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Russian volcano puts on display in latest eruption A volcano in Russia's far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometers into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. https://phys.org/news/2026-01-russian-volcano-display-latest-eruption.html Environment Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:00:06 EST news688797798 Volcano erupts in northern Ethiopia, sending ash plumes toward Yemen and Oman A long-dormant volcano erupted in northern Ethiopia over the weekend, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-volcano-erupts-northern-ethiopia-ash.html Environment Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:11:28 EST news683201484 Antarctic ice reveals two volcanoes erupting simultaneously may have caused 15th-century cooling Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast known as the 1458/59 CE event was so huge that it triggered decades of cooling, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-antarctic-ice-reveals-volcanoes-erupting.html Earth Sciences Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:50:04 EDT news680347937 Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day Wednesday, spewing towering columns of hot ash that later blanketed villages. No casualties were immediately reported. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-indonesia-lewotobi-laki-volcano-unleashes.html Environment Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:37:10 EDT news679721826 An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst Mount Fuji hasn't erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential violent eruption of the active volcano. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-ai-simulation-mount-fuji-eruption.html Environment Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:00:01 EDT news675662260 Residents wear masks as volcanic ash blankets villages near erupting Indonesian volcano Residents wore masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that blanketed roads and green rice fields in villages in south-central Indonesia as rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Tuesday for a second straight day. https://phys.org/news/2025-07-residents-masks-volcanic-ash-blankets.html Environment Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:25:21 EDT news671167508 Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations and flight cancelations Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from the resort island of Bali. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-eruption-indonesia-mount-lewotobi-laki.html Environment Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:30:01 EDT news669439413 Philippine volcano briefly erupts, belching ash plume into the sky A restive volcano in central Philippines briefly erupted Tuesday, spewing a 4.5-kilometer (2.8-mile) ash plume and debris into the sky as its rumblings were heard nearby. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-philippine-volcano-briefly-erupts-belching.html Environment Tue, 13 May 2025 04:44:10 EDT news666330239 A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say A volcano near Alaska's largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased. https://phys.org/news/2025-03-volcano-alaska-largest-city-erupt.html Environment Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:12:25 EDT news661061541 Earthquakes are rumbling under Alaska volcano, officials say: Is it about to erupt? A volcano near Alaska's most populous city is showing signs it could be headed toward an eruption, officials said. https://phys.org/news/2025-02-earthquakes-rumbling-alaska-volcano-erupt.html Earth Sciences Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:17:41 EST news658660653 Earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska's largest city raise concerns An increase in the number of earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska's largest city this year has geologists paying attention. https://phys.org/news/2024-12-earthquakes-volcano-alaska-largest-city.html Environment Sat, 07 Dec 2024 05:05:33 EST news652770323 Indonesia volcano catapults vast ash tower into sky A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Saturday, sending a giant ash tower nine kilometers (more than five miles) into the sky, days after it killed nine people and forced thousands of locals to evacuate. https://phys.org/news/2024-11-indonesia-volcano-catapults-vast-ash.html Environment Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:00:02 EST news650346234 Indonesia volcano erupts again after killing nine day earlier A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Tuesday, blowing an ash column into the sky a day after it spewed fireballs on nearby villages that killed nine people. https://phys.org/news/2024-11-indonesia-volcano-erupts-day-earlier.html Environment Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:30:01 EST news650034961 Sicily's Catania airport reopens after Mount Etna eruption Sicily's Catania airport reopened Friday after a temporary suspension of flights earlier in the day caused by an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano. https://phys.org/news/2024-07-flights-slowly-resume-sicily-catania.html Environment Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:54:47 EDT news639395682 Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts 3 times, spewing lava and clouds of gray ash Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupted three times on Thursday, spewing red lava and clouds of gray ash. No injuries were reported. https://phys.org/news/2024-06-indonesia-mount-ibu-erupts-spewing.html Environment Thu, 06 Jun 2024 04:40:01 EDT news636867503 Torrent of volcanic mudflow hits Philippine village Heavy rain washed volcanic