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• Volcano spews ash near Mexico City

  April 20, 2012 in Nation/World XALITZINTLA, Mexico — A 17,886-foot volcano outside Mexico City exhaled dozens of towering plumes of ash and shot fragments of glowing rock a half-mile down its slopes this morning, frightening …

• Mount St. Helens: The blast that shaped a region

    May 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT – Whether he’s talking about cottonwoods or huckleberries, salamanders or elk, ecologist Charlie Crisafulli discusses life’s return to the blast zone in almost poetic …

• Swarm of small quakes occurring at Alaska volcano

  April 5, 2010 in Region A swarm of small earthquakes began Monday at a volcano near Anchorage in what scientists said was a warning that Mount Redoubt could be waking from its slumber. 1

• What if disaster struck?

  March 14, 2010 in Features on Page D1 Two weeks ago, Hawaii came to a standstill when oceanographers warned that the Chilean earthquake could culminate in a killer tsunami. Residents and tourists cleared the beaches. Sirens blew. Families … 5

• Eruptions continue at Alaska volcano, disrupting flights

  March 27, 2009 in Region Alaska’s Mount Redoubt continues its volcanic explosions, the latest sending an ash cloud 32,000 feet above sea level.

• Mount Redoubt volcano erupts for sixth time

  March 24, 2009 in Region Alaska’s Mount Redoubt volcano erupted Monday night for a sixth time in less than 24 hours, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano’s …

• 4 Tunnel Workers Missing In Volcanic Explosion

  February 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 Four workers were missing after an apparent volcanic explosion Saturday near a highway tunnel under construction in central Japan. Initial reports indicated a vast amount of steam, hot water and …