Volcano

Mount Etna volcano ash cloud halts arrivals at Sicily's Catania airport

Etna, which towers over Sicily's east coast, is one of the world's most active volcanoes and frequently disrupts air traffic at Catania, the island's main airport and Italy's fifth busiest.

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A plum of ashes rises from a crater of the Mount Etna volcano during an eruption on July 30, 2026.
The volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, May 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies found

Seventeen people, including seven Singaporeans and 10 Indonesians, survived the incident.

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The Krasheninnikov Volcano erupts on August 3, 2025.

The supervolcano that once destroyed Japan's civilization is refilling, scientists say

Scientists believe the Akahoya eruption devastated the Jōmon people, who inhabited the area now known as Japan between 14,000 and 300 BCE.

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Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study

Archaeological excavations that have taken place at Raknehaugen, have all failed to discover evidence that would typically indicate a burial mound, such as a grave or human remains.

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Did lava floods contribute to the Permian-Triassic extinction? - study

The Permian-Triassic extinction eliminated 80 to 90 percent of species on the planet.

NOVEMBER 18, 2021ByGADI ZAIG
Volcano has erupted in Iceland near Reykjavik

Japanese volcano spews plumes of ash, people warned away

Mount Aso, a tourist destination on the main southern island of Kyushu, sent plumes of ash 3.5 km (2.2 miles) high when it erupted at about 11:43 a.m. (0243 GMT).

OCTOBER 20, 2021ByREUTERS
The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava and smoke as it continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seen from El Paso, Spain, October 11, 2021.

La Palma volcano roars back to life as lava nears the sea

The volcano on Spain's La Palma erupted on Monday.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021ByREUTERS
A screengrab from drone footage shows lava flowing following the eruption of a volcano in the Cumbre Vieja park, on the Canary Island of La Palma

Lava shoots into the sky as La Palma volcano keeps thousands from homes

Streams of black lava have advanced slowly westward since Sunday, incinerating everything in their path, including houses, schools and the banana plantations that produce the island's biggest export.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021ByREUTERS
A plume of smoke rises following the eruption of a volcano in the Cumbre Vieja national park at El Paso, on the Canary Island of La Palma

Volcano erupts on La Palma island

The population of nearby villages was told to go to one of five centers to be evacuated.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021ByREUTERS
Lava and smoke are seen following the eruption of a volcano in the Cumbre Vieja national park at El Paso, on the Canary Island of La Palma

Mount Etna volcano has grown 100 feet in 6 months - study

Mount Etna, which is in Sicily, Italy, has frequently erupted in the last six months and grown in height.

AUGUST 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Eruption of Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano

Around 400,000 people need help after fleeing Congo volcano, UN says

At least 31 people died when Mount Nyiragongo sent a wall of lava spreading towards the city of Goma on Saturday, destroying 3,000 homes along the way.

MAY 28, 2021ByREUTERS
A woman prepares to evacuate from recurrent earth tremors as aftershocks after homes were covered with lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near Goma

PICTURES: Congo volcano lava nears airport, evacuation plan issued

Goma residents, recalling Mount Nyiragongo's last eruption in 2002, which killed 250 people and left 120,000 homeless, grabbed mattresses and other belongings.

MAY 23, 2021ByREUTERS
Flowing lava from the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, is seen in Goma

St. Vincent Volcano: Only those vaccinated for COVID-19 can evacuate - PM

The decision does not appear to be the prime minister's, but rather was made by the neighboring island nations of Barbados, Grenada, Antigua and St. Lucia.

APRIL 11, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
People walk on the side of a road as smoke and ash billow in the background from La Soufriere volcano after it erupted on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent April 9, 2021.

St. Vincent 'explosive' volcanic eruption rocks Caribbean island

The eruption column was estimated to reach 10 km (6.2 miles) high, the seismic research center said. Ash fall could affect the Grenadines, Barbados, St. Lucia and Grenada.

APRIL 10, 2021ByREUTERS
People walk on the side of a road as smoke and ash billow in the background from La Soufriere volcano after it erupted on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent April 9, 2021.