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Kilauea Volcano Summit Collapse Fueled by Surprisingly Small Amount of Magma, New Research Says
Onlookers and media gather as lava from a Kilauea Volcano fissure erupts in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii's Big Island, on May 26, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) At a Glance Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupted for three months last year.Some 700 homes were destroyed.The eruption stopped before all the underground magma was expelled. Volcanoes erupt when magma, a thick, flowing substance created by rocks that melt in high heat deep underground, rises up and breaks through the Earth's surface...
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Water Levels at World's Largest Man-Made Reservoir Drop to Lowest Since 1996
At a Glance The Kariba Reservoir sits on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.The Kariba Dam is a crucial source of electricity for both countries.Extreme drought has caused the water levels to drop. Water levels at the world's largest man-made reservoir have fallen to their lowest point in more than two decades, threatening the electricity supply for two African nations. The Kariba Reservoir, which sits on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, is just , according to the Zambezi River...
Marathon Climate Talks End with No Deal on Carbon Markets
Chile's Minister of Environment and COP25 president Carolina Schmidt (R) talks to Brazilian Secretary for National Sovereignty and Citizenship Fabio Mendes Marzano during the closing session of the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid on Sunday, December 15, 2019. (Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images) At a Glance Talks were extended two extra days beyond the planned 12-day summit.The U.N. secretary-general said he was “disappointed” by the meeting's outcome.Many of the issues will have to be addressed next year...
Strong Philippines Earthquake Collapses Buildings; 6-Year-Old Girl Killed
At a Glance The magnitude 6.8 quake struck Sunday afternoon.People were trapped when a three-story building collapsed.A 6-year-old girl died after a wall of her home fell on her. Authorities in the southern Philippines are searching for victims trapped when a three-story building collapsed during a magnitude 6.8 earthquake Sunday. The building, which housed a grocery store, collapsed in Padada town in Davao del Sur province when the quake struck at 2:11 p.m. local time 3.7 miles northwest of the...
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