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Watch: Italy's Mount Etna Volcano Erupts With Ash And Lava, Sends Tourists Running For Safety
The eruption filled the Sicilian sky with smoke, with the famous landmark spewing ash and forcing visitors to scramble to safety.
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Watch: Kilauea Volcano Spews 'Lava Fountain' 1,000 Feet Above Hawaii
One of the world's most active volcanoes spewed columns of lava exceeding 1,000 feet above Hawaii, according to US vulcanologists and spectacular footage released Sunday.
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Europe's Most Active Volcano Is Attracting Thousands Of Tourists. Know Why
Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, is attracting thousands of tourists eager to witness the spectacular lava flows cutting through the snow-capped mountain.
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Earthquake Swarm Near Santorini Triggers Emergency Response from Greek Authorities
Greek authorities have closed schools and deployed emergency teams in response to an increasing earthquake swarm near Santorini. The tremors, which began last week, have been intensifying in frequency and magnitude, with the strongest recorded at magnitude 5. Experts have determined that the seismic activity is caused by fault movement, rather than...
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NASA's Juno Detects Io's Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption Yet
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has recorded the most powerful volcanic eruption on Io, Jupiter’s most volcanic moon. The eruption site, detected on 27 December 2024, is fueled by a massive magma chamber spanning 105,000 square kilometers. The heat energy released is estimated at 80 trillion watts, exceeding Earth’s total power output. The volcanic ac...
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Tristan da Cunha: The Remote Island Shaped by Volcanic Forces and Rich Ecosystems
Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic island group in the South Atlantic, is home to 250 people in a settlement called Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. Surrounded by rugged terrain and unique wildlife like northern rockhopper penguins, it offers a glimpse into Earth's geological and ecological history. Its isolation is so profound that reaching it involves a si...
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Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again, Spews Columns Of Lava Above Hawaii
Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns of lava 80 meters (260 feet) above Hawaii, US vulcanologists said.
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Iceland Volcano Erupts For 5th Time Since December, Shoots Lava Over 50 Metres Into Air
A volcano in southwestern Iceland sent glowing hot lava shooting more than 50 metres into the air on Wednesday, its fifth eruption since December and the most powerful one since its volcanic system became active three years ago.
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Scientists Discover Strange Planet That May Be "Melting From Within"
Researchers described the planet as "Io on steroids". Io, Jupiter's third largest moon, is the most volcanic body in our solar system, with every inch of its surface covered in lava plains.
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34 Killed, 16 Missing After Flash Floods Hit Indonesia
At least 34 people were killed and 16 more were missing in western Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava flow from one of the archipelago's most active volcanos damaged homes, roads and mosques, officials said Sunday.
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Indonesia's Mount Merapi Volcano Erupts, Spews Avalanche Of Lava
Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava more than two kilometres from the crater.
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Earth-Size Exoplanet, Likely Covered In Volcanoes, Discovered 90 Light Years Away
Named LP 791-18 d, the exoplanet exhibits behaviour similar to Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active place in our Solar System.
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Russia's Shiveluch Volcano Erupts, Flight Warning Issued
The Shiveluch Volcano is one of Russia's most active and between 60,000 and 70,000 years old.
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Volcano Erupts In Guatemala, Forcing Closure Of Airport, Highway
One of the most active volcanoes in Central America has erupted again, spewing lava and ash and forcing authorities in Guatemala City on Sunday to briefly close the country's largest airport and a major highway.
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Watch: River Of Lava Flowing From Kilauea Volcano In Hawaii
A video showing a fiery stream of lava flowing through Kilauea, which is one of the five volcanoes that form Hawaii island, has gone viral on social media. Kilauea is also considered to be one of the most active volcanoes in the region.
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Watch: Italy's Mount Etna Volcano Erupts With Ash And Lava, Sends Tourists Running For Safety
The eruption filled the Sicilian sky with smoke, with the famous landmark spewing ash and forcing visitors to scramble to safety.
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Watch: Kilauea Volcano Spews 'Lava Fountain' 1,000 Feet Above Hawaii
One of the world's most active volcanoes spewed columns of lava exceeding 1,000 feet above Hawaii, according to US vulcanologists and spectacular footage released Sunday.
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Europe's Most Active Volcano Is Attracting Thousands Of Tourists. Know Why
Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, is attracting thousands of tourists eager to witness the spectacular lava flows cutting through the snow-capped mountain.
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Earthquake Swarm Near Santorini Triggers Emergency Response from Greek Authorities
Greek authorities have closed schools and deployed emergency teams in response to an increasing earthquake swarm near Santorini. The tremors, which began last week, have been intensifying in frequency and magnitude, with the strongest recorded at magnitude 5. Experts have determined that the seismic activity is caused by fault movement, rather than...
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NASA's Juno Detects Io's Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption Yet
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has recorded the most powerful volcanic eruption on Io, Jupiter’s most volcanic moon. The eruption site, detected on 27 December 2024, is fueled by a massive magma chamber spanning 105,000 square kilometers. The heat energy released is estimated at 80 trillion watts, exceeding Earth’s total power output. The volcanic ac...
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Tristan da Cunha: The Remote Island Shaped by Volcanic Forces and Rich Ecosystems
Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic island group in the South Atlantic, is home to 250 people in a settlement called Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. Surrounded by rugged terrain and unique wildlife like northern rockhopper penguins, it offers a glimpse into Earth's geological and ecological history. Its isolation is so profound that reaching it involves a si...
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Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again, Spews Columns Of Lava Above Hawaii
Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns of lava 80 meters (260 feet) above Hawaii, US vulcanologists said.
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Iceland Volcano Erupts For 5th Time Since December, Shoots Lava Over 50 Metres Into Air
A volcano in southwestern Iceland sent glowing hot lava shooting more than 50 metres into the air on Wednesday, its fifth eruption since December and the most powerful one since its volcanic system became active three years ago.
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Scientists Discover Strange Planet That May Be "Melting From Within"
Researchers described the planet as "Io on steroids". Io, Jupiter's third largest moon, is the most volcanic body in our solar system, with every inch of its surface covered in lava plains.
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34 Killed, 16 Missing After Flash Floods Hit Indonesia
At least 34 people were killed and 16 more were missing in western Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava flow from one of the archipelago's most active volcanos damaged homes, roads and mosques, officials said Sunday.
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Indonesia's Mount Merapi Volcano Erupts, Spews Avalanche Of Lava
Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava more than two kilometres from the crater.
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Earth-Size Exoplanet, Likely Covered In Volcanoes, Discovered 90 Light Years Away
Named LP 791-18 d, the exoplanet exhibits behaviour similar to Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active place in our Solar System.
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Russia's Shiveluch Volcano Erupts, Flight Warning Issued
The Shiveluch Volcano is one of Russia's most active and between 60,000 and 70,000 years old.
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Volcano Erupts In Guatemala, Forcing Closure Of Airport, Highway
One of the most active volcanoes in Central America has erupted again, spewing lava and ash and forcing authorities in Guatemala City on Sunday to briefly close the country's largest airport and a major highway.
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Watch: River Of Lava Flowing From Kilauea Volcano In Hawaii
A video showing a fiery stream of lava flowing through Kilauea, which is one of the five volcanoes that form Hawaii island, has gone viral on social media. Kilauea is also considered to be one of the most active volcanoes in the region.
