MAJURO, 13 DECEMBER 2019 (NEWSWEEK) — New images showing how the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll altered the landscape beneath have been revealed by scientists. The maps show shipwrecks and craters from the bombs, providing “new insights into the forces that shaped the seabed from the blast.” Tests took place at the atoll, a […]
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New Zealand planning retrieval of bodies on volcanic island
WHAKATANE, New Zealand — New Zealand officials said they’ll begin Friday to recover eight victims’ bodies believed to remain on a small island since a volcanic explosion there earlier this week. Continuing volcanic activity has delayed the retrieval of the eight bodies from ash-covered White Island, where an eruption occurred Monday as 47 tourists were […]
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5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing. Police said the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing. Police […]