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Hawaii Observatory to be Evicted Amid Federal Cuts as Volcano Shoots 700ft Lava
The Guardian - Fri Mar 21, 2025
As Hawaii’s most active volcano shot out fountains of lava on Thursday, some of them reaching as high as 700ft, scientists from the US Geological Survey have been posting regular updates on the scale and pace of the eruptions. More»

Nuclear-test monitor calls Tonga volcano blast "biggest thing that we've ever seen"
NPR - Fri Jan 21, 2022
The explosive volcanic eruption in Tonga on Saturday appears to dwarf the largest nuclear detonations ever conducted, according to a global group that monitors for atomic testing. More»

'Aggressive' volcano on La Palma in Spain blows open TWO new fissures spewing more lava into the ocean- as eruption destroys 1,000 buildings
Daily Mail - Sat Oct 2, 2021
New fissures have opened in the erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, spewing lava and ash into the air, with 1,000 buildings destroyed so far. More»

Volcano Erupts Near Congolese City of Goma; Residents Flee
NBC New York - Sat May 22, 2021
Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo erupted for the first time in nearly two decades Saturday, turning the night sky a fiery red and sending lava onto a major highway as panicked residents tried to flee Goma, a city of nearly 2 million. More»

Potential Kaboom! Vulcanologists discover unexpected silica in basaltic lava volcanos
Heritage Daily - Wed Aug 5, 2020
An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes which reliably produce small basaltic lava eruptions hide chemically diverse magmas in their underground plumbing systems - including some with the potential to generate explosive activity. More»

Extreme Heat of Vesuvius Eruption Turned a Man's Brain to 'Glass'
Geology - Fri Feb 28, 2020
A man who died in Herculaneum during the historic Vesuvius eruption was found with an exploded skull and glass-like brain tissue. More»

Thousands flee as volcano erupts in the Philippines, Manila airport closed
WNBC-TV - Sun Jan 12, 2020
TAGAYTAY, Philippines - A small volcano south of the Philippine capital that draws many tourists for its picturesque setting in a lake erupted with a massive plume of ash and steam Sunday, prompting thousands of people to flee and officials to shut Manila’s international airport. More»

Mystery of Weird Hum Heard Around the World Solved
Live Science - Thu Jan 9, 2020
Mysterious seismic hums detected around the world were likely caused by an unusual geologic event - the rumblings of a magma-filled reservoir deep under the Indian Ocean, a new study finds. More»

More than 30 small earthquakes on Oregon's Mount Hood since Monday
KING-TV - Wed Jul 10, 2019
MOUNT HOOD, Oregon - There's been some minor seismic activity at Mount Hood since Monday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey. More»

Geologists Discover Largest Underwater Volcano, Explain Weird Hum Heard Around the World
Live Science - Thu May 23, 2019
A strange seismic event off the coast of Africa has led scientists to a mighty finding: the discovery of the largest underwater volcanic eruption ever recorded. More»

'Explosive Eruption' at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Sends Ash Into Air
NBC New York - Wed May 16, 2018
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano experienced an "explosive eruption" before dawn Thursday, shooting a steely gray plume of ash from its summit about 25,000 feet into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town, officials said. More»

Erupting Calbuco Volcano Lights Up The Sky
Associated Press - Wed Apr 22, 2015
Santiago, Chile - Twin blasts from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile have sent vast clouds of ash into the sky, increasing concerns that it could contaminate water, cause respiratory illnesses and ground more flights. More»

Volcano Villarrica Erupts in Chile
Reuters - Mon Mar 2, 2015
Volcano Villarrica in southern Chile erupted in the early hours of Tuesday, sending a plume of ash and lava high into the sky, and forcing the evacuation of nearby communities. More»

Lava flows from Philippine volcano; thousands flee
AP - Wed Sep 17, 2014
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines' most active volcano has sent more huge lava fragments rolling down its slopes in an ongoing gentle eruption that has prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of villagers, officials said Wednesday. More»

Popocatepetl Volcano in Mexico Sparks Fresh UFO Alert
International Business Times - Tue Feb 19, 2013
UFOs swoop around a smoking volcano in Latin America in footage that has caused a stir on local television news. More»

Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights across Europe
Associated Press - Wed Apr 14, 2010
LONDON - An ash cloud from Iceland's spewing volcano halted air traffic across a wide swath of Europe on Thursday, grounding planes on a scale unseen since the 2001 terror attacks as authorities stopped all flights over Britain, Ireland and the Nordic countries. More»

Controversial study suggests vast magma pool under Washington state
McClatchy Newspapers - Mon Oct 26, 2009
WASHINGTON - A vast pool of molten rock in the continental crust that underlies southwestern Washington state could supply magma to three active volcanoes in the Cascade Mountains - Mount St. Helens , Mount Rainier and Mount Adams - according to a new study that's causing a stir among scientists. More»

Dramatic Image Shows Volcano's Lightning
Live Science - Tue Apr 7, 2009
For the first time, scientists have been able to "see" and trace lightning inside a plume of ash spewing from an actively erupting volcano. More»

Volcano erupts near Tokyo raining ash down on city
Associated Press - Sun Feb 1, 2009
TOKYO - A volcano erupted near Tokyo early Monday, spewing a plume of smoke more than a mile high and raining ash down on parts of the city. More»

Chile volcano erupts, villages evacuated
Associated Press - Thu May 1, 2008
SANTIAGO, Chile - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people from villages in southern Chile Friday after a snowcapped volcano considered dormant for thousands of years erupted. More»

Kilauea volcano explodes again
Associated Press - Thu Apr 10, 2008
HAWAII - Kilauea Volcano has exploded again. More»

Mount St. Helens rumbles once again
Associated Press - Sat Jan 19, 2008
VANCOUVER, Washington - Steam seeping from a fracture atop the lava dome in Mount St Helens' crater and the mountain's first noteworthy seismic activity since 2004 have caught scientists' attention this week as signs that something is moving inside it. More»

Volcano spews steam and ash in Mexico
AFP - Sat Dec 1, 2007
PUEBLA, Mexico - Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed ash and steam on Saturday in a giant plume stretching some 3,000 meters (two miles) high, authorities said. More»

Indonesian volcano roaring to life
Associated Press - Fri Nov 9, 2007
ANAK KRAKATAU, Indonesia - Sending a boom across the bay, the offspring of the fabled Krakatau volcano unleashes another mighty eruption, blasting smoke and red-hot rocks hundreds of feet into the sky. More»

Ground said rising at Yellowstone Park
Associated Press - Wed Nov 7, 2007
Yellowstone National Park, once the site of a giant volcano, has begun swelling up, possibly because molten rock is accumulating beneath the surface, scientists report. More»

Philippine Volcano Erupts
AFP - Mon Jul 30, 2007
MANILA - A volcano erupted in the eastern Philippines on Tuesday, raining ash on two towns, but there were no reports of casualties, volcanologists said. More»

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