Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters At least 800 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area’s Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said on Wednesday. The volcano, located on Ruang island about 100 kilometres from the provincial capital […]
Iceland volcano still pouring out fountains of lava
Copenhagen, Denmark Reuters A volcano in Iceland that erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December was still spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air on Monday although infrastructure and a nearby fishing town were safe for now, authorities said. Magma had been accumulating underground on the Reykjanes peninsula near Iceland’s capital […]
Iceland volcano erupts again, spewing fountains of lava
Copenhagen, Denmark Reuters A volcano in Iceland erupted for the fourth time since December on Saturday, the country’s meteorological office said, spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air in sharp contrast against the dark night sky. Livestreams from the area showed fountains of molten rock soaring from fissures in the ground after authorities […]
Iceland volcano erupts with lava fountains, disrupts heating and roads
North of Sylingarfell, Iceland Reuters A volcano in south-western Iceland erupted on Thursday for the third time since December, spraying streams of lava up to 80 metres into the air and triggering an emergency warning as thousands of households lost heating in the middle of winter. Bright orange molten rock spewed from cracks in the […]
Icelandic volcano eruption eases, but risk remains
Reykjavik, Iceland Reuters A volcanic eruption in Iceland that had threatened to engulf a seaside town appeared to subside on Tuesday, although authorities and geologists warned that danger still persisted. A flow of red-hot lava on Sunday reached the outskirts of Grindavik, a fishing town of some 4,000 residents, setting three houses ablaze but causing […]
Iceland volcano recedes after “black day” of town fires
Reykjavik, Iceland Reuters A volcano that erupted in south-west Iceland for the second time in less than a month appeared to be significantly less active on Monday despite indications of magma still flowing underground. “A black day” read the front page headline of Icelandic daily Morgunbladid across an image of bright-orange lava fountains and houses […]
Iceland volcano lava missing town for now, flight impact unlikely
Copenhagen, DenmarkReuters Lava spewing from a volcano in Iceland appeared to be flowing away from the only nearby town and the intensity of the eruption was dropping, offering hope that homes would be safe even though seismic activity could last months, officials said on Tuesday. The government said flights were unlikely to be affected, quashing […]
Essay: Living near the fire – 500 million people worldwide have active volcanoes as neighbours
In an article first published on The Conversation, geologist DAVID KITCHEN looks at why hundreds of millions continue to live near volcanoes…
Spanish volcano victims feel forgotten, want change from election
La Palma, Spain Reuters Living in rows of look-alike makeshift homes as hardened black lava covers the once-bucolic valleys where they used to dwell, many residents of the Spanish island of La Palma feel resentment and yearn for political change in this month’s general election. The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano over three months […]
Peru to declare emergency status as Ubinas volcano rumbles
Lima, PeruReuters Peru will declare emergency status in the area around the Ubinas volcano in the southern region of Moquegua, the Prime Minister said on Monday, as the country’s most active volcano has been spewing ash for several days. The National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) said in a statement that the area’s status alert […]