QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea. The La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina island began erupting Saturday around midnight in what officials with Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute said could be its largest eruption … Read more
A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting and lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbles down its sides toward the sea March 3, 2024, 4:35 PM ET • 1 min read QUITO, Ecuador — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center said Wednesday the Popocatépetl volcano, located just 50 miles from the country’s capital, has erupted 13 times in the past day and urged people to not try to climb it due to debris shooting out of the crater. Volcanic ash from the Popocatépetl disrupted flights out … Read more
A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement By MARCO DI MARCO Associated Press January 14, 2024, 5:25 AM ET • 3 min read REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less … Read more
LONDON (AP) — Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise. The region had been active for more than two years and thousands of small earthquakes rattled the area in recent weeks. Here is a look at what happened and … Read more
An eruption occurred near the town of Grindavik on Monday night. ADVERTISEMENT A volcano erupted late on Monday night (18 December) on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, weeks after thousands of small quakes rocked the southwest coast. The latest eruption began at 10:17pm about 4km northeast of Grindavik. As the eruption spread, magma, or semi-molten rock, could be … Read more
The Fagradalsfjall volcano has been unstable for days with Iceland’s Met Office saying an eruption is imminent. ADVERTISEMENT Icelandic authorities have declared a state of emergency after hundreds of small earthquakes have rocked the Reykjanes Peninsula – the island nation’s most populated region – for more than two weeks. Fagradalsfjall volcano has been threatening to … Read more
The evacuation comes after the region was shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes every day for more than two weeks as scientists monitor a buildup of magma some 5 kilometres underground. ADVERTISEMENT Residents of a small Icelandic town close to a volcano that is expected to erupt in the coming days or weeks were given … Read more
Thousands of fearful Italians are gearing up for a mass evacuation for a possible volcanic eruption after earthquakes have rattled the region. Italian government leaders are preparing for an eruption, though unlikely, in Campi Flegrei – a volcanic area near the city of Pozzuoli just outside Naples. There have been around 500 earthquakes in the area since … Read more
Campi Flegrei is much bigger than the nearby Vesuvius. It last erupted in 1538. ADVERTISEMENT Italy is planning for possible evacuations from a super volcano near Naples. After months of repeated earthquakes, the government is putting measures in place to ensure the area is ready to face stronger tremors or eruptions. Detailed plans are being … Read more