Underwater Volcano in Spain

The Geo Quiz visits the southern-most of the Canary Islands where an underwater volcano is currently erupting 3 miles offshore.

Volcano Boarding in Nicaragua

There’s a new extreme sport, and at this point, you can only do it in Nicaragua. John Otis takes us “volcano boarding.”

Front Row Seat to Erupting Volcano in Congo’s Virunga National Park

When a volcano erupts, perhaps the best advice we’ve heard is … turn around and run! But for today’s Geo Quiz – we’re going in for a closer look. A volcano began putting on a show about a week ago in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ash Cloud From Chile Reaches Australia

Gauging the impact of Chile’s volcanic eruptions on Australia.

Under the Ash in Iceland

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The ash plume over Iceland’s Grímsvötn volcano has almost disappeared. That is good news for international flights over that part of the world. But the ash that has fallen over the past few days is something of a nightmare for people on the ground. Icelandic journalist Thora Arnorsdottir speaks to anchor Lisa Mullins about it. Download MP3

Indonesia’s twin disasters

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Indonesia is in one of the most seismically active regions on the planet and this week, Indonesians got two terrifying reminders of that fact. Twin natural disasters have hit the southeast Asian nation. More than 20 people were killed when Indonesia’s most volatile volcano erupted in central Java. Also this week, a powerful earthquake off Sumatra island triggered a tsunami. The giant wave killed more than 270 people and left 400 missing. We get an update from the BBC’s Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta. Download MP3
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Gatekeeper of Indonesian volcano killed

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A man who was considered the gate-keeper of Indonesia’s most active volcano was killed when the mountain erupted earlier this week. Reporter Rebecca Henschke looks back on the life of the 83-year-old mystic.Download MP3

Eurasian peninsula

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It was hard enough to pronounce the name of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano which grounded trans-Atlantic flights earlier this year with its ash and smoke. Now another multi-syllabic volcano is sending plumes into the sky. Smoke and ash clouds from the Klyuchevskoy volcano are drifting 700 miles out over the Pacific. The question for our Geo Quiz is where is the Klyuchevskoy volcano? Download MP3

Indonesia’s volcano keeper

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Correspondent Rebecca Henschke pays a visit to the “keeper” of one Indonesia’s most active volcanos. The keeper is a man in his 80s who’s never left the slopes of Mount Merapi. (Photo: Neils Photography/Flickr)

Talking Travel: Revenge of the Icelandic volcano

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If we here on the Talking Travel podcast never hear the phrases “volcanic ash cloud” and “travel chaos” again, we’ll be happy. Unfortunately, if Eyjafjallajökull’s got anything to say about it, we’re in for a rough few months ahead. Maybe even more. In this episode of our podcast, Lonely Planet’s Tom Hall discusses the sheer scale of travel chaos caused by the volcano, and whether or not the ongoing eruptions, and disruptions, should make you switch your summer travel plans. (Photo by Boaworm via Wikipedia)

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The multilingual census, and why Thais win at Scrabble

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In this week’s podcast, the U.S.Census Bureau is firing on all linguistic cylinders to ensure that non-English speakers are counted in this year’s census. Things don’t always go smoothly: in Vietnamese, the word “census” got translated into something closer to “investigation”. Also, how to pronounce that unpronounceable Icelandic volcano, Scrabble obsession beyond the English-speaking world, and five unique Japanese expressions.
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Science podcast: Volcanic ash’s health effects

In the latest science podcast, Rhitu Chatterjee explores potential health impacts of ash from the Icelandic volcano with the difficult-to-pronounce name. Also, news about the future of U.S. space exploration and the puzzling health problems cropping up among the survivors of the Haiti earthquake. >

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Europe reopens most of its airspace

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European airports have reopened for business, almost a week after a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano paralyzed the air travel industry. About 75% of European flights are due to operate on Wednesday, according to air traffic agency Eurocontrol. But delays are expected, as airlines try to cope with the backlog from the cancellation of 95,000 flights. The World’s Clark Boyd reports. Download MP3

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Volcano economics

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The International Air Transport Association says the volcanic ash cloud has cost airlines 1.7 billion dollars. They’re not the only losers. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Matthew Bishop, US business editor for the Economist magazine, about the winners and losers in this past week’s air traffic disruption.

Some European flights allowed to resume

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European airlines will have flown about half of scheduled flights by the end of Tuesday, the Eurocontrol agency says. Some flights have been departing from Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, on the sixth day of disruption caused by the spread of Icelandic volcanic ash. But major flight restrictions remain in place across most of the UK, Ireland, Finland, Germany and Poland. The World’s Clark Boyd reports from London. Download MP3

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