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The Demonettes turned the ball over 11 times in a first quarter that was, for a while, surprisingly close. Volcano Vista started with an 11-0 run, getting half a dozen points from sophomore center Taejhuan Hill and a 3-pointer from Jaelyn Bates. Morris was forced to burn a timeout after the Hawks led 7-0 in less than two minutes.

Santa Fe High blown out 72-28 in loss to Volcano Vista

ALBUQUERQUE — Sometimes there just aren’t enough rocks to take down Goliath.

Running headfirst into the buzz saw that is Volcano Vista, Santa Fe High’s girls basketball team saw its season come to an end Friday night in the opening round of the Class 5A State Tournament.

Forced into nearly three dozen turnovers and getting shut out in the third quarter, the Demonettes were eliminated from the postseason with a 72-28 loss to the unbeaten and top-seeded Hawks. Santa Fe ends its season with an 18-10 record while Volcano Vista (26-0) ran its winning streak to 40 games.

“We had moments where things were working, but as you can see, that’s a pretty good team they have here,” said Demonettes coach Nate Morris. “You can try to do things against them, but they’re big, they’re fast and they have great athletes. And that defense, it never stops.”

For the uninitiated, defense is the name of the game at Volcano Vista. The Hawks’ relentless pressure is best characterized as a swarm of black and white uniforms sprinting to the ball, choking off passing lanes and making life miserable for anyone trying to dribble through it or move the ball around it.

The Demonettes turned the ball over 11 times in a first quarter that was, for a while, surprisingly close. Volcano Vista started with an 11-0 run, getting half a dozen points from sophomore center Taejhuan Hill and a 3-pointer from Jaelyn Bates. Morris was forced to burn a timeout after the Hawks led 7-0 in less than two minutes.

Santa Fe High didn’t attempt its first shot until the 4:30 mark of the quarter, thanks to Volcano’s pressure. The Demonettes turned the ball over five times before freshman guard Alexis Espinoza got off the team’s first shot. The team’s first field goal came at the midway point of the quarter when senior guard Olivia Montoya hit a mid-range jumper that sparked a small rally.

A 10-2 run capped by a steal and pull-up transition jumper from the edge of the 3-point line by Laisha Diaz got the Demonettes within 13-10.

“The thing about our defense is when it’s on, it tends to make a difference,” said Volcano Vista coach Lisa Villareal. “You see it more at the start of quarters. If we find a way to do it with that kind of energy all the time, that would make me happy.”

Considering that the Hawks shut the Demonettes out in the third quarter, it’s safe to assume Villareal went home Friday night pretty happy. It turned a 39-21 lead at intermission into a 55-21 margin at the end of the quarter. Coupled with buckets to close the first half and to open the fourth quarter, it was part of a larger 20-0 run that turned the game into a blowout.

It also ushered in the running clock once the Hawks built a 35-point lead. The Demonettes scored only seven points in the game’s final 17-plus minutes.

The win sends Volcano Vista into Tuesday’s state quarterfinals against No. 8 seed Centennial. That game will also be played in Volcano’s gym, a place the school refers to as the Ring of Fire.

All eight games in Friday’s opening round saw the higher seed hold serve. That included Organ Mountain’s win over Albuquerque High; the Bulldogs are District 5-5A rivals to Santa Fe High, and the two were the only teams from that district to make the state tournament.

Tsunami activity was expected to begin as early as 6 a.m. in parts of Alaska, 7:35 a.m. in parts of California, 7:55 a.m. in parts of Oregon, 8:30 a.m. in parts of British Columbia, and 8:35 a.m. in parts of Washington.

Tsunami advisory canceled for Hawaii after eruption of Tonga volcano

(NEXSTAR) – At 7:52 a.m. the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that the tsunami advisory for Hawaii is ended.

A tsunami advisory has been issued for parts of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington after an undersea volcano erupted in the Tonga Islands.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued the tsunami Advisory for the Hawai‘i at 12:40 a.m. HST on Saturday, Jan. 15. PTWC said the situation is being monitored and the advisory was canceled at 7:52 a.m.

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The state reported no major tsunami was expected to strike Hawai‘i. The state says the water displaced by the volcanic activity caused unusual sea level changes and alterations to typical sea currents starting at about 1:05 a.m. Saturday.

The volcano erupted on Friday, Jan. 14 at 6:27 p.m. HST.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, also operated by the NOAA, had issued its own advisory for the state of Hawaii, warning that waves may be a hazard to swimmers, boaters, or anyone near the shore.

The state has partially activated the Emergency Operations Center at the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA).

The National Tsunami Warning Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), added that “some impacts are expected” along the West Coast of the United States.

