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Iceland volcano lava missing town for now, flight impact unlikely

A volcano spews Lava and smoke as it erupts, north of Grindavik, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, obtained by Reuters on 19th December, 2023.

Copenhagen, Denmark Reuters Lava spewing from a volcano in Iceland appeared to be flowing away from the only nearby town and the intensity of the eruption was dropping, offering hope that homes would be safe even though seismic activity could last months, officials said on Tuesday. The government said flights were unlikely to be affected, […]

Essay: Living near the fire – 500 million people worldwide have active volcanoes as neighbours

Steam and gases rise from the crater of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, after authorities declared an orange alert for the area and asked nearby residents to evacuate as a preventive measure, as seen from Cerro Guali, Colombia, on 19th April, 2023.

In an article first published on The Conversation, geologist DAVID KITCHEN looks at why hundreds of millions continue to live near volcanoes…

Spanish volcano victims feel forgotten, want change from election

Dutch Karin Bansgerg, 57, waters the trees on the land she has bought to build her new house with the aid given to her by the government after losing her house because of the Tajogaite volcano eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, on 6th July, 2023

La Palma, Spain Reuters Living in rows of look-alike makeshift homes as hardened black lava covers the once-bucolic valleys where they used to dwell, many residents of the Spanish island of La Palma feel resentment and yearn for political change in this month’s general election. The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano over three months […]

Peru to declare emergency status as Ubinas volcano rumbles

Lima, PeruReuters Peru will declare emergency status in the area around the Ubinas volcano in the southern region of Moquegua, the Prime Minister said on Monday, as the country’s most active volcano has been spewing ash for several days. The National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) said in a statement that the area’s status alert […]

Residents in for months-long displacement as Philippine volcano spews lava, gases

Lava flows from Mount Mayon volcano, in Daraga, Philippines, on 11th June, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media.

Manila, Philippines Reuters At least 14,000 people evacuated from around a volcano spewing lava and noxious gases in the central Philippines may remain displaced from their homes for months, authorities warned on Tuesday. Incandescent lava was seen flowing slowly from the mouth of the 2,462-metre Mayon volcano, which was placed on a high alert level […]

Updated: Volcano erupts in Russian far east, followed by an earthquake

A view shows a house and a car covered in volcanic dust following the eruption of Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka region, Russia, on 11th April, 2023 in this picture obtained from a handout.

Updated: 7:15am, 12th April, 2023 (AEST) Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Reuters One of Russia’s most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that smothered villages in drifts of grey volcanic dust and triggered an aviation warning. The Shiveluch volcano erupted just after midnight […]

Some people living near Colombian volcano are loath to evacuate

The Arenas crater is seen after the authorities declared an orange alert at the Nevado del Ruiz volcano and asked the population for a preventive evacuation in Herveo, Colombia, on 5th April, 2023.

Bogota, Colombia Reuters Colombia’s government is trying to speed up the evacuation of some 2,500 families living closest to the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which is being monitored for a possible eruption, but some residents are refusing to leave. The volcano’s eruption in 1985 killed more than 25,000 people in Colombia’s biggest-ever natural disaster, with […]