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The volcano was dormant for 200 years before erupting ten days ago. scientists say while the ongoing eruption isnt a threat to nearby residents it could set off a much larger and more dangerous eruption. one manufactured breast implant is now off the market following a recall order in france. french health investigators discovered the company polyimplant was using nonauthorized silicon gel and the implants reportedly have a high rupture rate. look out the window of this portugese air force c...

At any time and -- can blow at any time and hot lava and rock could create a giant tsunami in the mediterranean capable of engulfing all of southern italy. watch that story and mother nature might be calmer in iceland. and the volcano threatening that tiny island nation and possibly the global climate may be slowing down and seismic activity is down 25% in the past day or so and if that trend continues the eruption could end within the next month. martha: getting tired, i think. worn out. bill: ...

>> reporter: still, from the air and the ice, scientists are eyes on. they know that over the last millennium all three eruptions here have triggered a dangerous volcano nearby. >> the authorities are on full alert and while this eruption is ongoing there will be -- we will monitor it very closely. >> reporter: for now nature seems to be conspiring to avoid disaster. international flights canceled or delayed have returned to normal. instead a living laboratory for those seeking clues to the eart...

Volume cannish fissure erupting beneath a glacier, locals fear it may trigger flash floods. geologists were here to warn that another time it erupted it was followed by another eruption at a bigger volcano and that put clouds of ash in the air that affected weather around the globe for a year to follow. well, it is not a sight that you expect to see in the middle of a city, especially one as big as new york city. a wyley coyote, running loose on the streets, this coyote was not quite wyly enough...

Sanctions against its country will not stop its nuclear program. in the middle, volcano alert in iceland and new fears another eruption will melt the glacures and unleash all kinds of flooding there, evacuation orders in effect for folks nearby. a balmy spring in northern new england could be bad news for maple sirup makers -- syrup makers. the sugar season usually lasts into april. jane: two very dangerous situations in philadelphia involving kids there as young as nine years old. the first...

Would basically be a rerun of what kentucky republican senator jim bunning did last month in the end, however, democrats passed the extension despite bunnings objections. well, the weather over an active volcano clearing up another for scientists to get a closeup look at the eruption. its our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. iceland. research crews discovering the volcanos opening is more than 500 yards in length. thats where all the action is taking place. authorities have all...

Glacier, a volcano long dormant is stirring to life. there we go. these images are breathtaking. the danger is real. hundreds have been evacuated in the event that an eruption triggers massive floods. you know, anderson, since the vikings in the 9th century, they have called it the land of fire and ice but i call it a glacier in southern island, because this is how it is spelled, anderson. i dont know if you can pronounce this. >> wow. you did not want to attempt that, did you? >> no, i am givin...

And i guess this one particular volcano is pretty dangerous because it caused floods the size of the amazon, sent boulders as big as houses tumbling down into valleys and roads, and the last major eruption was 1918. floods followed in as little as an hour. how do you handicap it that were going to see katla explode? >> well, you know, we spend a lot of time trying to understand risk, and there are various places like the santa fe institute in new mexico where were interested in risk. we also hav...

These images are breathtaking. the danger is real. hundreds have been evacuated in the event that an eruption triggers massive floods. you know, anderson, since the vikings in the 9th century, they have called it the land of fire and ice but i call it a glacier in southern island, because this is how it is spelled, anderson. i dont know if you can pronounce this. >> you did want tont attempt that, did you? >> no, i am giving away the secrets, but that is why i say it is a glacier. it is eyjafjal...

And you become disgusted. in iceland, flames amid the frozen landscape, in this glacier, a volcano long dormant is stirring to life. these images are breathtaking. the danger is real. hundreds have been evacuated in the event that an eruption triggers massive floods. you know, anderson, since the vikings in the 9th century, they have called it the land of fire and ice but i call it a glacier in southern island, because this is how it is spelled, anderson. i dont know if you can pronounce this....