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2 days, 14 hours ago

Kilauea Volcano eruption resumes in Hawaii as lava bursts out of summit vent

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadic eruption resumed. The eruption restarted at midday when molten rock began pouring out of a vent in Kilauea’s summit caldera, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement. The lava was contained within the caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and wasn’t affecting any …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National Park

Associated Press

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A new thermal vent spewing steam in the air at Yellowstone National Park is gaining attention, mainly because it’s visible from a road rather than any significant change in the park famous for its thousands of geysers, hot springs and bubbling mud pots. When Yellowstone’s roads open to car traffic in April, tourists will be …

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1 week ago

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised

The Hindu

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 metres high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano. The volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province has had hundreds of earthquakes and visible volcanic activity has significantly increased in the last …

Volcano Indonesia Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki Laki Prompting Alert

1 week ago

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised

Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano. The eruption was recorded at several monitoring stations on Flores island, Muhammad Wafid, chief of Indonesia’s Geology Agency, said in a statement. Residents were warned …

Indonesia Flores Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki Laki Volcano

1 week ago

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

The Hindu

Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet on Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning after a weeklong pause, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Large fountains reached heights up to 500 feet to 700 feet on …

Volcano Hawaii Park Visitors Kilauea Fountains Hundreds

1 week ago

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, alert level raised

India Today

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano. The volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province has had hundreds of earthquakes and visible volcanic activity has significantly increased in the last …

Indonesia Eruption Flores Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki Laki Volcano

1 week ago

Indonesian volcano sends ash cloud 8km high, some flights cancelled

Al Jazeera

The eruption disrupted several flights and raised emergency warnings to their highest level for locals and tourists. An eruption by Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, located in the southeastern part of Flores Island, spewed ash clouds more than 8km into the air, disrupting flights and raising emergency warnings to the highest level for residents and tourists. “The ash column was …

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1 week ago

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano puts on dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

Associated Press

HONOLULU — Lava from Hawaii’s most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning after a weeklong pause, the U.S. Geological Survey said. During the last seven hours, lava fountains were up to 600 …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Alaska volcano may erupt in WEEKS: Experts reveal how it is likely to affect 3 lakh people living nearby? What to expect

Live Mint

A giant volcano in Alaska is showing signs of an incoming eruption, scientists have warned. Spurr, which is close to Alaska's largest city lakhs of people in it, is high and could come within weeks. The Alaska Volcano Observatory has warned that it had observed “significantly elevated volcanic gas emissions” in the volcano during recent overflights, adding that these signs …

Volcano Alaska Spurr Eruptions

2 weeks, 1 day ago

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Wednesday that it had measured during recent overflights “significantly elevated volcanic gas emissions,” and said signs indicated an eruption was …

Alaska Eruption Observatory Erupt Volcano Near Mount Spurr

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode

Associated Press

HONOLULU — An erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high on Tuesday. Fountains reached heights of 400 feet to 500 feet in the early morning hours, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. This marks the 13th episode of on-again, off-again lava activity of Kilauea volcano on the Big …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Scientists on high alert after series of earthquakes strike near US volcano that's due to blow

Daily Mail

The largest active volcano in Washington state has been rocked by a series of earthquakes, putting experts on high alert. But it's impossible to say exactly when it will blow, which is why scientists have established monitoring stations around Mount Adams to track its seismic activity. Mount Adams, the largest active volcano in Washington state, was rocked by a series …

Volcano Earthquakes Rock Washington Mount Adams Scientists

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Volcano eruption in Guatemala forces hundreds to evacuate

CNN

SAN JUAN ALOTENANGO, Guatemala AP — Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at risk. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images Claudinne Ugalde, secretary of the disaster agency, said “some 30,000 people more or less are at risk in these three and we are trying to …

Guatemala Evacuate Volcano Eruption Forces Hundreds

3 weeks, 2 days ago

The Palestine cloud hanging over Berlinale

Live Mint

At times, the Berlinale assumes the form of a tinderbox waiting to explode. Last year, when No Other Land, the documentary made by Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham won the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary Film and the Berlinale Documentary Film Award, it flew in the face of a festival that refused to contend with …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

An ancient volcano victim's brain turned to glass. Scientists now think they know how

Salon

The young man was found dead in a small room near the entrance to the Hall of the Augustales, a civic order of freedmen, a bit like a freemason lodge. The ash cloud then dissipated and the brain could cool down quickly to ambient temperature, transforming into glass,” Dr. Guido Giordano, lead author of the new study and adjunct professor …

