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Mount Etna puts on its latest spectacular show
Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, evokes superlatives. It is Europe’s most active volcano and also the continent’s largest.
Volcano erupts on southwestern island in Japan
A volcano on an island in the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima erupted early Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, with no reports of injuries so far.
Philippine volcano alert lowered, thousands can return home
Philippine authorities on Sunday lowered the alert level at Taal Volcano, two weeks after it began spewing ash, steam and rocks, a move that will allow many of the more than 376,000 displaced villagers to return home.
Philippines looks for safer homes for volcano residents
The Philippine government will no longer allow people to live on the crater-studded island that's home to the erupting Taal volcano, with officials warning that living there would be "like having a gun pointed at you."
Philippine volcano trembles more, spews lava half-mile high
A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava into the sky and trembled constantly Tuesday, possibly portending a bigger and more dangerous eruption, as tens of thousands of people fled villages darkened and blanketed by heavy ash.
Philippine volcano spews lava, ash for 3rd day, 30,000 flee
A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava, ash and steam and trembled constantly Tuesday on the third day of an eruption that could portend a much bigger and dangerous eruption, officials warned as tens of thousands of people fled ash-blanketed villages in the danger zone.
Tiny Philippine volcano ejects smoke and ash, villagers flee
A tiny Philippine volcano that draws many tourists because of its picturesque setting amid a lake belched steam, ash and small rocks Sunday, prompting residents to flee from nearby villages and authorities to raise the danger level.
New Zealand volcano vents steam, stymies recovery of bodies
A New Zealand island volcano vented more steam and mud Wednesday in an increase of geothermal activity that again delayed the recovery of victims' bodies from a deadly eruption two days ago.
1 dead, others missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano
A volcano on a small New Zealand island frequented by tourists erupted with a large plume of ash and steam Monday, killing one person and leaving others injured or missing.