mud and debris through a village in the central Philippines on Wednesday, two days after a nearby volcano erupted. https://phys.org/news/2024-06-torrent-volcanic-mudflow-philippine-village.html Environment Wed, 05 Jun 2024 05:52:25 EDT news636785541 Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, spewing ash and peppering villages with debris Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupted Tuesday for a second time in two weeks, spewing ash almost 2 kilometers (more than a mile) into the sky, closing an airport and peppering nearby villages with debris. https://phys.org/news/2024-04-indonesia-mount-ruang-erupts-spewing.html Environment Tue, 30 Apr 2024 03:54:15 EDT news633668042 More than 2,100 people are evacuated as an Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. https://phys.org/news/2024-04-people-evacuated-indonesian-volcano-spews.html Environment Sat, 20 Apr 2024 03:48:46 EDT news632803717 Indonesia's Mount Marapi erupts again, leading to evacuations but no reported casualties Indonesia's Mount Marapi erupted again on Sunday, spewing smoke and ash high into the air, but no casualties were reported. https://phys.org/news/2024-01-indonesia-mount-marapi-erupts-evacuations.html Environment Sun, 14 Jan 2024 06:44:13 EST news624437047 Indonesia's Marapi volcano erupts for the second day, halting search for 12 missing climbers Indonesian authorities halted the search for 12 climbers after Mount Marapi volcano erupted again Monday, spewing a new burst of hot ash as high as 800 meters (2,620 feet) into the air, officials said. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-bodies-recovered-volcanic-eruption-indonesia.html Environment Mon, 04 Dec 2023 03:50:10 EST news620884203 Eruption of Papua New Guinea volcano subsides though thick ash is billowing 3 miles into the sky An eruption of Papua New Guinea's tallest volcano that raised regional tsunami fears subsided Tuesday, but thick ash still billowed into the sky and coated roofs and palm trees nearby. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-eruption-papua-guinea-volcano-subsides.html Environment Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:02:25 EST news619761741 A volcanic eruption has created a new island off Japan, but it may not last An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-island-emerges-undersea-volcano-erupts.html Earth Sciences Thu, 09 Nov 2023 13:38:04 EST news618759480 Eruption of Eurasia's tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsula Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia's tallest active volcano Wednesday, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia's sparsely populated Kamchatka Peninsula. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-eruption-eurasia-tallest-volcano-ash.html Environment Wed, 01 Nov 2023 07:00:38 EDT news618040832 Alaska volcano's weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday that warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-alaska-volcano-week-long-eruption-eases.html Environment Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:59:58 EDT news608918395 Alaska volcano spews ash cloud high enough to draw weather service warning for pilots An erupting volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Islands sent a towering cloud of ash into the air Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an inflight warning to pilots. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-alaska-volcano-spews-ash-cloud.html Environment Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:32:29 EDT news608729540 Lasering lava to forecast volcanic eruptions University of Queensland researchers have optimized a new technique to help forecast how volcanoes will behave, which could save lives and property around the world. The research is published in Science Advances. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-lasering-lava-volcanic-eruptions.html Environment Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:00:04 EDT news607769689 Researchers find eruption date of Laacher See volcano is wrong by 130 years In a new study, a group of scientists argue that the new high precision radiocarbon-based date set for Laacher See volcano eruption of 13,000 years before present is probably not correct. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-eruption-date-laacher-volcano-wrong.html Earth Sciences Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:00:02 EDT news607766683 Philippine villagers flee ashfall, sight of red-hot lava from erupting Mayon Volcano Truckloads of villagers on Tuesday fled Philippine communities close to the erupting Mayon Volcano, traumatized by the sight of red-hot lava flowing down its crater and fearful of sporadic blasts of ash. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-philippine-villagers-ashfall-sight-red-hot.html Environment Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:01:32 EDT news605934068 Philippines evacuates people near Mayon Volcano, where more unrest indicates eruption may be coming Philippine troops, police and rescue workers began forcibly evacuating residents near Mayon Volcano on Friday as its increasing unrest indicated a violent eruption of one of the country's most active volcanoes is possible within weeks or days. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-philippines-evacuates-people-mayon-volcano.html Environment Fri, 09 Jun 2023 03:44:19 EDT news605501056 Shaking roofs, frayed nerves as Mexico's 'Popo' volcano rumbles Miguel Angel Atenco tries to ignore the vibrations, falling ash and fiery night-time shows from the volcano towering over his Mexican town, and carry on selling tacos as usual. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-roofs-frayed-nerves-mexico-popo.html Environment Thu, 25 May 2023 05:20:21 EDT news604210818