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Lava thrown into the air as Europe's most active volcano erupts again

It's the 11th major eruption in the past few weeks.

Destinations

Island hopping Russia: Sakhalin, Kuril Islands and Kamchatka Peninsula

Russia's Far East: an epic, paradoxical wilderness of domineering mountains, active volcanoes and endless forests. This is island hopping, but not as you know it.

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Mount Etna volcano explodes and closes nearby airport

Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in a new eruption on Tuesday.

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Residents on island of Java clear up ash from Mount Semeru volcano

Indonesia is home to about 130 active volcanoes because of its position in the "Ring of Fire" plate belt.

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Indonesia's Mount Semeru spews hot ash 5.6km into the air

Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 250 million people, sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

New Zealand

New Zealand files 13 safety charges after volcano killed 22

New Zealand authorities filed safety violation charges on Monday against 10 organisations and three individuals after a volcanic eruption at White Island last year killed 22 people.

World

Geologists in New Zealand plan to deep into extinct volcano for heat

They are planning to drill into an extinct 11-million-year-old volcano to use its heat as an alternative energy resource and reduce climate-damaging emissions.

Italy

Bodies of 'rich man' and his 'male slave' unearthed in Pompeii dig

The bones of the two Roman men have given clues as to their social status, with one body thought to be a slave due to the compressed discs in his spine.

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Indonesia Sinabung volcano spews new burst of hot ash

The volcano in North Sumatra province was shooting smoke and ash more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) into the air and hot ash clouds travelled one kilometre (0.6 mile) south east, Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre said.

World

Pompeii to unveil new remains as it reopens after COVID-19 lockdown

The site of the Roman city of Pompeii - destroyed by the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD (CE) - is returning from lockdown in expanded form.

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Indonesian volcano spews smoke, ash into sky

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupted spewing a plume of ash above Java on Tuesday morning, March 3.

Philippines

Watch live: Eruption fears as Taal volcano smoulders

The volcano in Batangas province has remained at alert level 4.

World

'We know that 23 people have been rescued,' says local journalist

More fatalities are likely according to authorities.

Tonga

Volcano sinks Pacific island — then forms a new one

Satellite images show the moment the original island is destroyed.

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Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan erupts

A volcano in southern Japan erupted on Friday (September 20) morning, sending plumes of ash and gas over 2,500 metres into the air.

Italy

Watch: Mount Etna erupts spewing lava and ash into the sky

Mount Etna in Sicily has erupted spewing lava and ash into the air and forcing the closure of two airports in nearby Catania

Italy

Italy volcano: eruption on island of Stromboli, evacuations begin

A volcano erupted on the Italian island of Stromboli on Wednesday, the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology said.

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Villagers make offerings to Mexican volcano named 'The Sleeping Woman'

There are potatoes to fry for the feast, and heaping bunches of red carnations to lug up to the stone altar 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) above.

Destinations

Vulcano’s deluxe resort: a Mars-looking paradise

Checking-in at the Therasia Resort Sea&Spa, rising on an extinct crater on the isle of Volcano.

Mexico

Mexican volcano erupts, firing a huge column of ash into the air

The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico erupted overnight on Thursday, sending a huge column of hot ash and gas into the air