Tag: Volcanic Eruption
Indonesia raises alert level of Sulawesi volcano
Indonesia has raised the alert level for a volcano on Sulawesi Island after it began spewing hot clouds and lava, a vulcanology official said.[MORE]
Fears volcanic ash may cause mudslide in PNG
Volcano experts are concerned volcanic ash covering the mountainous region of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea could develop into a mudslide in the wet season.[MORE]
Vesuvius still an eruption risk: researchers
French and Italian scientists said on Wednesday they could not rule out another cataclysmic explosion by Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD79.[MORE]
Mining company 'likely to blame' for deadly volcano
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A devastating Indonesian mud volcano was most likely caused by a mining company, researchers say.[MORE]
Chile Llaima volcano simmers, some evacuations
Chile's National Emergency Office (Onemi) has extended a red alert to additional locals near the Llaima volcano, even though the intensity of the volcanic activity has decreased.[MORE]
Chile declares red alert around Llaima volcano
Chile has declared a red alert around the Llaima volcano just days after it spewed lava down one of its sides.[MORE]
Chile ski station evacuated as Llaima volcano erupts
Chile has evacuated the remaining occupants of a southern ski station as Llaima volcano - one of South America's most active - spewed lava for a second day prompting fears of landslides, officials said.[MORE]
Evacuation ordered as Chile volcano spews lava
Chile's Llaima volcano, one of South America's most active, is spewing lava in southern Chile and the Government has ordered an evacuation just two months after the spectacular eruption of the Chaiten volcano further south.[MORE]
Underwater volcanos spew precious minerals into ocean
Australian scientists have discovered two mineral-rich, active volcanos more than a kilometre under the sea near Fiji, with mining companies already lining up to try to exploit the sites.[MORE]
Southern Chile volcano erupts with renewed strength
The Chaiten volcano in southern Chile has erupted with renewed strength, belching thick clouds of ash and hurling molten rocks into the air, regional authorities said.[MORE]
NZ scientists warn about volcano after quake
New Zealand scientists have warned people to stay away from the country's most active volcano after an earthquake rocked the region.[MORE]
Drilling caused Indonesian mud volcano: report
Drilling of a gas exploration well, and not an earthquake, set off a volcano that has been spewing boiling mud for two years and has displaced more than 50,000 people on the Indonesian island of Java, experts said.[MORE]
Volcano erupts in Indonesia
A volcano has erupted on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, spewing smoke and sending heat clouds of debris down its slopes, a volcanologist said.[MORE]
Tortoises may be airlifted from volcano danger zone
Officials in the Galapagos islands say they may have to airlift 100-year-old tortoises away from a volcano which is spewing molten lava.[MORE]
New rumbling from Chilean volcano worries experts
Chile's Chaiten volcano has groaned, rumbled and shuddered overnight, raising new eruption concerns among authorities.[MORE]
Chile volcano shuts town for three months
Chile's town of Chaiten, until recently home to 4,500 people, will be shut for three months until it is no longer endangered by a cloud of hot ash from an erupting volcano, the Government said on Wednesday.[MORE]
Chile volcano ash cloud partially collapses
A towering cloud of hot ash, gas and molten rock spewed miles into the air by the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile has partially collapsed, raising fears it could smother surrounding villages, an expert said. [MORE]
Ash cloud stretches across S America
A previously dormant Chilean volcano is spreading a cloud of ash across neighbouring Argentina and Uruguay.[MORE]
Chile's President to visit volcanic eruption area
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is to visit the area near the Chaiten volcano, whose eruption eight days ago forced the evacuation of thousands from the area, the Government has announced.[MORE]
Chilean volcanic eruption 'at critical stage'
A towering plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could collapse back down to devastate the surrounding area, a leading expert has warned.[MORE]
Stragglers evacuate as Chile volcano erupts again
Chile's Chaiten volcano has burst into a phase of higher activity, spewing out clouds of ash and forcing the last stragglers who had refused to evacuate from its base to leave.[MORE]
Health fears as volcano plume creeps across South America
A thick cloud of ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile spread across a swathe of South America, prompting fears of a health crisis for the people caught in its wake.[MORE]
Locals flee as Chile volcano spits lava
Chile's Chaiten volcano has begun spitting lava following its first eruption in thousands of years, and nearby residents in the southern region of Patagonia are being evacuated aboard Navy warships.[MORE]
Chilean volcano spews ash for third day
A volcano spewed ash over Patagonian towns in southern Chile, two days after its first eruption in thousands of years forced authorities to evacuate some 4,000 residents.[MORE]
Chileans evacuated as volcano erupts
Some 1,500 people have been evacuated as the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile erupted, hurling hot rocks and belching clouds of ash into the sky.[MORE]
