Empty Roads and Spewing Lava: 4 Months Into Iceland’s Eruptions
Volcanic eruptions are continuing in the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. Streets are empty and the Blue Lagoon resort remains closed.
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Iceland volcano 2024: Is it safe to travel and is the eruption affecting flights?
A volcano erupted on Sunday on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula for the second time after thousands of small quakes rocked the southwest coast…
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With 11 inches of new snow in the last 12 hours, and 27 inches in the last 24, there's a lot of fresh pow at Alta…
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Earthquake Rattles Disney Resort: How the Parks Respond to Natural Disasters
Disneyland Resort is not a place unfamiliar with the potential for a natural disaster. Being located in Southern California, an area known for its seismic activity, it is not uncommon for the region to experience earthquake events…
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Sweden and Finland are paralyzed by -40 degrees Celsius
The nerve-wracking chilliness can take a full blow if a country falters to -40 degrees Celsius…
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Meet the Icelandic hotel owner who refused to leave evacuated town even as volcano set to erupt
‘The whole of Iceland could erupt at any time’ claims defiant Grindavik hotel owner who has lived in fishing port for more than 50 years - While others fled the earthquake that split the streets of an Icelandic town, one man refused to comply with…
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Iceland Volcanic Actvity Warnings Downgraded by Officials
Emergency warnings about seismic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland have been downgraded by the country’s Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management. The region is now in an “Alert Phase.”…
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Iceland Volcano Update: Exact Eruption Spot, Tremor Every Minute, Magma Map
Iceland residents anxiously wait in anticipation of a volcanic eruption after officials recorded more than an estimated 1,700 tremors within the past 24 hours…
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Is it still safe to visit Iceland? That’s the question on the minds of many tourists after a section of the island nation was placed under a state of emergency following a spike in seismic activity…
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Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller fell in love with Acapulco after filming there in 1948, and bought the Flamingos hotel with fellow Hollywood star John Wayne. Fellow stars hid from the paparazzi there, and Weissmuller built himself a villa beside it…
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Area largely destroyed in Maui wildfire to start welcoming tourists back
The area around the Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago was scheduled to welcome back tourists on Sunday as Hawaii’s governor pushed ahead to kick-start the economy despite opposition from some local residents…
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