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| Vanuatu steps up evacuation as volcano spews ash |
| 2017-10-03 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] Vanuatu hopes to evacuate all 11,000 people from its northern island of Ambae by Oct. 4, with a flotilla of boats ferrying people to nearby islands as a volcano spewing rock and ash into the air threatens to erupt, disaster officials said on Oct. 2. Manaro Voui volcano, the South Pacific island nation's largest, was seen hurling steam and rocks into the air by New Zealand vulcanologist Brad Scott who flew over it on Sept. 30. National Disaster Management Agency front man Michel Buleban said it was possible everyone would be off the island by Wednesday, but that would depend on the ships available. A flotilla of small boats, barges and supply ships have ferried people off Ambae to the closest islands, Maewo, Pentecost and Espiritu Santo over the past few days. "The evacuation of Ambae is expected to be completed over the coming days and our focus is on helping the government of Vanuatu meet the immediate needs of those who have been affected," New Zealand Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee said on Oct. 1. New Zealand was airlifting tarpaulins, hygiene kits and generators to Vanuatu, while Australia was sending a Bay Class landing ship HMAS Choules, due to arrive by Oct. 4. "There's a certain camlness about the evacuation, but there's a deep sadness behind it. They don't know what's ahead," said Red Thingy front man Joe Cropp, who spoke by phone from a relief camp in Santo. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 I'm pretty sure you need a virgin for that trick to work, Frank. But it is worth a try. Do it for the children! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2017-10-03 20:16 |
| #8 Just spitballing, but has anybody tried throwing AlGore into the volcano to appease Gaia? Cuz it might not work, but it's still a win-win |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-10-03 19:24 |
| #7 how to tax and regulate them must be exhausting You got a permit for that volcano, pal? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2017-10-03 18:49 |
| #6 Not to bring facts to the hysterical argument about environmental legislation but a single volcanic eruption can belch more particulate, NOx, CO2, CO, SO2, etc, into the atmosphere than all of the cars, coal fired furnaces, power plants, steam engines, and baroque pits that have ever existed produced. Volcanoes and the sun are the prime movers in our planets climate, not SUVs or lawnmowers. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2017-10-03 15:09 |
| #5 The magma released also heats the ocean, and not man-made CO2, resulting in Cat 5 hurricanes and typhoons. Acts of God must be frustrating the control freaks to no end--how to tax and regulate them must be exhausting especially when the playgrounds of the world's elites are being destroyed. Earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes, oh, my! |
| Posted by: Whavish Thusoling5684 2017-10-03 14:28 |
| #4 And think of the fund raising opportunities, perhaps I dare say... dare! dare! Perhaps, a captain planet version of Dunkirk? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-10-03 11:14 |
| #3 Pretty obviously this is due to our SUV and Truck usage |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-10-03 11:04 |
| #2 Actually, the smoke will work to cool the planet. Also, any lava that flows from the volcano will increase the size of the island so it will not sink due to global warming and rising sea levels. An inconvenience for those who are forced to evacuate but they'll return to a bigger island when the volcano settles down. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-10-03 10:35 |
| #1 Adding more heat to the planet, which will be included in the (man-made) global warming numbers. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-10-03 07:02 |