Volcano Name News Today

Reopen until we have a wall, a fence, whatever we want to call it. i will call whatever they want. if we dont have that, then we are just not opening. >> meanwhile, this tsunami in indonesia has killed at least 429 people, injuring more than 1400, and thousands of others have been left homeless. scientists say, it was likely caused by an underwater landslide during an eruption of the anak krakatau volcano. the volcano name means child of krakatau. it was formed in 1883. one of the most powerful ...

Most unusual volcano name deserves a most unusual look. heres cnns jeanne moos. >> reporter: while it spewed ashes, newscasters spewed a molten lava of syllables. iyja -- >> eyjafjallajokull. >> its eyeya -- >> eyjafjallajokull. >> thats it? >> reporter: its a name so unpronounceable we cant even tell when someone says it right. >> and im not going to get this name right. but its -- >> reporter: most of us are so terrified of its 16 letters -- ♪ -- we avoid any mention of the name. >> the volc...

This eyjafjallajokull edition of "countdown." im lawrence odonnell in for keith olbermann. our msnbc coverage continues now with "the rachel maddow show." good evening, rachel. >> you are much braver than i. i spent all day trying to figure out how to say that volcano name and ive punted. ive given up. im not even going to try it. >> youre not even thinking that i pronounced it anywhere close to accurately, are you? >> youre now the msnbc standard for pronunciation of that volcano term. i hope i...

Our msnbc coverage continues now with "the rachel maddow show." good evening, rachel. good evening, rachel. lawrence, you are much braver than i. i spent all day trying to figure out how to say that volcano name. ive given up. im not going to try it. >> youre not even thinking i pronounced it anywhere close to accurately, are you? >> youre now the msnbc stan tard for pronunciation of that vol tan kncano term. i hope it was right. >> close enough. >> thank you, lawrence. and thanks to you at ...