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Mount Kilauea Could Be On The Verge Of Eruption As Lava Reaches Highest Point In Hawaii

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, or HVO, reports that the rising lava on Mount Kilauea was just 13 feet away from the crater’s rim. That is a warning sign that the most active of all volcanoes in Hawaii’s Big Island could…

Explosive gases and ashes at Volcano Tungurahua in Ecuador

The Geophysics Ecuadorian Institute reported today a high seismic activity in the Tungurahua volcano area.   The volcano has 5 thousand meters of altitude and it was detected constant tremors because of the expulsion of gases and ashes.   The Tungurahua…

State Of Emergency Declared As Calbuco Volcano Erupts For First Time Since 1972

Chile’s Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in 43 years, prompting an evacuation of at least 4,000 people.   The volcano, which has been inactive since 1972, spilled a huge ash cloud into the skies above southern Chile…

Mount Sinabung Volcano eruption forces evacuations in Indonesia

The Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province erupted on Thursday afternoon, spewing a column of ash by up to two kilometres into the sky and triggering a small-scale evacuation, an official said on Friday.   A powerful burst…

**ALERT RAISED TO ORANGE** Volcano Villarrica in Chile

Volcano Villarrica rumbles and spews lava in Chile Authorities have restricted access to the area within 5km of the crater and have put the area under an orange alert due to the volcano’s heightened unrest and increased likelihood of eruption…