Volcanoes
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Hot clouds spew into sky as volcano erupts in Indonesia – video
Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted, spewing hot clouds into the sky, on Saturday. The eruption …
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Indonesia’s Semeru volcano eruption triggers mass evacuations – video
Mount Semeru, Indonesia's highest volcano, erupted on Sunday, spewing ash nine miles (15 kilometres) into the …
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Semeru volcano: 2,000 evacuated as Indonesia issues highest warning
Eruption causes roads to close after volcanic ash rains down on Java island A volcano has erupted in Indonesia…
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New Zealand’s Lake Taupō supervolcano still very active, study finds
Lake bed of volcano, which has been active 25 times in the past 12,000 years, constantly rising and falling, 4…
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Bulusan volcano eruption dumps ash on Philippines – in pictures
Mount Bulusan’s sudden eruption on Sunday in Sorsogon province, in the eastern Philippines, lasted 17 minutes …
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Taal volcano: thousands flee after eruption in Philippines
Residents ordered to leave homes as ash and steam sent hundreds of metres into skyThousands of people fled the…
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‘Absolutely amazing’: Tongan man swept away by tsunami stayed afloat for 24 hours
Lisala Folau climbed a tree on his home island before being washed away and eventually managing to reach the c…
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Tonga says volcanic eruption and tsunami an ‘unprecedented disaster’
Government issues first official update since huge blast on Saturday, saying death toll could riseTonga is fac…
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Leaked New Zealand military photos show scale of damage caused by Tonga volcano eruption
The 40 images paint a much fuller picture of the damage to the country following a volcanic eruption and tsuna…
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‘Not knowing is heartbreaking’: sleepless nights among Tongan diaspora after contact with country cut off
Communications blackout from undersea cable’s apparent damage prompts some to turn to Facebook livestreams fro…
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How the Tonga volcano has been felt around the world – video
A large underwater volcano in Tonga has sent huge swells around the world affecting countries bordering the Pa…
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‘It’s excruciating’: brother of UK woman swept away in Tonga tsunami waits for news
There has been no update on the fate of Angela Glover who is missing after a tsunami following a volcanic erup…
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Two drown in Peru as abnormally big waves from Tonga volcano hit coast
More than 20 Peruvian ports closed while TV images show seawater flooding homes and businesses in country’s ce…
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Tonga volcano eruption: New Zealand and Australia send planes to assess tsunami damage
Blanket of ash hinders communications from towns believed to have been inundated by waves as first surveillanc…
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Tsunami from Tonga volcano eruption leaves trail of flood damage
Waves rush over island country while tidal surges are felt by small Pacific neighbours plus New Zealand, Austr…