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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano eruptions shoot fountains of lava 1,000 feet in the air, triggering ash warnings

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The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because of falling glassy volcanic fragments, including ash. Kilauea, on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been dazzling residents and visitors for more than year with an on-and-off eruption … Read more

Massive snowstorm slams Northeast, triggering travel bans and forcing thousands of flight cancellations

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A massive winter storm slamming the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with blizzard conditions on Monday has prompted travel bans in some cities and states and forced thousands of flights to be canceled.  More than 40 million people are under blizzard warnings along 700 miles of the East Coast from Maryland to Maine. The region is grappling … Read more