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Ash from smouldering volcano Mayon threatens crops
A volcano in the Philippines could erupt at any time over the coming days, after spewing lava and ash for a week, according to scientists.
The 8,070-foot (2,460-metre) Mayon volcano could undergo "hazardous or explosive eruptions" in the...
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Evacuees spend New Year''s at centre due to threat of Mayon volcano
1. Wide of Mayon volcano partially covered with clouds
2. Smoke rising from crater
3. Wide of volcano
4. Mid of Julio Sabit, supervising science research specialist at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)...
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Scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii continue to monitor aftershocks and warn there could be more large earthquakes and tsunamis in the coming years.
HEADLINE: Tsunami expert: A few more quakes to worry about
CAPTION: Scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii continue to monitor aftershocks and warn there could be more large earthquakes and tsunamis in the coming...
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Seven scientists jailed for 6 years for failing to warn of earthquake in 2009
1. Medium shot of Judge Marco Billi as he prepares to deliver verdict
2. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Marco Billi, Trial Judge:
"In the name of the Italian people and according to articles 533 and 535 of the standard code of procedure, this...
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Lima still not ready to face next big earthquake that many seismologists fear is coming
December 2012, exact date unknown
1. Wide of San Juan de Miraflores district, where people live in shanty towns
2. Wide of Hilarion Lopez, resident of Nueva Rinconada shanty town in San Juan de Miraflores district, walking
3. SOUNDBITE:...
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WRAP Rescuers drill to location of trapped miners - no sound heard
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Huntington, Utah - 8 August 2007
1. Tracking shot of the inside of the mine during a media tour
2. Several miners working underground
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Huntington, Utah - 10 August 2007
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Stickler, Federal Mine...
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AP cover from southern state hit by earthquake
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on Wednesday, and was felt at least as far away as Mexico City.
The US Geological Survey said the quake was centered in a sparsely populated, mountainous area...
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Mayon volcano continues to threaten hazardous eruption
Ginubatan
1. Wide of motorised rickshaw entering danger zone
2. Tight of sign reading: (English) "Warning 6 km (four mile) radius permanent danger zone"
3. Tracking shot of motorised rickshaw filled with people
Legazpi City
4. Soldier...
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Fewer signs of potential eruption, but scientists maintain high alert
1. Wide of Legazpi city, Mayon volcano in background
2. Close up of crater showing smaller amount of smoke rising
3. Mid shot of volcano
4. Various of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) staff looking at TV...
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Scientists test regional early warning system
1. Overhead shot of staff at Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency preparing to start drill
2. Close of digital clock
3. Mid of officers working on computers to research the origin of the earthquake
4. Various of...
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Evacuees celebrate Xmas amid fears of eruption, vulcanologist
1. Wide of Mayon volcano, vehicle passing in foreground
2. Various of smoke rising from Mayon volcano
3. Wide of Christmas programme inside evacuation centre compound
4. Clown performing magic show on stage
5. Various of children...
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Evacuee centres fill up as Mayon volcano threatens to erupt
1. Wide of Mayon volcano covered with clouds
2. Various of smoking lava track
3. Mid of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato Solidum pointing at seismogram
4. Close up of seismogram showing...
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Latest on eruptions in Ecuador and Guatemala
Santa Elena Barilla, Guatemala
1. Wide of emergency workers standing by foot of volcano where lava is accumulating
2. Mid of lava sliding down mountain
3. Various of destroyed buildings and damage caused by ash from volcano and storm...
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Rescuers drill to location of trapped miners - no sound heard
1. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Stickler, Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration:
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob Murray, Chairman of Murray Energy Corporation:
Rescuers drilled through to a pocket in the coal mine where six miners...
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Caracas residents gathered in streets after earthquake
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in Caracas on Wednesday, where some buildings were evacuated but there were no reports of victims or people injured.
According to the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research,...
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How the Leaning Tower of Pisa has withstood earthquakes
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It's a building that has perplexed engineers and scientists for centuries - how does the Leaning Tower of Pisa stay upright?
The tower has withstood several large earthquakes over its history and...
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Search for asteroid that may have struck millions of years ago
1. Wide shot Gulf of Mexico
2. Various aerial shots Maurice Ewing research ship
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Manuel Anguas, Deputy Admiral, Mexican Navy:
"That is correct, they have to present to the naval authorities all the corresponding...
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Two British scientists have been given rare access to North Korea to study a huge volcano straddling that country's border with China, becoming the first foreigners permitted to conduct such a mission. (Sept. 3)
Two British scientists are carrying out a research project on a huge volcano straddling the border between North Korea and China, the first foreigners permitted to conduct on-site studies.
Dr James Hammond from Imperial College London,...
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Two British volcanologists carry out study of dormant volcano on border with China
Two British scientists are carrying out a research project on a huge volcano straddling the border between North Korea and China, the first foreigners permitted to conduct on-site studies.
Dr James Hammond from Imperial College London,...
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CHINA: BEIJING: CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS CONFERENCE
Mandarin/Nat
China denied on Thursday it had bought US supercomputers by transgressing trade regulations and used them for nuclear testing.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman also refuted C-I-A allegations that China was a top...
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Experts seek answers behind quakes in Puerto Rico
Seismologists in southern Puerto Rico on Tuesday were monitoring recently buried sensors they hope will reveal answers behind the constant and unusual shaking in the region that has terrified residents.
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Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Rocks Parts Of Northern California
The quake occurred overnight near Ferndale, a small community about 210 miles northwest of San Francisco. No injuries were immediately reported.
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How the Leaning Tower of Pisa Was Saved: Crash Course Engineering #40
It's really not okay for buildings to start leaning. An informative video describes how geotechnical and seismic engineers consider the underlying bedrock and soil type when designing foundations for buildings. It looks at the Leaning...
TED-Ed
Why Are Earthquakes so Hard to Predict?
Cell phones to crowdsource vibrations to warn of incoming earthquakes? Detectors to register high levels of radon-thoron isotopes? After detailing the factors that make earthquakes so difficult to predict, the narrator of a fascinating...