Volcano Eruption
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Philippine Taal volcano trembles more, spews lava half-mile high
World | Jan 14, 2020, 06:16 PM ISTThe continuous restiveness of the Taal volcano and several new fissures cracking the ground nearby likely means magma is rising and may lead to further eruptive activity, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
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Deadly volcano rocks New Zealand: 5 killed, tourists missing
World | Dec 09, 2019, 03:21 PM ISTAt least five people were killed after the White Island or the Whakaari volcano in New Zealand erupted on Monday. The toll islikely to increase as a number of people were still unaccounted.
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Mt. Sinabung erupts in western Indonesia; no damage, casualties reported
World | Jun 10, 2019, 07:56 AM ISTA column of thick ash was spewed 7 km high to the sky from the crater of Mount Sinabung volcano in Sumatra Island of western Indonesia on Sunday, the country's national volcanology agency said.
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Volcano eruption led more than a dozen flights cancelled in Indonesia
World | May 26, 2019, 10:49 AM ISTFlights to and from Bali operated by Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia Airlines and Jetstar Airways were cancelled, and a Jetstar flight between Adelaide and Bali's capital Denpasar was diverted to Darwin in northern Australia.
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Guatemala volcano death toll reaches 65, expected to rise
World | Jun 05, 2018, 08:43 AM ISTIn the afternoon, Fanuel Garcia, director of the National Institute of Forensic Sciences, said 62 bodies had been recovered and 13 of those had been identified. Guatemala’s national disaster agency later raised the toll to 65.
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America: New eruptions at Hawaii volcano send lava closer to power plant
News | May 24, 2018, 10:38 AM ISTAmerica: New eruptions at Hawaii volcano send lava closer to power plant
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SEE PIC! NASA's Aqua satellite captures THIS stunning image of three volcanoes erupting giant plumes of smoke
World | Oct 07, 2016, 12:19 PM ISTNASA's satellite Aqua recently spotted three active volcanoes simultaneously erupting and unleashing giant plumes of smoke as it passed over a remote archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean. According to NASA, on September 29, the
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Two killed in Indonesia volcano eruption
World | Feb 14, 2014, 03:07 PM ISTJakarta: Two people were killed and 100,000 others displaced after Mount Kelud in East Java, Indonesia, erupted, an official said Friday.The two were killed when their houses collapsed due to the eruption, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho,
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16 killed in Indonesia volcano eruption
World | Feb 05, 2014, 03:12 PM ISTJakarta: At least 16 people were killed and one severely burnt by the hot ash that erupted from Mount Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra in Indonesia, officials said Wednesday.About 200 rescuers will continue their search
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Volcano Erupts In Iceland, Sends Ash 20 Km Into Air
World | May 22, 2011, 09:05 PM ISTReykjavik, May 22: Iceland closed its main international airport and canceled domestic flights Sunday as a powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the air.The eruption
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Japan Volcano Again Sends Columns Of Ash In Air
World | Mar 13, 2011, 08:05 PM ISTTokyo, March 13: A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres into the air, a local official said.It was not immediately
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Blast From Indonesia Volcano Raises Deaths To 122
World | Nov 05, 2010, 06:31 PM ISTMount Merapi, Oct 5 (AP) The most powerful eruption in a century from a volatile Indonesian volcano has killed at least 78 people and raised the death toll to 122.Dozens of bodies were found today