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From Indonesia’s volcanic islands to the Philippines, here are some of the most devastating eruptions in the last decade

From Indonesia’s volcanic islands to the Philippines, here are some of the most devastating eruptions in the last decade

When a volcano erupts, the massive plumes of ash and gases sent high into the atmosphere can cause global temperature changes and, in the long term, affect weather for years after an eruption.

Sicily’s Catania international airport, known as Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, is to remain closed until 8 p.m. local time on Monday following the eruption of nearby Mount Etna, the airport press office said in a statement.

On these airlines and one of the reasons discount airlines are doing well and the big ones are losing money is because of those union contracts and this will probably just worsen that. >> congressman alan molihan. >> not as bad as a volcanic cloud. lets put it that way. >> molihans loss does not have denomination, does this remind you of 1994, should republicans feel happy about that? >> its much more cataclysmic than 1994 and the country should feel euphoric. in our book, we have a list of targ...

>> greta: which loops back to greece. thats a delay is cutting lots of -- thats a delay is cutting lots of entitlements and expenses. >> tough love. >> greta: the people of greece are very unhappy. >> imagine what it does for tourism. greece is a wonderful place to go i went for my honeymoon. >> greta: i think the volkan makic -- volcanic cloud has taken care a lot. have you noticed they are saying get out of way we are going to do it ourselves. are we in for a big change? >> sarah palin making ...

>> greta: which loops back to greece. thats a delay is cutting lots of -- thats a delay is cutting lots of entitlements and expenses. >> tough love. >> greta: the people of greece are very unhappy. >> imagine what it does for tourism. greece is a wonderful place to go i went for my honeymoon. >> greta: i think the volkan makic -- volcanic cloud has taken care a lot. have you noticed they are saying get out of way we are going to do it ourselves. are we in for a big change? >> sarah palin making ...

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Cruiseships, not used to cruising with the older folks but having fun. cnn.com/amfix. this mornings top stories minutes away, the great wait continues. another volcanic cloud on the way. will there be any relief today? teens addicted to texting, now the primary form of communication for most kids, more than cell phone calls and social networking and face to face talking, so last century. what is constant texting doing to the minds of young people? well talk about that at the top of the hour....

But i hope hits where nobody is living. >> reporter: nobody is certain where or when the big one will hit. they do believe drills like this are a good idea. sooner or later, it is coming. if theres a major quake in california, seismologists say this is a prime candidate. hasnt produced a major earthquake in hundreds ever years. for all of us living here, we hope it holds off for a few hundred more. >> ted rowlands, thanks so much. the iceland volcanic cloud threatening plans to open up the skies...