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21Oct/17

Moon cave discovery stokes hope for lunar exploration

October 21, 2017SpaceCompany: the Guardian, Environment, Geology, Geology of the Moon, Igneous petrology, Japan, Lava, Lava cave, Lava tube, Lava tubes, Lunar lava tube, Marius, Marius Hills, Moon, NEXT MEDIA, Petrology, Planetary science, Planetary surface, Technology/Internet, Volcanologysmbale

A cavernous lava tube was this week confirmed to exist beneath the surface of the moon.
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25Sep/17

Nearly 50,000 evacuate from around Bali’s rumbling volcano

September 25, 2017DisasterAustralia, Bali, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Eruptions of Mount Agung, Geography of Asia, Geology, Igneous petrology, Indonesia, Jakarta, Karangasem Regency, Mount Agung, New Zealand, Plate tectonics, Provinces of Indonesia, Republics, Ring of Fire, Singapore, Southeast Asia, United Kingdom, United States, Volcano, Volcanoes of Indonesia, Volcanology, Worldsmbale

JAKARTA, INDONESIA (SEPTEMBER 25, 2017) (REUTERS) – Nearly 50,000 residents in Bali have evacuated amid fears that Mount Agung could erupt imminently, Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency on Monday (September 25). Continue reading →

01Aug/15

Volcano erupts on island of suspected MH370 wreckage

August 1, 2015EnvironmentDisaster/Accident, Environment, Fournaise, France, Geology, Igneous petrology, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD, Petrology, Piton de la Fournaise, Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory, Reunion, Shield volcanoes, Volcanism, Volcano, Volcanoes, Volcanologysmbale

(REUTERS) – A volcano erupted on the remote Indian Ocean island of Reunion, located east of Madagascar.

The island — officially a part of France — happens to be the site where beachcombers discovered debris from a plane wing, believed to have come from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
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