Volcanoes
Nuns among the victims of volcanic eruption that burnt houses, convent
Volcanic material was thrown up to 6km from the crater of Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, blanketing nearby villages with debris and setting fire to buildings.
- by Jakobus Herin
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Spectacular Iceland volcano eruption raises pollution fears
Fountains of glowing molten rock shot into the night sky when the volcano first erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula.
- by Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Tom Little
Sunburnt seals and penguins? Antarctica’s ozone layer the worst it’s been since 1970s
Seal pups and fledgling penguins could suffer sunburn and skin cancer, and it’s all down to volcanoes and bushfires.
- by Bianca Hall
Timelapse shows Icelandic volcano erupting amid northern lights
A rare spectacle was documented in the Nordic country, which has experienced a series of volcano eruptions that prompted the declaration of a state of emergency.
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Adventure holidays
Is this just a fiery thrill or another disaster waiting to happen?
We take a gamble with volcano tourism. The obvious lava and ash aren’t the only dangers.
- by Brian Johnston
Four eruptions in three months: Iceland volcano’s latest blast is the most powerful yet
After weeks of warnings, lava is spewing into the air in Iceland again as a volcano just south of the nation’s capital erupted for the fourth time since December.
Iceland volcano erupts again as lava fountains disrupt heating and roads
Bright orange molten rock spewed from cracks in the ground in the Reykjanes peninsula and lava crossed a road near the Blue Lagoon.
- by Frank Nieuwenhuis and Stine Jacobsen
Iceland scrambles to shelter town residents made homeless by volcano
Residents of Grindavik are living in hotel rooms, in summer cottages, in temporary rental apartments or are being hosted by family members.
- by Egill Bjarnason and Emma Bubola
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Iceland
Icelandic volcano erupts, spewing lava towards fishing town
Before last month’s eruption, the Svartsengi volcanic system north of Grindavik had been dormant for around 780 years.
- by Marco Di Marco
Volcanic eruption larger than expected after weeks of earthquakes
After weeks of anticipation, a volcanic eruption in Iceland’s most populated area sent lava spewing into the night sky and pushed authorities into action.
- by Egill Bjarnason and Cassandra Vinograd
‘I thought the world was coming to an end’: Hikers caught up in volcano eruption
A rescue mission is under way to find 12 climbers, after 11 others were found dead near the erupting crater of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
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