An eruption at Mount Etna, Italy’s most active volcano, is interrupting flights into and out of Catania.

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Hurricanes often interrupt the production of oil and natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico. The Energy Information Administration published a graph of some outages on page 3 of their STEO 2014 Hurricane Outlook.

Swarms of earthquakes have motivated many people in Oklahoma to seek earthquake insurance.

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“The 2006 prohibition on the use of coal-tar-based pavement sealants in Austin, Texas, has resulted in a substantial reduction in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons” in nearby lake sediments. Quote from the USGS press release.

“Buoyed by the unexpected success of crude by rail, companies are beginning to consider transporting natural gas as remote drilling frontiers emerge beyond the reach of pipelines.” Quoted from the Reuters article.

“A recent study conducted by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey […] found that a combination of climate and human activities (diversion and reservoirs) controls the movement of carbon in two large western river basins, the Colorado and the Missouri Rivers.” Quoted from the USGS press release.

ExxonMobil Perspectives has a map of the United States that shows the amount of taxes collected on each gallon of gasoline. Tax differences are one of the main reasons that gasoline prices vary from state to state.

Over 100 cave rescue workers are trying to bring a person injured in a rock fall to the surface .

A Canadian professor was killed when a landslide occurred on Reunion Island in the Pacific Ocean.

“Tensions in the South China Sea reignited last month, when China deployed a government-owned oil drilling rig in an area also claimed by Vietnam.”

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