volcanic eruptions

This year was marked by numerous eruptions of volcanoes, with two topping the charts in terms of media attention and interest from the volcanologists: the Fagradalsfjall in Iceland and the Cumbre Vieja in La Palma, Spain. As usual, Etna and Stromboli continued to erupt, but more unusual volcanic events happened as well.

A New Zealand volcano that was dormant for the past century erupted, sending an ash cloud high into the sky on Tuesday.

Colombian authorities issued a red alert for areas around the Nevado del Ruiz volcano that erupted on Saturday.

Surface polygons and spiral coils in the Athabasca Valles prove this network of valleys near the Mars’ equator was forged by lava, according to a study published in Science on April 27.

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Mount Merapi has been downgraded from an alert status, but authorities warn that hot and cold lava can still be a threat.

Mount Merapi leaves residents to contend with burning all the cattle that were killed during the eruptions.

Volcanic rocks still burn and smolder, although it has been ten days since Mount Merapi’s last major eruption.

Mount Merapi volcano has subsided, new hardships for thousands of refugees left in the designated danger zone.

With Mount Merapi quiet for the moment, search and rescue teams around the volcano are stepping up recovery efforts.

Mount Merapi—Several villages on the slopes of the volcano have been utterly devasted by the recent eruptions, including Kepuharjo.

Mount Merapis aftermath has left Yogyakarta, a city 17 miles north of the erupting volcano, in a dire situation.

Mount Merapi erupted again this morning, Friday Nov. 5, sending down a deadly cloud which killed at least 49 people and inflicted serious burns on 66.

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi exploded with three times the force of the October 26 eruption.

A slideshow of Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupting.

Mt Merapi has erupted for the fourth time in three days, extending the disaster which killed at least 34 and drove 40,000 from their homes.

At least 31 people have been confirmed dead after Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Tuesday.