Specifically, the National Tsunami Warning Center issued the advisory for the following areas:

The coast of the California/Mexico border to the Oregon/California border, including San Francisco Bay
The coast of Oregon, from the California/Oregon border to the Washington/Oregon border, including the Columbia River estuary coast
The outer coast of Washington from the Oregon/Washington border to Slip Point, Columbia River estuary coast, and the Juan de Fuca Strait coast
In British Columbia, from the north coast and Haida Gwaii, the central coast and northeast Vancouver Island, the outer west coast of Vancouver Island, the Juan de Fuca Strait coast
In Southeast Alaska, including the inner and outer coast from the British Columbia/Alaska border to Cape Fairweather
In South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula, including the Pacific coasts from Cape Fairweather to Unimak Pass
The Aleutian Islands , Unimak Pass to Attu, including the Pribilof Islands

More detailed maps can be found at the NOAA’s Tsunami Warning System website.

Tsunami activity was expected to begin as early as 6 a.m. in parts of Alaska, 7:35 a.m. in parts of California, 7:55 a.m. in parts of Oregon, 8:30 a.m. in parts of British Columbia, and 8:35 a.m. in parts of Washington.

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The tsunami, caused by an undersea volcano located about 40 miles from Tonga’s capital and visible from space, sent waves crashing across Tonga’s shorelines, the Associated Press reported on Saturday morning. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

“They pranked our locker room, TP all over the place,” said Sean Alter. “Our coach is telling us to prank them back, we’ll get to that eventually.”

Volcano Vista girls dominate, remain humble during historic season

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Volcano Vista girls basketball team has won 38 straight games going into the state tournament. Undefeated at 25-0, Volcano secured the one seed and has a giant target on its back.

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The Lady Hawks have truly been dominant this year. Volcano has outscored opponents by 963 points and has maintained a 38.52 average margin of victory.

“It shows that we don’t back down from anybody,” said Natalia Chavez. “I mean, going into every game, we have to know that nobody wants to lose to us and we don’t want to lose to anybody. So we just got to give it our all, every single game. No matter what the score is, going into half time, if we’re up by a lot, it’s still zero-zero at half, so we just got to keep coming in and giving it our all.”

A big reason for Volcano’s success is the amount of senior leadership on the team. There are six Hawks in their final year, and many of them have been playing together since they were in eighth grade.

“It’s just been a nice ride all along,” said coach Lisa Villareal. “These girls, their team bonding has just been amazing this year. You can see it with the veteranship of our seniors. They just our bringing everything they have, so they are just leading the way for the younger ones.”

Coach Villareal isn’t new to being a top dog in the state. She led the Hawks to a perfect 13-0 during the shortened COVID season in 2021, and has a total of four state title wins with Volcano Vista since 2012.

“She’s a very positive coach,” Jaelyn Bates said. “She’s an open listener, she’s willing to listen to your side, and she’ll also critique you, and it’s always an easy agreement with her. She trusts us that we know how to play basketball.”

The boys’ team also is undefeated at 25-0, and the school spirit at Volcano Vista is soaring. Both teams are enjoying the collective success of the Hawks, and the girls’ team is having fun at the expense of the boys.

“They pranked our locker room, TP all over the place,” said Sean Alter. “Our coach is telling us to prank them back, we’ll get to that eventually.”

As for what the boys are planning, Alter did not disclose that information. The girls, however, did mention that they planned to hide some of the boys’ belongings.

Volcano Vista will host Santa Fe in the first round of the state tournament on Friday at 7 p.m.

Around 80% of Earth’s volcanic eruptions happen underwater, but this new volcanic activity in Iceland can be seen from the streets of Reykjavik and reached by hiking trails. It’s that remarkable accessibility of the volcano that lends to its danger. 40 members of the country’s national volunteer search and rescue team patrol the site daily to keep visitors safe.

Iceland’s unique volcano provides an extraordinary glimpse inside the Earth

Twenty miles from Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital, scientists, tourists from across the world and locals are flocking to see one of Earth’s most stunning shows: a volcanic eruption fountaining lava – at times – reaching nearly 1,000 feet in the air. Since March 19th, Iceland’s newest volcano – called Geldingadalir – has been erupting and spewing ultra-hot lava with temperatures over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Scientists say the magma is coming from an unusually deep place in the Earth – and this is their chance to solve the mystery of where magma originates.

60 Minutes Plus cameras captured the eruption from both above and below. A helicopter flew the team over the bubbling and flowing lava rivers, providing a bird’s-eye view of the glowing wound in the earth. The crew trekked to the volcano on foot, where a change in wind direction and elevated poisonous gases from the eruption forced a swift evacuation. Despite the deadly gas emissions, Thordarson said volcanic activity is key to life on Earth.

“Volcanic activity replenishes the atmosphere,” Thordarson explained to Doane. “The reason why we have atmosphere and we have something to breathe is because we have volcanoes who put gasses out in the atmosphere.”

Thordarson tracks the movement patterns of the volcano’s lava flows, so he can predict how and where it will go. He said there’s a small chance the eruption could become more violent and “explosive.” Scientists from Iceland’s Meteorological Office say the eruption continues to be subdued, but they’re keeping a close eye on its dynamic, pulsating behavior.

