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GEOLOGY

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 3, 2015
Undersea volcano erupts off Oregon
An undersea volcano about 300 miles (480 km) off Oregon's coast has been spewing lava for the past seven days, confirming forecasts made last fall and giving researchers unique insight into a hidden ocean hot spot, a scientist said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2014
Lava nears homes of Hawaiian village
A stream of lava from the Kilauea volcano slithered across fields on Tuesday, burning grass and other vegetation as it closed in on a village on Hawaii's Big Island, with the nearest home only 70 yards (64 meters) away.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2014
Volcanic beast begins to stir anew in Hawaii
Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, has rumbled back to life in Hawaii over the past 13 months with more seismic activity than at any time since its last eruption, scientists say, while calling it too soon to predict another blast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2014
Deep underground, water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink
If you want to find Earth's vast reservoirs of water, you may have to look beyond the obvious places like the oceans and polar ice caps.
WORLD
Dec 10, 2013
Drinking water project pumps up Dead Sea
The Dead Sea has been rapidly disappearing for the past 50 years, one of the world's natural wonders careening toward ecological collapse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2013
Earth's largest volcano found in Pacific Ocean east of Japan
The largest single volcano ever found on Earth lies quietly in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, about 1,500 km east of Japan, having been extinct for millions of years. Scientists have now discovered the dome-shaped behemoth, which has a footprint the size of New Mexico.

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