volcano

Cluster of Alaskan volcanic islands may be a giant volcano similar to the Yellowstone Caldera

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A small cluster of volcanic islands in Alaska may be part of a single giant volcano similar to that of the Yellowstone Caldera and others that have had super-eruptions in the past. The group belongs to the Islands of the Four Mountains in the central Aleutians, which consists of six stratovolcanoes named Carlisle, Cleveland, Herbert, … Read more

Indonesian volcano erupts forcing thousands to flee their island homes

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Indonesian volcano erupts forcing thousands to flee their island homes as giant cloud of deadly gas fills sky and avalanche of lava roars down mountainside The Mount Ile Lewotolok volcano in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Lembata Area near the volcano is likely to be inundated with ‘hot clouds and lava stream’  No casualties have … Read more

Stromboli volcano erupts with ‘high intensity’ sending ash and debris hundreds of feet into the sky

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Italy’s Stromboli volcano erupts with ‘high intensity’ explosion sending ash and debris hundreds of feet into the sky One of the world’s most active volcanoes resides on Italy’s Stromboli  The volcano has been active for thousands of years and erupts nearly every hour However, a recent explosion on Monday was deemed ‘high intensity’  The volcano … Read more

Popa langur: New monkey species is discovered on Myanmar volcano

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A new monkey species found on a volcano in Myanmar is already close to extinction with fewer than 250 left and its habitat under threat, researchers claim. Named Popa langur, the new species was discovered after an extensive genetic study by the German Primate Center and Fauna and Flora International. Working from an extensive field survey … Read more

White Island volcano survivors share near-death stories and video

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Startling unseen footage has emerged of tourists on White Island being told the risk warning level was increasing just moments before the volcano erupted.  The explosion off the coast of Whakatane, New Zealand, claimed the lives of 21 of the 47 people on the island on December 9, 2019. Melbourne woman Stephanie Browitt, now 24, … Read more

Iceland’s most active volcano may be preparing to erupt

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Iceland’s most active volcano that grounded 900 passenger flights in 2011 looks like it’s getting ready to erupt again The volcano, called Grímsvötn, is almost entirely covered by thick ice  Seismic measurements indicate magma is accumulating under the volcano  Experts do not believe the eruption will be as large or disruptive as in 2011   By Joe Pinkstone … Read more

Mayan community obliterated 1,590 years ago when volcano erupted, study reveals

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Mayan community was obliterated 1,590 years ago when a violent volcano erupted, according to a new study that uncovered the timeline using an ice core from Greenland and charred remains from the event Radiocarbon measurements date a massive eruption of El Salvador’s Ilopango volcano for the first time, to 431 AD The explosion was over 50 … Read more

Deadly lake with waters of 185 degrees develops in the belly of Hawaiian volcano

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A massive lake is bubbling in the belly of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano at temperatures ranging from 176 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit, deeming it one of the world’s hottest bodies of water. The lagoon surfaced following a 2018 eruption that caused part of the caldera floor to collapse, leaving ‘a hole nearly as deep as One … Read more

Indonesian volcano Mount Sinanbung spews Ash three miles into the air in spectacular eruption

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Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung spews a mountain of ash three miles into the air in spectacular eruption Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia erupted for the second time in three days on Monday  The volcano spewed a giant cloud of hot volcanic ash three miles into the air and turning the sky dark Residents … Read more