When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can release enormous volumes of ash. Fine ash can infiltrate the lungs of people and ...

GNS Science has raised the Volcanic Alert Level for Whakaari/White Island to Level 3 due to a gradual increase in volcanic ash in the steam plume, visible as a haze from the coast and detected by ...

Earthquake activity suggests the volcano is close to erupting again in 2025. (Photo by R.G. McGimsey/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey, CC BY) ...

Villages at the base of a volcano that has erupted violently are under an “Orange Alert” as huge ash plumes land on houses and over 600 tonnes of sulphur dioxide is launched into the air each day. At ...

Volcanoes have stirred human awe for thousands of years, with their bursts of fire and rivers of molten rock. Yet, beyond the ...

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JAKARTA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Semeru volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted four times on Tuesday, spewing gray ash up to 800 meters above its summit, according to the Center for ...

Together, they discuss the looming threat of Mount Spurr, a volcano located 75 miles west of Anchorage, which is currently showing signs of potential eruption. Loscar provides insights into ...

A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted on Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres (two and a half miles) into the air, a local official said. It ...