Volcano Eruption

The latest eruption lasted about eight hours this Wednesday. Lava fountains shot from the northern vent with force. Some streams soared more than 1,000 feet into the air.

Fiery 'river of fire' spotted from space as Mount Etna erupts, satellites capture stunning view

Experts believe the violent flow was triggered by a collapse in part of the volcano’s caldera wall. The superheated avalanche, thankfully, caused no injuries or deaths.

Is Washington’s largest volcano, dormant for thousands of years, waking up? Recent Mount Adams seismic activity sparks concern

Mount Adams, Washington's largest volcano, shows increased seismic activity. The USGS installs seismic stations to monitor the situation, citing concerns over lahars and landslides.

Iceland volcano erupts for the sixth time since December; worst in 50 years. Watch fiery display

According to the Met Office, the fissure’s total length reached approximately 3.9 kilometres (2.42 miles) and extended by 1.5 kilometres in just 40 minutes.

Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, send lava flowing toward nearby settlement

Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years.

Iceland volcano erupts with lava and noxious gases, tourists warned to stay away

The eruption is in an uninhabited valley near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.

In Pics | Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest volcano, erupts

Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash erupted from the Mauna Loa volcano and people living on Big Island have to be ready in the event of a worst-case scenario

Volcano erupts again near Iceland capital

On August 3, a strip of glowing red lava was seen gushing from the ground, spouting 20-30 metres (65-100 feet) into the air before spreading into a blanket of smouldering black rock.

Scientists scour 'Mexico's Galapagos' for quake, volcano clues

One of the archipelago's volcanos, Barcena, last erupted spectacularly in 1953, and another Evermann, in 1993. Both remain active today.

Tonga volcano eruption | Before and after satellite images of Tsunami-hit Tonga

New satellite images released on January 18 show the damage from a volcanic eruption in Tonga. Maxar Technologies released aerial photographs of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha-apai volcano and Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa before and after its main eruption, which could be seen from space. Satellite images captured the spectacular eruption, with a plume of ash, steam, and gas rising like a giant mushroom above the South Pacific.

La Palma volcano evacuees see no end to ordeal since September 19 eruption

Streams of red-hot lava have engulfed almost 800 hectares (2,000 acres) of land, destroying about 2,000 buildings and many banana plantations since the eruption started on September 19 at La Palma in Spain. More than 6,000 people have been evacuated.

Japan's Mount Aso volcano erupts, officials warn people to stay away

No injuries were immediately reported after the late-morning eruption in southwest Japan, which sent rocks flying in a dramatic blast captured by nearby CCTV cameras.

Philippines on alert after Taal volcano eruption; mass evacuation process underway

The pre-emptive evacuations began late on July 1 from five high-risk villages in the lakeside towns of Laurel and Agoncillo. More than 14,000 people may have to be moved temporarily away from the volcano. Most evacuation camps have set up isolation areas in case anyone began showing COVID-19 symptoms