Thordarson told 60 Minutes Plus that this eruption is similar to one he studied in Hawaii, one that remained volcanically active for 35 years. “There’s a 50/50 chance that this will– this eruption will end tomorrow or it will last for decades, in my opinion,” Thordarson said. “I think it is more likely to… keep on going than stopping.”

After nearly 800 years of dormancy, the Reykjanes Peninsula received warning of an imminent eruption, when over 50,000 earthquakes shook the region in a matter of weeks. Thordarson explained that “eruptive episodes” can last for hundreds of years. “And then there’s a pause that lasts for 500 or 1,000 years or so, but 800 years on average,” Thordarson told Doane.

Around 80% of Earth’s volcanic eruptions happen underwater, but this new volcanic activity in Iceland can be seen from the streets of Reykjavik and reached by hiking trails. It’s that remarkable accessibility of the volcano that lends to its danger. 40 members of the country’s national volunteer search and rescue team patrol the site daily to keep visitors safe.

Correspondent Seth Doane speaks with scientists monitoring and racing to understand the volcano, Iceland’s search and rescue team, “volcano tourists” and owners of a local farm who say the volcano is on their land.

Watch the story now on 60 Minutes Plus, streaming only on Paramount Plus.

“The volcano has taken away our houses, including our past and memories,” he said. “But politicians are taking away our future and our hope.”

After three months, Canary Islands volcano eruption may finally be over

Residents on the Spanish island of La Palma dared to hope Wednesday that a volcanic eruption is over after almost three months of unnerving daily explosions, earthquakes, rivers of molten rock and a huge ash plume containing toxic gases.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands off northwest Africa fell silent Monday evening, and scientists said its 36 hours or so of negligible activity might signal the beginning of the end of the eruption.

Scientists don’t rule out a resurgence of volcanic activity, which abated before only to return with renewed force, but say it is unlikely.

“We cannot be 100% sure, as the volcano has been playing a few tricks over the last weeks,” Valentin Troll, a geology expert with Sweden’s Uppsala University and co-author of a geology study of the Canary Islands, told the Associated Press.

“But many parameters have now subsided, and I think the volcano is indeed in decline now,” he said.

The Canary Islands government said in a statement that “volcanic activity has fallen to almost nothing.” Some wisps of white smoke floated from the crater Wednesday morning.

Scientists say the surface of Spain’s La Palma island is continuing to expand as lava from a volcano flows into the Atlantic Ocean and hardens.

Sustained levels of low activity must be observed for 10 days for scientists to formally declare the end of the eruption, María José Blanco, a volcanologist and spokeswoman for Spain’s National Geographic Institute, told reporters.

The eruption, which began Sept. 19, is the longest on record on La Palma and has been a milestone for islanders, many of whom live from farming and tourism. The volcanic Canary Islands are a popular European vacation destination because of their mild climate.

No injuries or deaths have been directly linked to the eruption, and life has continued largely as normal on most of the island of around 80,000 residents. However, several thousand people were forced to abandon their homes, and a section of La Palma’s southwestern side is severely damaged.

For some locals, relief at the weakening eruption was tempered by frustration at government promises of help that they say has failed to materialize.

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanos on Earth, is erupting again on Hawaii’s Big Island, sending clouds of gas into the air.

“Being able to see the sun properly for the first time in nearly three months, sleeping at night without tremors, totally changes the picture,” Francisco Javier López, a 61-year-old resident of the village of Todoque, said.

“But the future remains bleak,” he said.

López lost his home of the last 30 years during the first few days of the eruption and says he is living in an overpriced rental apartment in a nearby village.

The future of his paragliding business, which employed him and his wife, also evaporated as lava buried the takeoff and landing strips at the top of the Cumbre Vieja mountain range.

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López complained that, despite pledges of free accommodation, subsidies and financial aid from national, regional and local officials, almost nothing has actually reached the hands of La Palma residents affected by the volcano.

“The volcano has taken away our houses, including our past and memories,” he said. “But politicians are taking away our future and our hope.”

Fiery molten rock flowing from Cumbre Vieja down toward the sea has destroyed around 3,000 buildings. The fields of thick black hardened lava have entombed banana plantations, ruined irrigation systems and cut roads.

The hardened lava covers about 3,000 acres, according to data collated by the Canary Islands volcanic emergency unit, PEVOLCAN.

Where the molten rock has poured into the Atlantic Ocean, rocky deltas have formed over 120 acres, PEVOLCAN said.

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Colorado is home to the Dotsero Volcanic Center, which is about a three-hour drive from Denver. Not to worry, the last time the Dotsero erupted was more than 4,100 years ago.

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Alaska is home to the largest number of potentially active volcanoes in the U.S., with 141, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. While most of the volcanoes are located in remote areas, a few are near the state’s largest city, Anchorage.

In this photo provided by NASA, the eruption of the Cleveland volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands is seen from the International Space Station in May 2009.

Christopher Brito is a social media producer and trending writer for CBS News, focusing on sports and stories that involve issues of race and culture.

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