Category Volcano Eruption

Lava Threatening Village Devours First Home; many now evacuating in Hawaii

A river of lava from a Hawaii volcano has devoured its first residential property in a community, as homeowners flee the area. Dozens of residents in Pahoa Village on the Big Island are evacuating as the tide of fiery magma…

Volcano Ontake eruption intensifies; Search suspended in Japan

Efforts to recover the bodies of at least 24 climbers have been suspended again after the eruption on Japan’s Mount Ontake intensified. A BBC correspondent near the mountain on Tuesday said the volcano was shooting out even more ash, smoke…

Strong explosion with pyroclastic flows, ash plume to 11 km altitude at Shiveluch Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia

A powerful explosion occurred at the volcano today (24 Sept) at 12:41 local time, producing an ash plume that rose to 38,000 ft (11 km) altitude. It generated several pyroclastic flows, some of which surpassed the 350 m high western…

Ontake volcano eruption badly injuring many with so many unconscious in central Japan

Seven people were unconscious and eight suffered serious injuries after a volcano erupted in central Japan shortly before noon on Saturday, according to local media. Ash spewed from the volcano, named the Ontake that straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in…

Evacuation declared as Mount Mayon spews lava in Philippines eruption

The Philippines’ most active volcano has belched out huge lava fragments that rolled about a kilometre down its slope, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of villagers, officials said on Tuesday.   The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the…

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…

Taal volcano records 6 earthquakes in 24 hours and Mayan Volcano on Alert Level 2, Philippines

Alert Level 1 has been raised in Taal Volcano while Mayon Volcano is at Alert Level 2 The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday, September 13, that at least 6 volcanic earthquakes were recorded at Taal…