Volcanoes
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Undersea volcanic eruption creates new Japanese island
Crescent-shaped landmass 50km south of Minami Ioto could disappear due to erosionThe 6,000-plus islands that m…
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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupts – in pictures
The country’s most active volcano has unleashed a river of lava, searing gas and ash down its 3,000m slopes on…
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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupts
River of lava and gas clouds flow 3,000 metres down slopes of country’s most active volcanoIndonesia’s most ac…
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Java’s ring of fire rumbles on: Indonesian volcanoes erupt – in pictures
Volcanoes in Java continue to show worrying signs, with authorities closely monitoring seismic activity as the…
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Philippines’ Taal volcano, one year on – in pictures
When Taal volcano, a popular tourist site in Batangas, erupted a year ago 5,000 people fled the island. It’s s…
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Indonesian volcano Mount Ili Lewotolok erupts, closing airport
No injuries have been reported, but authorities have created an exclusion zone around the craterIndonesia’s Mo…
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New Zealand geologists plan to harness volcano heat to reduce climate emissions
Holes drilled into extinct volcano could use magma’s heat to pipe hot water through buildings A group of geolo…
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New Zealand scientists invent volcano warning system
Researchers claim system could save lives in situations like the Whakaari/White Island eruption in 2019, which…
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Indonesia’s most active volcano spews massive ash cloud 6,000m into the air
Eruption of Mount Merapi coated nearby communities with grey dust and forced an airport closureIndonesia’s mos…
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Ashen landscapes of the Philippines after Taal volcano eruption – in pictures
The eruption of Taal volcano near Manila spewed lava into the sky, leaving villages blanketed by heavy ash. Th…
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Taal volcano: thousands flee as ash and lightning fill the sky
Thousands of people have fled the area surrounding Taal volcano in the Philippines, which has been erupting si…
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Drones show Philippines town cloaked in ash from Taal volcano – video
Drone footage published on social media shows thick ashfall from the Taal volcano covering buildings, roads an…
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Lava gushes from Taal volcano in Philippines – in pictures
Red-hot lava gushed out of the Taal volcano in the Philippines after a sudden eruption of ash and steam forced…
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Taal volcano eruption: Philippines alert level raised as thousands flee ash clouds
Scientists warn ‘hazardous eruption’ imminent as offices, schools and airports closedLava has gushed out of a …
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Taal volcano in Philippines emits giant plume of smoke and ash – video
Flights have been suspended and thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as the volcano spewed ash up…