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Thursday briefing: How global preparedness prevented a tsunami tragedy
In today’s newsletter: Years of preparation and global coordination ensured communities from Japan to Hawaii w…
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Student rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week
Chinese national, 27, reportedly returned to Japan’s highest mountain days after first rescue to retrieve his …
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Japan gets a new island after undersea volcano erupts
New landmass about 100 metres across pops up above the waves near Iwoto island after eruptions began last mont…
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Semeru volcano: 2,000 evacuated as Indonesia issues highest warning
Eruption causes roads to close after volcanic ash rains down on Java island A volcano has erupted in Indonesia…
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How the Tonga volcano has been felt around the world – video
A large underwater volcano in Tonga has sent huge swells around the world affecting countries bordering the Pa…
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Volcanic rocks cover water off Japan’s Okinawa after 1,500km journey – video
A Japanese artist has filmed herself trying to swim in a sea with a layer of pumice rocks about 30cm deep in t…
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Pumice stones from undersea volcano wash ashore in Japan – video
Drone footage shows vast amounts of pumice pebbles, spewed out months ago by an undersea volcano, clogging up …
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Japan ports swamped by pumice spewed from undersea volcano
Dozens of fishing vessels and ports have been damaged, with tonnes of the floating pebbles being removed from …
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Volcano spews ash two miles into the sky in Japan – video
A volcano blasted ash two miles into the sky after erupting on Japan's southern island of Kyushu on Wednesday.…
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Undersea volcanic eruption creates new Japanese island
Crescent-shaped landmass 50km south of Minami Ioto could disappear due to erosionThe 6,000-plus islands that m…