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CNN   11 April 2023   Russia   Kamchatka region  
<p>CNN &mdash; The Shiveluch volcano erupted early Tuesday morning in Russia&rsquo;s far eastern Kamchatka region, spewing ash up to 20 kilometers above sea level, according to the local branch of the Russia Academy of Sciences (RAS) Geophysical Survey.<br ...
BBC NEWS   03 April 2023   Colombia   Nevado del Ruiz  
<p>Families living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase of seismic activity.<br />Colombia's Geological Service (SGC) has raised the alert level from yellow to orange, warning that an eruption ...
PHYS.ORG   19 March 2023   World  
<p>Venus is almost the same size, mass and density as Earth. So it should be generating heat in its interior (by the decay of radioactive elements) at much the same rate as the Earth does. On Earth, one of the main ways in which this heat leaks out is via ...
Idaho Capital Sun   23 February 2023   USA  
<p>The volcanic character of Yellowstone has long been known. An indigenous map drawn on a bison pelt indicating a volcano on the Yellowstone River was described by the governor of Louisiana Territory in an 1805 letter to Thomas Jefferson.<br />The first formal ...
CNN   28 November 2022   Hawaii   Mauna Loa  
<p>The world&rsquo;s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years.<br />Though lava is flowing down one side of the volcano, the eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is not threatening communities, the ...
The Guardian   15 July 2022   Antarctica  
<p>The great white continent of Antarctica has been awash in dazzling pink and plum hues, thanks to the &ldquo;afterglow&rdquo; effect of the Tongan eruption.<br />The unusually fiery skies have already been reported across New Zealand and Australia in the ...
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Wanted in Rome   10 July 2022   Italy   Naples  
<p>Tourist had strayed off visitor path and was not seriously injured.<br />A 23-year-old American tourist fell into the crater of Mount Vesuvius, the volcano looming over Naples, Italian media reports.<br />The incident occurred on Saturday after the tourist ...
CNN   11 October 2021   Canary Islands   La Palma  
<p>Madrid (CNN) Lava flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island sparked a fire at a cement factory Monday, leading to at least 2,500 residents to be ordered into lockdown to protect their health, a local official said.<br />The main danger ...
abc.net.au   01 October 2021   Hawaii   Kilauea Volcano  
<p>One of the most active volcanos on Earth is erupting on Hawaii's Big Island.<br />Officials with the US Geological Survey said the eruption begun in Kilauea volcano's Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit on Wednesday.<br />Webcam footage of the crater ...
<p>Tens of thousands of people have fled the Congolese city of Goma after officials ordered the evacuation of parts of the city due to the risk of further eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo.<br />The evacuation order came after powerful aftershocks rocked the ...