Manila Volcano
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‘Lives are at stake’: the Philippines looks to relocate Taal volcano residents“They lived on the volcano itself with 47 craters. That’s really dangerous. It’s like having a gun pointed at you,” Renato Solidum, the head of the volcanology institute, told The Associated Press.EnvironmentJan 19, 2020
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People flee after Philippine volcano quakes, cracking roads in nearby townsThere have been no reports of deaths or serious injuries from the sudden eruption, which began Sunday, but many houses and farms have been damaged by volcanic ash.WorldJan 16, 2020
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‘They have nowhere to go’: Filipinos made volcano their home, despite dangerMore than 5,000 people made the Taal volcano their home despite being designated a permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human settlements.WorldJan 15, 2020
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Thousands flee as volcano trembles, spews lava into the sky near ManilaA volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava into the sky and trembled constantly Tuesday, possibly portending a bigger and more dangerous eruption, as tens of thousands of people fled villages darkened and blanketed by heavy ash.WorldJan 14, 2020
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What’s causing lightning during the Philippines eruption? Experts explain the phenomenonExperts say the volcanic lightning in Manila began when water interacted with magma in an explosive fragmentation of hot rock under Lake Taal.WorldJan 13, 2020
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Tens of thousands flee as red-hot lava gushes from volcano near ManilaThere have been no reports of casualties or major damage so far.WorldJan 13, 2020
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Villagers flee, airport closes after small volcano erupts near ManilaAfter months of restiveness that began last year, Taal suddenly rumbled back to life Sunday, blasting steam, ash and pebbles up to 10 to 15 kilometers (6 to 9 miles) into the sky, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.WorldJan 12, 2020
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