カテゴリー: Volcanoes
Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupted, spewing hot clouds into the sky, on Saturday. The eruption of the volcano, located in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta region, generated a lava flow 1.5km long and a cloud of ash up to seven kilometres across.Re…
Mount Semeru, Indonesia’s highest volcano, erupted on Sunday, spewing ash nine miles (15 kilometres) into the air and forcing local authorities to evacuate almost 2,000 people from nearby villages. Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said mas…
Eruption causes roads to close after volcanic ash rains down on Java island A volcano has erupted in Indonesia, spewing a cloud of ash 15km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities have said, as they issued their high…
Lake bed of volcano, which has been active 25 times in the past 12,000 years, constantly rising and falling, 43 years of data showsThe lake bed of one of the world’s most hazardous supervolcanoes – New Zealand’s Lake Taupō – is constantly rising and fa…
Mount Bulusan’s sudden eruption on Sunday in Sorsogon province, in the eastern Philippines, lasted 17 minutes and sent a 1km-tall plume of ash into the sky. No casualties have been reported but the debris has covered nearby towns, while the threat of f…
Residents ordered to leave homes as ash and steam sent hundreds of metres into skyThousands of people fled their homes near a Philippine volcano after an eruption sent ash and steam hundreds of metres into the sky.Taal volcano, which sits in a pictures…
Lisala Folau climbed a tree on his home island before being washed away and eventually managing to reach the capitalThe story of a Tongan man washed away by the tsunami and who drifted and swam between islands for more than 24 hours has become one of t…
Government issues first official update since huge blast on Saturday, saying death toll could riseTonga is facing an “unprecedented disaster” from a massive volcanic eruption that covered the nation in ash and 15-metre tsunami waves that destroyed almo…
The 40 images paint a much fuller picture of the damage to the country following a volcanic eruption and tsunamiAerial images prepared by the New Zealand defence force for the Tongan government have been leaked online and show some areas have had “cata…
Communications blackout from undersea cable’s apparent damage prompts some to turn to Facebook livestreams from outside Tonga for updatesSince the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Seini Taumoepeau has barely slept.“I would say I’v…
A large underwater volcano in Tonga has sent huge swells around the world affecting countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami waves caused damage to boats as far away as New Zealand and large swells were seen in California and Japan but did no…
There has been no update on the fate of Angela Glover who is missing after a tsunami following a volcanic eruptionThe brother of a British woman who was swept away from the coast of Tonga by the tsunami on Saturday and is still missing, has told the Gu…
More than 20 Peruvian ports closed while TV images show seawater flooding homes and businesses in country’s centre and north Two people have drowned off a beach in northern Peru, local authorities say, after unusually high waves were recorded in severa…
Blanket of ash hinders communications from towns believed to have been inundated by waves as first surveillance flights departsNew Zealand and Australia have sent planes to assess the damage from a huge undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit t…
Waves rush over island country while tidal surges are felt by small Pacific neighbours plus New Zealand, Australia, US and JapanTsunami waves caused by an undersea volcano have flooded the Pacific Island country of Tonga, where entire towns have been i…