Could earthquake forecasting become a reality?

After decades of research, geologists now think they are close to being able to accurately predict earthquakes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7435324.stm

Chilean volcano erupts - May 2008 - How will local people cope?

A volcano known as Chaiten has erupted in Chile, having been dormant for 9000 years. Local people have been evacuated, but will they be able to return?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7386050.stm
The eruption is part of ongoing activity along the Andes of South America, there is more information about this volcanic event here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chait%C3%A9n_%28volcano%29
See NASA’s satellite photos of the event here:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14815
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Earthquake in Chile, November 2007; what were the effects?

Chile is a country with a history of earthquakes, nevertheless, big earthquakes still cause considerable damage:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7094999.stm

What happened at Mount St Helens?

Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, but is still well studied due to the scale of the eruption.
 This is how the event was reported:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/19/newsid_2511000/2511133.stm
There is now a “National Volcanic Monument”, similar to a national park around the volcano:
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/ 
Check out the Mount St Helens webcam here:
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
There is in depth information about the volcano here:
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/
and here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens
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What happened on Montserrat?

The island of Montserrat is famous for a series of volcanic eruptions which occurred during the 1990s. These radically altered the island and had a great effect on its population. The website of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) can be found here:
http://www.mvo.ms/
More about the island of Montserrat here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montserrat
Many of the people of Montserrat were evacuated [...]

Where have earthquakes happened this week?

Follow this link to the US Geological Survey earthquake centre to see a map of earthquakes that happened during the past week:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/

Earthquakes - how can we be prepared?

This link is to the San Francisco “72 hours” website. It’s given that title because 72 hours is the length of time during which people might need to look after themselves in the case of an earthquake or other emergency. Plans can be tailored depending on who you are. There is also information on how to build [...]

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre: can it protect Pacific nations from a natural disaster?

A link to the website of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre:
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/

Bam earthquake 2003 - what happened?

Some stories relating to the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4125385.stm

Kashmir earthquake 2005 - what happened?

Links to the events surrounding the Kashmir earthquake in 2005:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/8/newsid_4968000/4968918.stm