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Visitors flock to watch lava ooze from Hawaii volcano. But is it safe?

Thousands of cars jammed a nearby highway which could be submerged in lava within days.

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Watch: Spewing lava and hot ash from world's largest active volcano

The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa in Hawaii, has come to life, venting clouds of steam and smoke,

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Is it safe to travel to Hawaii during the volcanic eruption?

What we know so far about how the volcanic eruption is affecting travellers

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Survivors of La Palma volcano eruption still struggling one year on

A volcano victims' group reported that some 250 people are still living in hotels, while 150 are staying with friends and relatives.

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Salvadorans participate in centuries-old battle of the fireballs

Like incandescent stones shooting out of a volcano, the inhabitants of Nejapa, a village 20 km north of San Salvador, gather every year to throw fireballs at each other in a centuries-old ritual that defies danger.

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Iceland eruption draws thousands of tourists

Several thousand of onlookers venture down the steep, winding trail around Mount Fagradalsfjall to admire the week-long volcanic eruption near the Icelandic capital Reykjavik.

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Watch: Red lava spews from volcanic eruption in Iceland

Images by night of red lava gushing, bubbling and flowing out of a fissure in a valley near Mount Fagradalsfjall in Iceland.

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The most striking images from last week's top stories

Here is our selection of the most striking photographs that made the news this week.

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New eruption of a volcanic fissure near the Icelandic capital

An eruption near the site of the Mount Fagradalsfjall volcano began Wednesday in Iceland, spewing red lava and plumes of smoke.

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Watch: Volcanic fissure erupts again in Iceland

Volcanic fissure erupts again near Iceland capital

Iceland

Iceland: Volcano erupts near island's main airport for second time

Iceland's Meteorological Office urged people to stay away from Fagradalsfjall volcano, which is located some 32 kilometers southwest of Reykjavik.

Nature

How is Europe preparing for the hidden risk of underwater volcanoes?

The Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily were at the centre of a recent UNESCO mission.

Earth News

Unpredictable volcano in the Philippines spews out 1km-long ash cloud

The Philippines is in the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common.

Portugal

Azores island authorities prepare evacuations amid earthquake fears

Six straight days of minor tremors have stoked fears of a possible major earthquake or volcanic eruption.

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Volcanoes and climate change – how do they connect?

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Monitoring the interaction of volcanic eruptions with the atmosphere is increasingly important in a changing climate

Tech News

Cut off for 5 weeks, this is what it took to restore Tonga's Internet

The Pacific nation lost almost all connection to the outside world after a volcanic eruption severed its only fibre optic cable in January.

Earth News

How are hair sausages helping rescue this ecosystem?

The Tongan volcanic eruption caused an oil spill in Peru, here’s how Peruvians are helping with the clear up.

Tonga

Australia and New Zealand deliver aid to Tonga after volcano eruption

Tackling a lack of clean water is a priority because supplies have been disrupted by layers of volcanic ash and salt water.

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Peru oil spill clean up ongoing after volcano eruption in Pacific

Oil, think and deadly, continued to wash up on beaches in Lima, two days after an Italian-flagged ship was loading oil into La Pampilla when strong waves moved the boat and caused the spill.

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First aid flights arrive in Tonga after big volcano eruption

The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived on Thursday after the Pacific nation’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption.