO: A seismograph used to used to detect and record earthquakes. /VCG An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 223 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska at 14:50:27 GMT on Sunday, the U.S.

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Rescuers resume search for 24 missing in Japan landslides

Rescuers in Japan waded through mud, rock and splintered wood in search of 24 people still missing on Tuesday after heavy rain triggered massive landslides in the seasi

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The Changbai Mountains wake up to summer

01:29 Along the border of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea lie the Changbai Mountains. They feature the highest peak in eastern Eurasia, about 2,750

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5.4 magnitude earthquake hits Fiji: USGS

FILE PHOTO: A seismograph used to used to detect and record earthquakes. /VCG An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Fiji with a depth of 579.82 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Fr

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Crowds flock to see Iceland's active volcano

00:59 People stood only a few feet away from flowing lava as they gathered around a recently erupted volcano in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula. See footage of the volcanic site up close

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Rare 20 million-year-old fossilized tree found on island of Lesbos

 Click arrows to view gallery Scientists have unearthed a rare fossilized tree on the Greek volcanic island of Lesbos. They say the branches and roots of the fossil

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Powerful 5.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Auckland Islands, New Zealand, USGS Says

A powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the Auckland Islands, an archipelago 465 kilometres south of the South Island at 05:47:53 UTC, United States Geological Surve

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Indonesia grapples with multiple emergencies amid COVID-19 pandemic

Click arrows to view gallery  On top of the COVID-19 pandemic, the residents of Indonesia are grappling with multiple crises at once, with emergency and

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Thousands evacuated as eruption of Mount Semeru in Indonesia

The eruption of MountSemeru in Indonesia blanketed a massive area with volcanic ash, destroying property and killing livestock. Thousands have been evacuated as lava and

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The UK considered sending asylum seekers to a volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic

The UK government considered plans to send asylum seekers to a volcanic island nearly four-and-a-half-thousand miles from the UK in a bid to reduce the number of migran

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'Recently active' volcanoes discovered on Venus

The discovery of coronae on the surface of the planet could challenge the assumption that Venus is dormant.

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China's lunar rover unveils underground secrets on moon's far side

NAOC PhotoChina's lunar rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, has helped scientists unveil the secrets buried deep under the surface on the far side of the moon, enriching hu

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New Zealand volcanic eruption death toll rises to 18

The death toll of New Zealand's White Island volcanic eruption last month rose to 18 following the death of a severely injured person at an Australian hospital on Sunday night. According to a police

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Philippines raises alert level to 3 over Taal volcano eruption, suspends flights

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised the alert level to 3 over Taal Volcano after it rumbled back to life and spewed a column of ash one kilometer into the

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Volcano erupts in southwestern Japan

MountShinmoeonthesouthwesternJapanesemainislandofKyushueruptedonThursday,theJapanMeteorologicalAgency(JMA)said.AccordingtotheJMA,volcanictremorswereobservedonMt

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Dinosaur-killing space rock may have triggered sea volcanoes

Thegiantspacerockthatwipedoutthedinosaursmayhavesetoffachainofcataclysmicvolcaniceruptionsonlandandundersea,claimsanewstudythatisalreadydividingscientists.About

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Mount Agung: Bali volcano activity prompts 'red warning'

Airlineshavebeenissueda"redwarning"aboutthedangerofvolcanicashintheskiesclosetoBaliafterMountAgungemittedathickplumeofsmokereaching4,000m(13,123feet).Itisthesec