Science news articles about 'chaiten'

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's government said on Friday the area surrounding the Chaiten Volcano, which erupted in May for the first time in thousands of years, was still not safe and that a decision ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Chaiten volcano, which erupted spectacularly last year, spewed a vast cloud of ash as well as gas and molten rock on Thursday in a partial collapse of its cone.

Chile’s Chaiten Volcano is shown spewing ash and smoke (centre left of image) into the air for ... erupting on 2 May, causing the evacuation of thousands. Chaiten Volcano is located in southern Chile 10 ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's town of Chaiten, until recently home to 4,500 people, will be shut for three months until it is no longer endangered by a cloud of hot ash from an erupting volcano, the ...

The eruption of the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile in May claimed at least one life and serves as a stark reminder that slumbering volcanoes pose grave dangers.

A 200-year-old report by a sea captain and photographs of the 2008 eruption of Mount Chaiten are helping scientists better understand strong volcanic plumes. In a paper published this week in the ...

A 200-year-old report by a sea captain and a stunning photograph of the 2008 eruption of Mount Chaiten are helping scientists better understand strong volcanic plumes.

... have forced the complete and permanent evacuation of about 4,000 people from the town of Chaiten and the closure of airports in both Chile and Argentina. Explosive volcanic eruptions, such as at ...

... and modeling of explosive volcanism and discussions about crisis management at Soufriere Hills Volcano, Chaiten Volcano,Vesuvius and others. The second half of the workshop will begin July 10 with a ...