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Wife. >> so indonesian authorities say that this was one and a half meter high wave that rushed in to distances of about 500 meters inland, leaving behind death and destruction. the cause of it, they say, was not an earthquake as we saw as recently as last september with another earthquake that created a tsunami that killed some 2,000 people in another part of indonesia. this, they say, was caused by a volcano on a volcanic island called anak krakatoa in the sunda strait. now, some of our viewer...

Island in the middle of the strait that translates in english to child of krakatoa, that erupted in 1833, killing more than 30,000 people, and is believed to have sent global temperatures plummeting as a result of its massive ash cloud and it resulted in this island that formed some 50 years later, and that has been very active in recent months. but authorities in indonesia say the tsunami may have been worse saturday night as a result of a full moon and also the fact that it had been high tide....

Western java and portions of sumatra. get to graphics. lets talk about the details, how this happened, whats the threats going forward. here is sumatra. here is java and the sunda straits. you can see on satellite, the eruption was so intense and the ash cloud lifted to high in the air that satellites picked up on it. that is the eruption plume from the krakatoa volcano. zoom into the area. this is a satellite perspective of the actual volcano. ivan talked about how in 1883 this volcano erupted ...

Full of people that were trying to relax when this tsunami hit at 9:37 p.m. on saturday night. now, the cause of the tsunami, according to indonesian authorities appears to have been an underwater landslide caused by a volcanic eruption at anak krakatau. that is translated as child of crakatau. that island was created about 50 years after the 1883 just cataclysmic eruption of krakatau which killed at least 30,000 people and actually plunged global temperatures due the massive ash cloud as a resu...

Desperate search for survivors after the guatemala volcano eruption, rain hardening the ashes making it tougher rescuers to dig through the rubble. 100 people are confirmed dead. enormous ash cloud surrounding a golf course after the biggest eruption of that volcano in four decades. look at all the ash. >> baseball sized hail shattering in does and smashing roofs causing $120 million in damages. >> everybodys cars, the window right there. >> baseball sized hail, incredible video out of wyoming, ...

And more, those images are absolutely stunning. >> they are and as you were saying dangerous conditions suspending rescue operations and also bad weather, but they are expected to resume this morning actually around now. they were hopeful is when they could continue as hundreds of rescue workers including firefighters, police and soldiers look to continue to look for survivors but they do expect the number of casualties to rise. the violent eruption caused a flow which is essentially hot gas and...

Its covered one well head we know of. theres not been a release of hydrogen sulfide. at least for now theres nothing to worry about in that department. authorities are montsering the possibility that this lava could reach a main highway in the area which would give people one less escape route if things were to get any worse. of course, theres also the summit of kilauea. 30 minutes ago there had been yet another explosion there sending an ash cloud some 13,000 feet into the sky over the past cou...

Some of those plumes rising from one of the active fissures in the area. we are also learning about a new eruption at one of the craters near the volcano which sent an ash cloud 13,000 feet into the air. within those plumes authorities warned of not only ash but sulfur dioxide. they say this volcano is showing no signs of stopping. we have a chance to see the newest pleasure developing up close. as we were pulling up to this world we saw a lot of residence sort of taking in the scene but the haw...

>> reporter: volcano smog is a big concern and you can see those plumes rising from one of the active fissures in the area and a new eruption sent an ash cloud 13,000 feet into the air. authorities worn not only ash but sulfur dioxide, the volcano is showing no signs of stopping, we see the newest fisher developing a close. as we were pulling up to this road we saw a lot of residents taking in the scene but the hawaii national guard feels this is a location that gives a false sense of security. ...

Erupting. you can see the lava shooting into the sky yesterday. civil defense officials telling folks who are still at home to be ready to evacuate at a moments notice. lava also hitting a well at a geothermal power plant. that well plugged so it doesnt release gas that could become toxic when mixed with the lava. jeff paul live on the big island with more. hi, jeff. >> hi, leland. that volcano spot is a big concern. you can get an idea of the plume that is rising into the sky from one of the ac...