Word: lavas
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...marketing coup of the century: take a frozen lava field on the edge of the Arctic Circle, where the skiing is not great, the food is overpriced and the capital city is a windswept collection of multicolored concrete boxes, and turn it into one of the world's hottest winter vacation spots. How does Iceland do it? By touting its reputation for swinging nightclubs packed with platinum-haired babes and hearty Nordic men, its unspoiled natural wonders and, not least, the low-priced winter deals offered by Icelandair, which enjoys a monopoly on air service...
...yelled to get everyone out," recalls Williams. The scientists scrambled for safety, but it was too late. The earth ripped apart with a sonic boom. Lava bombs as big as cars were blown out of the crater and fell back as molten rain, exploding on impact like mortar shells, ripping through bodies and setting them on fire. Two scientists were instantly vaporized. One was literally cut in half. The exploding mountain shot a nickel-size hole through Williams' skull, mangling his face, setting his clothes afire, breaking one leg and nearly tearing the foot off the other...
...scientists running to southern Colombia. Because Galeras hovered just a few miles above the city of Pasto (pop. 300,000), the U.N. put the volcano on its list of natural hazards in need of urgent attention. After shaking and coughing small eruptions for months, Galeras squeezed a plug of lava onto the surface that it blew apart in a dramatic eruption on July 16, 1992. Given the mounting activity, Williams had no problem enticing volcano experts from 14 countries to attend a Galeras workshop that he organized in January 1993. The scientists' goal, as always in volcanology, was to learn...
Javanese rulers have long gazed upon an eruption of Mount Merapi as an omen of troubled times ahead. So when the central Java volcano began sputtering and oozing lava early last week, many Indonesians recognized a portent of ill tidings for President Abdurrahman Wahid, the nearly blind 60-year-old Muslim cleric who has fitfully governed the country for the past 15 months...
...DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Still Not Safe Aid agencies began distributing food in the stricken city of Goma after residents returned to the area despite threats of a second volcanic eruption. Molten lava from the Nyiragongo volcano claimed at least 100 lives, including 50 killed in an explosion at a petrol station, and destroyed more than 1,500 homes. The U.N. says half a million people will need ongoing humanitarian assistance or relocation...