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Continued Activity at Chaiten Volcano
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Published December 21, 2008
Months after its violent eruption in May 2008, Chile’s Chaitén Volcano remained active, and continued to send lahars—avalanches of volcanic ash, water, and mud—into the town of the same name.
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Dam Breach Swells Jianjiang River
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Published June 11, 2008
In the wake of the May 12, 2008, earthquake in China, a series of landslides blocked the Jiangjiang River, creating swollen reservoirs that threatened to break through and flood catastrophically. The largest of these lakes, Tangjiashan Lake, threatened roughly 1.3 million people.
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Earthquake Near Chengdu, China
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Published June 9, 2008
Quake Lowers Zipingku Reservoir
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Published June 7, 2008
his true-color image, captured by Taiwan’s Formosat satellite on June 4, 2008, reveals changes to Zipingku Reservoir behind the dam in the wake of the 7.9-magnitude earthquake of May 12, 2008.
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Published June 6, 2008
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Published June 2, 2008
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Town of Chaiten
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Published May 31, 2008
In May 2008, the 4,000 residents of the fishing town of Chaitén were evacuated after the eruption of Chaitén Volcano 10 kilometers (5.4 miles) to the northeast. In addition to the threat of ashfall or an explosive eruption, the town is being flooded as ash and debris from the volcano choke the surrounding rivers.
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Lake Formation in the Aftermath of Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake
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Published May 21, 2008
Within days of the magnitude 7.9 earthquake that shook China's Sichuan Basin, floods became a hazard.