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Watch: Lava 'firehose' pours into the Pacific Ocean

A ‘fire hose’ of lava sent steam billowing out of the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park.

05/01/2017

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Mexico's Colima Volcano remains active

Mexico’s Colima Volcano remained active on Sunday, spewing a large column of ash and gas.

19/12/2016

Mexico

Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano spews ash

Mexico’s majestic Popocatepetl volcano erupted early on Tuesday (November 29), in a dramatic show of ash, water vapour and gas.

30/11/2016

Mexico

Mexico: Villagers forced to flee as 'Volcano of Fire' erupts

It is known as the Volcano of Fire.

02/10/2016

Mexico

Watch: Mexican volcano erupts

Mexico’s Colima Volcano increased its activity on Friday, forcing the evacuation of several nearby communities.

01/10/2016

Indonesia

Volcano erupts in Indonesia, thousands evacuated

Mount Barujari on Indonesia’s Lombok Island is erupting, sending plumes of ash thousands of metres into the air.

29/09/2016

Costa Rica

Watch: Time-lapse video of Turrialba volcano eruption

During an eruption that lasted hours, Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano blanketed vast areas in ash, threatening the health of elderly citizens and suspending flights at San Jose’s international…

23/09/2016

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Volcano spews lava on La Reunion island

A volcano on the French island of Reunion erupted on Sunday, shooting lava into the air.

13/09/2016

France

Volcano erupts on La Reunion island

A volcano on La Reunion in the Indian ocean has erupted for the second time this year.

12/09/2016

USA

Hawaii's spectacular 'smiley' volcano

Sometimes Mother Nature takes your breath away – and makes you smile.

29/07/2016

Italy

Awesome Mount Etna erupts again!

Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has been at it again, spewing red torrents of lava into the sky and sporadic activity continued on Thursday.

26/05/2016

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Devastating beauty

Sakurajima, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, erupted spectacularly on Friday (5 February) night. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.

06/02/2016

Japan

Japanese volcano erupts on nuclear power station island

A Japanese volcanic eruption has fired ash nearly 2km into the sky and sent molten lava flowing down its slopes. The Sakurajima

05/02/2016

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Mexico: 'Fire' Volcano erupts

Mexico’s Colima or ‘Fire’ Volcano bursts to life spewing ash and gas high into the sky.

18/01/2016

Mexico

Volcano Colima sends new dust clouds into Mexican sky

Another double eruption has sent clouds of dust and ash pouring two kilometres into the Mexican sky from the Colima volcano. Mexico has over 3000

29/12/2015

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Italy: Etna eruption

For several days in Sicily, the volcanic activity of Mount Etna has been intense. Large lava fountains and an eruption column several kilometers high

04/12/2015

Indonesia

Indonesia reopens Bali airport as winds clear volcanic ash

Indonesia has reopened Bali airport after volcanic ash from Mount Rinjani on a nearby island forced the closure of the busy flight path. Thousands of

05/11/2015

Indonesia

Tourists stranded as volcanic ash cloud closes Bali airport

The international airport on the holiday island of Bali closed on Wednesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled because of an ash cloud from an

04/11/2015

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Mexico's Colima volcano erupts

18/10/2015

Mexico

Mexico's Colima volcano erupts

Mexico’s Colima volcano has erupted spewing smoke up to 2,500 metres into the air. Sometimes called the “Fire Volcano” it lies in the south west of

05/10/2015