Volcano News
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Guatemala City -
Activity at a volcano near Guatemala's capital went back to normal on Saturday, officials said, a day after 300 people were evacuated as it spat hot ash high into the air.The so-called Volcano of Fire lies 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Guatemala City.
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Rome -
Ten people were injured by flying rock and lava after Mount Etna, Europe's biggest active volcano, erupted on Thursday, according to reports and a BBC journalist who was among those caught up in the drama.
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Rome -
Ten people were injured by flying rock and lava after Mount Etna, Europe's biggest active volcano, erupted on Thursday, according to reports and a BBC journalist who was among those caught up in the drama.
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By AFP
Rome -
Ten people were injured by flying rock and lava after Mount Etna, Europe's biggest active volcano, erupted on Thursday, according to reports and a BBC journalist who was among those caught up in the drama.
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By AFP
Rome -
Mount Etna has burst into life for the third time in just under three weeks, spitting molten lava nearly 200 metres (650 feet) into the sky above Sicily.
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Managua -
An Argentine volcanologist and a Nicaraguan guide who fell into an active volcano were in good health Wednesday after being rescued by firemen, officials in Nicaragua said.
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Angkasa -
A rumbling volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island spewed clouds of smoke and ash high into the air Friday, the latest in a series of violent eruptions.
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San Jos -
Costa Rica declared a state of emergency Thursday after eruptions of ash from a volcano forced international flights to be postponed and threatened the capital, authorities said.
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Paris -
A slumbering Campi Flegrei volcano under the Italian city of Naples shows signs of "reawakening" and may be nearing a critical pressure point, according to a study published Tuesday.
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In an impressive technological feat, scientists and engineers have succeeded in drilling a borehole into a volcano in Iceland with the aim of using the intense heat as an energy source.
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By AFP
Menteng Dua -
Hundreds of tourists have fled a volcanic eruption at a popular Indonesian hiking destination, an official said Wednesday, expressing fears some may have stayed behind to document the natural wonder.
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By AFP
San Jos -
The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country's main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky.
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The Popocatepetl volcano spewed ash on swaths of Mexico City and its suburbs on Monday, leaving a thin coat of dust on streets and cars.
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Angkasa -
Indonesian rescuers searched for survivors in scorched villages and devastated farmlands Monday after a volcano erupted in clouds of searing ash and gas, killing seven and leaving others fighting life-threatening burns.
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Jakarta -
The death toll from a volcanic eruption in western Indonesia has climbed to six, an official said Sunday, with fears more could have been trapped by the hot ash.
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A volcano erupted Friday near the capital of Costa Rica, choking surrounding communities with smoke and ash.
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By AFP
Sidoarjo -
Harwati forces a smile as she guides visitors around a bubbling mud volcano in Indonesia, pausing as they snap selfies on the bleak wasteland she once called home.
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By AFP
Vienna -
Back-to-back volcanic eruptions in the mid-6th century darkened Europe's skies for more than a year and may have ushered in the Dark Ages, according to finding to be presented Friday at a science conference in Vienna.
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By AFP
Puebla -
The huge Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City spat burning ash over nearby towns on Monday and forced the closure of an airport, officials said.
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Guatemala City -
Guatemalan authorities issued a warning Wednesday as the country's Fuego volcano, located near the capital, spewed ash into the air.
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Toukyo -
A volcano in southern Japan dramatically erupted Friday, with television footage showing fiery bursts of super hot rock and ash rushing down its slopes, though authorities said it posed no immediate danger to populated areas.
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By AFP
Kupang -
More than 1,200 people have been evacuated from their homes to escape a gurgling volcano in eastern Indonesia spewing clouds of ash and toxic gas into the air.
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By AFP
Guatemala City -
Guatemalan authorities Monday warily monitored the eruption of a volcano near its capital that spewed columns of ash up to seven kilometers (four miles) high.
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By AFP
Managua -
A volcano in Nicaragua that has been dormant for 110 years spewed gas and lava Sunday for the second time in a month.
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Rome -
Fire and hot ash spewed high into the sky from Italy's Mount Etna in Sicily Friday, in one of the most dramatic eruptions of Europe's highest active volcano in the past 20 years.
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Since it awoke in August from a 138-year slumber, Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano has become one of the most-watched in the world, holding wary locals and fascinated scientists in thrall.
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Ortega -
Thirty years after a volcanic eruption wiped out the city of Armero, Colombia is still haunted by the tragedy, and by the wide black eyes of its most iconic victim.
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Guatemala City -
A live volcano whose increased activity this week near Guatemala's capital -- causing ash columns in the sky, explosions and tremors -- sparked an alert subsided on Wednesday, emergency response officials said.
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Quito -
Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano, which began erupting in August after being dormant for 138 years, on Thursday coughed up a two-kilometer-high column of ash, officials said.
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Guatemala City -
A volcano near the Guatemalan capital roared back to life on Wednesday, spewing ash high into the air, disaster safety officials said.
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Volcano Image
File photo: A shot of the volcano named Hekla in Iceland. Photo by Lydur Skulason
Chart of Grimsvötn's seismic activity before and during eruption. Chart courtesy Icelandic Met Office.
Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano spews ash and gas on April 13, 2013. SEGOB
Phivolcs earthquake map Phivolcs
Grand Geyser, on the right, erupts every 12 hours. In the picture, Grand Geyser is erupting simultaneously with a Vent Geyser, on the left. Mbz1
George Kourounis looking at lava in the Marum Crater in Ambrym, Vanuatu Vimeo screengrab
Mount Lokon Volcano in Indonesia earthquake report
Volcanic eruptions millions of years ago threw vast amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. Turema Oliviera
Image of Tolbachik Volcano's eruption on Nov. 29, 2012 D.Melnikov/KVERT
Plosky Tolbachik volcano erupting in Russia, December 2012. YouTube
Aerial photograph of Cleveland's August 2011 lava and summit crater. This lava dome was extruded sometime after July 7 when the last clear view of the summit area did not show this feature. The formation of the lava dome is consistent with thermal anomalies observed in satellite imagery since July 19, 2011. This dome is approximately 60 m in diameter in a 200m-wide crater. Photograph courtesy of Dave Withrow, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Alaska Volcano Observatory
Plosky Tolbachik volcano erupting in Russia, December 2012. YouTube
Passengers at an airport terminal BBC screen shot
NASA photograph of the volcanic activity on El Hierro in 2012 NASA
Mount Sakurajima on May 29, 2015. Kyushu Danji
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