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Natural Disaster News
ScienceDaily: Natural Disaster News
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Sumatra faces yet another risk: Major volcanic eruptions
The early April earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that shook Sumatra was a grim reminder of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in 2004 and 2005. Now a new study shows that the residents of that region are at risk from yet another potentially deadly natural phenomenon -- major volcanic eruptions.
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Chocolate and diamonds: Why volcanoes could be 'a girl's best friend'
Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized volcanic process, similar to one that is used in chocolate manufacturing, which gives important new insights into the dynamics of volcanic eruptions. The scientists investigated how a process called ‘fluidized spray granulation’ can occur during kimberlite eruptions to produce well-rounded particles containing fragments from the Earth’s mantle, most notably diamonds.
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USGS Recent Quakes
USGS M 5+ Earthquakes
Real-time, worldwide earthquake list for the past 7 days-
M 5.0, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
May 19, 2012 22:23:21 GMT
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M 5.0, north of Halmahera, Indonesia
May 19, 2012 20:06:01 GMT
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M 5.9, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
May 19, 2012 19:05:19 GMT
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M 5.9, offshore Antofagasta, Chile
May 19, 2012 08:35:10 GMT
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M 5.0, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
May 18, 2012 21:23:25 GMT