HONOLULU — Blue flames from burning methane are the latest natural phenomena being seen at the eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
Nighttime photos released Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey show the flames spouting from cracks in the pavement […]
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted anew before dawn Thursday, shooting a steely gray plume of ash from its summit about 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town.
The explosion came shortly […]
HONOLULU — Ash emissions from the summit at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano decreased, prompting the cancellation Wednesday of an ash fall advisory.
There are occasional bursts of ash coming from the crater causing ash to fall downwind to several communities, though […]
PAHOA, Hawaii — If Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano blows its top in the coming days or weeks, as experts fear, it could hurl ash and boulders the size of refrigerators miles into the air, shutting down airline traffic and endangering […]
PAHOA, Hawaii — The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano jumped to 26 Sunday as scientists reported lava spewing more than 200 feet (61 meters) into the air.
Some of the more than 1,700 people who evacuated prepared […]
PAHOA, Hawaii — The Kilauea volcano sent more lava into Hawaii communities Friday, a day after forcing nearly 1,500 people to flee from their mountainside homes, and authorities detected high levels of sulfur gas that could threaten the elderly […]
LEGAZPI, Philippines — Lava has spilled from a Philippine volcano that’s also sending up columns of ash now coating farmland and towns after a nearly two-week eruption.
More than 74,000 people are staying in emergency shelters after fleeing the danger […]
PAHOA, Hawaii — Jeff and Denise Lagrimas’ single-story home is just across the street from properties where lava from Kilauea volcano is expected to slither past on its way to the ocean.
But they’re moving to another town 14 miles away […]
HONOLULU — Hawaii officials will make arrangements for those living in the path of a lava flow to watch the destruction of their homes.
That accommodation is being made to “provide for a means of closure,” Hawaii County Civil Defense Director […]
Dozens of residents in a rural area of Hawaii were placed on alert as flowing lava from an erupting volcano continued to advance.
Authorities on Sunday said lava flow on the Big Island of Hawaii had advanced about 250 yards since […]
Newly released video shows the treacherous conditions rescue workers in Japan are up against following the Mount Ontake eruption on Saturday. WSJ’s Mark Kelly reports.
OTAKI, Japan — Military helicopters plucked seven people from a Japanese mountainside Sunday after a spectacular volcanic eruption sent officials scrambling to reach many more injured and stranded on the mountain.
Mount Ontake in central Japan erupted shortly before noon Saturday, […]
TOKYO — A volcano erupted in central Japan on Saturday, catching mountain climbers by surprise and seriously injuring at least one person.
With a sound likened to thunder, Mt. Ontake spewed large white plumes high into the sky, sending people fleeing […]
Volcanic activity in Iceland’s Holuhraun lava field continued Monday, after a volcanic vent became active Sunday morning, releasing smoke and flames. But reports from the country’s national broadcaster indicated the severity was decreasing. Photo: AP
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Lava fountains danced along a lengthy volcanic fissure near Iceland’s subglacial Bardarbunga volcano Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the aviation warning code to the highest level and close the surrounding airspace.
The red warning code – the highest […]
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Two earthquakes measuring over 5 in magnitude – the biggest yet – have shaken Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano after the country issued an aviation red alert warning that an ash-emitting eruption may be imminent.
Iceland’s Meteorological Office recorded earthquakes […]
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano began erupting Saturday under the ice of Europe’s largest glacier, prompting the country to close the airspace over the volcano.
Thousands of small earthquakes have rattled the volcano, located deep beneath the Vatnajokull glacier, in […]
SUGIHWARAS, Indonesia — A powerful volcanic eruption on Indonesia’s most populous island blasted ash and debris 18 kilometers (12 miles) into the air Friday, killing three people and forcing authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 and close seven airports.
The eruption […]
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