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Plane ventures perilously close to the spectacular erupting Bardabunga volcano in Iceland

A plane flying over the Bardarbunga volcano spewing lava and smoke in southeast Iceland A small aircraft looks perilously close to lava spewing from an erupting volcano in Iceland. The country’s largest volcano has been rocked by hundreds of…

Earth Extremities
September 16, 2014
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Eruption increases, powerful strombolian explosions at Slamet volcano in Central Java, Indonesia

Activity at the volcano has increased and VSI raised the alert level to “siaga”, 3 on a scale of 1-4. The mild strombolian activity which had been going on for months at the volcano has become more and more intense…

Earth Extremities
September 13, 2014
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Volcano fissure eruption at Holuhraun; Intensity is the largest yet in Iceland

Ármann Höskuldsson, volcanologist at Geological Institute at University of Iceland, says that the fissure eruption at Holuhraun is still going on and the intensity of the eruption is the largest yet. He says that the eruption has never been as…

Earth Extremities
September 4, 2014

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Tungurahua Volcano increases activity in Ecuador

Explosions and emissions increased during the early hours of Monday in Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano, local media reported, citing the country’s scientific institute. The 5,023-meter (16,575-foot) volcano Tungurahua, located in the central Andes region and 87 miles (140 km)south of the…

Earth Extremities
September 1, 2014

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Spectacular photos from Iceland’s latest Bárðarbunga volcanic eruption

Courtesy of vox..com / Ármann Höskuldsson/University of Iceland

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RED ALERT issued due to an eruption near Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland

Bardarbunga:Icelandic authorities Sunday raised an aviation alert to the highest level of red for a small area in the south-east, after a fissure eruption near the Bardarbunga volcano. The eruption began at about 0600 GMT in the Holuhraun lava…

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Volcanic eruption with smoke and ash spewing disrupting planes in Papua New Guinea

A volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea on Friday sent smoke and ash spewing high over the South Pacific island nation, leading some aircraft to alter their flight paths. Mount Tavurvur on East New Britain Island erupted hours before…

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Alert raised due to Fuego volcano increased eruptive activity which has covered several villages with ash in Guatemala

The Fuego volcano increased its eruptive activity Tuesday and threw ashes on several villages in Guatemala, so that the authorities remain alert, although no evacuation has been ordered. As reported by the State Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conrad) in a…

Earth Extremities
August 20, 2014

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Alert level has been raised to Level 2 (alarming) at the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano from Level 1 to Level 2 on Friday afternoon, advising residents to keep at a distance of six kilometers from the volcano. There are…

Earth Extremities
August 15, 2014

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Sabancaya Volcano Spews in Peru

Southern Peru’s Sabancaya volcano exploded with a plume of ash that soared nearly two miles into the Andean sky. The Peruvian Geophysical Institute said the explosion may have been linked to recent seismic tremors measured in the area. …

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