Rumbling volcano shuts down Philippine capital (V)
Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists warned an eruption...
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Philippines warns of ‘explosive eruption’ as volcano spews ash
A volcano near the Philippines capital spewed ash up to 15 km (nine miles) into the sky on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of thousands of...
New Zealand launches investigation into deadly volcanic eruption
New Zealand police launched an investigation on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption on an island popular with tourists killed five people, injured more than 30...
Hawaii volcano erupts again, prompting new evacuations
The Kilauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, spewing toxic gases out of two new vents and prompting authorities to call for an immediate evacuation of...
Tourists fly out of Bali at last as wind blows volcanic ash away
Airlines laid on extra flights to the Indonesian holiday island of Bali on Thursday to allow thousands of passengers stranded for days by an erupting...
‘Seismic swarm’ rattles Iceland volcano, flight alert raised a notch
Iceland raised its aviation alert by a notch on Friday after several earthquakes hit one of the country’s biggest volcanoes, the strongest tremors since a...
Indonesia volcano spews hot clouds of ash, kills at least seven
Seven people have died and two are in critical condition after Mount Sinabung on Sumatra island erupted on Saturday, said an Indonesian disaster agency official,...
Nearly 700 flights cancelled as Bali airport closed over volcanic eruption
Indonesia has closed Bali airport, one of its busiest international terminals, cancelling hundreds of flights, because of ash spewed by a volcano on a nearby...
Philippines evacuates thousands as volcano glows red
The Philippines has evacuated more than 12,000 people from around the foot of its most active volcano as the crater glows red and authorities warn...
More than 76,000 flee homes in Java
By Fergus Jensen and Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA, Feb 14 (Reuters) – More than 76,000 people fled their homes and flights were grounded across most of Indonesia’s densely...
Supervolcanoes: another thing to worry about
By Gwynne Dyer THE GOOD thing about volcanoes is that you know where they are. If you don’t want to get hurt, just stay away...
