Volcano burns path into deserted capital

The Independent - London;  August 5, 1997 ;     431 words ......was the worst since 25 June, when pyroclastic flows of rock, gas and ash swept through...work and safer homes. Three major pyroclastic flows swept down the mountain late on Sunday...Volcano Observatory, said the latest pyroclastic flows were part of a pattern that volcano...

Japan's Mt. Unzen rains more debris Scientists call big explosion a threat

The Boston Globe;  June 20, 1991 ;     344 words ......volcano have been destroyed by hot ash and pyroclastic flows in a series of deadly belchings that began...should be on alert for a major explosion or pyroclastic flows." Pyroclastic flows are essentially avalanches of volcanic...

Caribbean Volcano Provides Scientists Valuable Lessons; Huge Eruption On...

The Washington Post;  March 11, 2001 ;     698 words ......awakened scientists to the existence of pyroclastic flows and started a line of research that...prisoner in an underground jail cell. Pyroclastic flows result from explosive eruptions of...night, from a safe distance, glowing pyroclastic flows can be seen careening down the slopes...

Mayon explosions with pyroclastic flows expected this week.(Main News)

Manila Bulletin;  August 16, 2006 ;     700+ words ......SABATER More explosions generating pyroclastic flows are expected in the coming days as...kph). According to the institute, pyroclastic flows are expected in the east and southeastern...expected and these shall likely generate pyroclastic flows, especially in the southeast and...

Scientists Study Montserrat Volcano

AP Online;  January 28, 2001 ;     700+ words ......fragments and superheated volcanic gases. Pyroclastic flows are the result of explosive eruptions...night, from a safe distance, glowing pyroclastic flows can be seen careening down the slopes...Hills volcano like tumbling fire. Pyroclastic flows generally consist of a base or...

tsunami

A Dictionary of Weather;      329 words ......or, more directly, violent explosions and the effects of pyroclastic flows on the sea). Also known as a seismic sea wave, but the...opposite side of the fjord. The volcanic explosion and pyroclastic flows of Krakatau in 1883 sent tsunamis c. 30–40 m high...

Part of Montserrat Volcano Falls

AP Online;  October 14, 2002 ;     252 words ......1995 _ could still collapse at any time and cascade in pyroclastic flows of scorching ash, gases and rocks toward communities...threatening to collapse and increasing the probability of new pyroclastic flows. (AP Photo/ Tomas van Houtryve)

For survivors of 1994 eruption, Merapi activity brings back bad memories

AP Worldstream;  May 16, 2006 ;     556 words ......spitting out searing hot clouds of gas and rock _ known as pyroclastic flows _ for the first time. The flows are made up of a lower...villagers living high on its slopes are again at risk of pyroclastic flows. Some are refusing to come down, citing mystical beliefs...

Scientists installing underground equipment in Montserrat to monitor...

AP Worldstream;  November 22, 2002 ;     467 words ......capital of Plymouth, in ash and pyroclastic flows of superheated rocks. Nineteen people died when pyroclastic flows cascaded down the mountain on...week, with rockfalls and small pyroclastic flows reported in uninhabited areas...

Deadly peril of a `glowing avalanche'

The Independent - London;  July 27, 2001 ;     387 words ......overwhelm coastal defences. Among the most lethal dangers are pyroclastic flows, or "glowing avalanches", which are deadly mixtures of...300 years, about 15 per cent died falling in the path of pyroclastic flows, which were probably responsible for the deaths at Pompeii...

Letter:Flow of information

The Independent - London;  January 30, 2001 ;     42 words ...Sir: Perhaps the reason why the Weasel's web search for information about volcanoes under pyroplastic flows (27 January) failed is because he should have been searching under pyroclastic flows. That's the trouble with computers - they are so literal. JOHN GRIBBIN Brighton

Philippine Volcano Spews Hot Gas, Debris

AP Online;  August 13, 2006 ;     300 words ......worried much with lava flows because they're slow moving, but pyroclastic flows travel at such high velocity and could destroy almost everything...Institute of Volcanology and Seismology predicted more pyroclastic flows in the next few days and urged villagers not to venture...

ignimbrite

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      45 words ......x2C8;ignimˌbrīt / • n. Geology a volcanic rock formed by the consolidation of material deposited by pyroclastic flows. ORIGIN: 1930s : from Latin ignis ‘fire’ + imber , imbr- ‘shower of rain, storm cloud’ + -ite...

More lava flows likely from volcano

China Daily;  August 16, 2006 ;     307 words ......and scientists yesterday warned that more destructive pyroclastic flows are likely. Brief breaks in the clouds covering Mayon indicated...the crater are expected, and these shall likely generate pyroclastic flows," the institute said in a statement. Lava flowing down...

Volcano Forces Evacuations in Montserrat

AP Online;  January 4, 2007 ;     208 words ......at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory said some pyroclastic flows already have been observed but that they are at...distance. However, the observatory warned that the pyroclastic flows could escalate significantly. The Soufriere Hills...