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Update! Six Yemeni soldiers killed as volcano erupts


AFP
Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:11 UTC
A volcano erupted on a Red Sea island, burning to death six Yemeni soldiers and sparking a major rescue operation for their comrades on the garrison island, the military said Monday.

Survivors evacuated to the Yemeni port city of Hodeida said four of the soldiers were killed outright when the volcano erupted on the island of Jabal al-Tair, some 150 kilometres (90 miles) away.
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Impact of Arctic Heat Wave Stuns Climate Change Researchers


NASA
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:31 UTC
Unprecedented warm temperatures in the High Arctic this past summer were so extreme that researchers with a Queen's University-led climate change project have begun revising their forecasts.

"Everything has changed dramatically in the watershed we observed," reports Geography professor Scott Lamoureux, the leader of an International Polar Year project announced yesterday in Nunavut by Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl. "It's something we'd envisioned for the future - but to see it happening now is quite remarkable."
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Two rescued, three dead as volcano sinks Red Sea island


Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:21 UTC
Sana'a, Yemen - At least two men were rescued in dramatic fashion from the Red Sea, but three more were reported dead on Monday as a volcano blasted a small Yemeni island under the sea.

Comment: Oddly, the supposed 3.7 earthquake that preceded the eruption never registered on the seismic maps.

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Almost 90 dead in fresh India monsoon rains


Associated Free Press
Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:47 UTC


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"Catastrophic volcanic eruption" on Red Sea island off Yemen


Associated Press
Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:50 UTC
A volcano has erupted on a tiny island off the coast of Yemen, spewing lava and ash hundreds of feet into the air, a Canadian naval vessel near the island in the Red Sea reported. There were no immediate reports of deaths, but at least eight people were missing.

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The entire 3-km-long island was aglow with lava and magma as it poured into the sea.
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Sushi craze threatens Mediterranean's giant tuna

Ben Harding
Reuters
Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:06 UTC


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Fishmongers drag frozen giant tuna in the early morning at the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo in this April 25, 2002, file photo.
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Eight killed in landslide in northern Philippines


Xinhua
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:11 UTC
Eight people were buried alive in stones and mud Saturday night when their houses were washed away in a landslide in a village in Ifugao, northern Philippines, said local radio DZMM.

Earlier reports by local civil defense officials put the number of dead at five, while one boy was injured and four were reported missing.
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Magnitude 7.4 quake hits near New Zealand


Reuters
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:40 UTC
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit some 500 km (300 miles) southwest of New Zealand on Sunday, but there were no reports of damage and authorities discounted the risk of a major tsunami.

The quake occurred at around 6:24 p.m. local time, and was felt throughout the south of New Zealand's South Island, said Warwick Smith of state agency GNS Science.
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Large Earthquake near Guam


Reuters
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:19 UTC
TOKYO - A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 hit near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on Sunday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, but island media said there were no immediate reports of injuries.

Guam's Pacific Daily News said the quake could be felt in high-rise buildings on the island, which is home to a major U.S. military base.
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Waterspout Over Downtown Buffalo


WNED News
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:20 UTC
Wild weather moved through Western New York Friday, producing a waterspout over downtown Buffalo and penny-sized hail over Southern Erie County.

This photo of a waterspout over downtown Buffalo was taken around 11:50 am Friday from the WNED studios near the I-190.

©Terry Gaffney, WNED
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