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1 month ago

Volcano owner has conviction quashed over eruption that killed 22 people

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whakaari Management, run by three brothers who own the …

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Judge overthrows conviction of owners of New Zealand island where 22 died in volcanic eruption

Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe thrown out by a judge on Friday. The company, Whakaari Management — run by three brothers who own the active volcano on New Zealand’s North Island — …

Law Tourism Safety Workplace Volcano New Zealand Company

1 month ago

5,300 people remain displaced after last year's volcano eruptions in Indonesia

China Daily

Schoolchildren run during the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Nov 7. ARNOLD WELIANTO/AFP More than 5,300 residents of Indonesia's East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, remain displaced following the massive eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in November last year, as the volcano continues to exhibit heightened activity. The disaster mitigation authorities of …

Volcano Indonesia East Mount Temporary Flores Remain

1 month ago

5,300 people remain displaced after last year's volcano eruptions in Indonesia

China Daily

Schoolchildren run during the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Nov 7. ARNOLD WELIANTO/AFP More than 5,300 residents of Indonesia's East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, remain displaced following the massive eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in November last year, as the volcano continues to exhibit heightened activity. The disaster mitigation authorities of …

Volcano Indonesia East Mount Temporary Flores Remain

1 month ago

Earth had no oxygen in the beginning. Then a volcano erupted

India Today

When Earth evolved, it did not have the life-supporting oxygen that we breathe today. HOW NITROGEN HELPED EARTH The team analysed nitrogen cycling patterns within ancient stromatolites, preserved in southern Zimbabwe. Nitrogen cycling patterns were chosen as they can help in finding the Earth’s condition before the evolution of oxygen and the beginning of photosynthesis. Dr. Ashley Martin from the …

Life Earth Oxygen Nitrogen

1 month ago

Catastrophic volcano could soon erupt on the Pacific Northwest and kill tens of thousands in just 30 minutes

Daily Mail

Experts say it is only a matter of time until Mount Rainier, one of the most dangerous volcanos in the US, unleashes itself upon the Pacific Northwest. The 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens, located in Washington just 50 miles from Mount Rainier, also produced a dangerous lahar that destroyed more than 200 homes, over 185 miles of roads and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Careless’ tourists swamp Mount Etna following eruption

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of tourists have travelled to Mount Etna to see the Sicilian volcano erupt, with local …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Mount Etna: Tourists flock to erupting volcano in Italy, blocking rescue workers

CNN

Rome CNN — A week of spectacular lava sprays on Sicily’s snow-capped Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanos, has drawn thousands of people wanting to see the eruption. Most of the tourists are well-equipped and accompanied by alpine and volcanological guides, he told CNN, but “there is also a constant influx of thousands of people, wildly parking …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Volcano erupts dozens of times and triggers ashfall in Indonesia

China Daily

Women carry belongings they collected from their houses that are affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, in 2022. DICKY BISINGLASI/AP Mount Semeru, located on the border between Lumajang and Malang in East Java, erupted dozens of times over the past few weeks, triggering ash columns and ashfall on villages around the volcano. Semeru observation …

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Kilauea Volcano eruption resumes in Hawaii as lava bursts out of summit vent

A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National Park

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, alert level raised

Indonesian volcano sends ash cloud 8km high, some flights cancelled

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano puts on dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

Alaska volcano may erupt in WEEKS: Experts reveal how it is likely to affect 3 lakh people living nearby? What to expect

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say

Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode

Scientists on high alert after series of earthquakes strike near US volcano that's due to blow

Volcano eruption in Guatemala forces hundreds to evacuate

The Palestine cloud hanging over Berlinale

An ancient volcano victim's brain turned to glass. Scientists now think they know how

Volcano owner has conviction quashed over eruption that killed 22 people

Judge overthrows conviction of owners of New Zealand island where 22 died in volcanic eruption

5,300 people remain displaced after last year's volcano eruptions in Indonesia

5,300 people remain displaced after last year's volcano eruptions in Indonesia

Earth had no oxygen in the beginning. Then a volcano erupted

Catastrophic volcano could soon erupt on the Pacific Northwest and kill tens of thousands in just 30 minutes

‘Careless’ tourists swamp Mount Etna following eruption

Mount Etna: Tourists flock to erupting volcano in Italy, blocking rescue workers

Volcano erupts dozens of times and triggers ashfall in Indonesia