Volcano

Exploring the Canary Islands, from ancient lava landscapes to hidden Jewish echoes - review

The ship docked in Santa Cruz, a city painted in the faded palette of dreams: mustard yellows, sea blues, and sun-washed pinks. Every balcony seemed to lean forward in curiosity.

THE SUMMIT of Mount Teide
A satellite image shows ash rising from the eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia as it drifts over the Red Sea, November 23, 2025.

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A view of the mountaintop ruins of Ancient Thera from Mt. Elias.

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Iran’s “zombie” volcano. Mount Taftan.

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Around 400,000 people need help after fleeing Congo volcano, UN says

At least 31 people died when Mount Nyiragongo sent a wall of lava spreading towards the city of Goma on Saturday, destroying 3,000 homes along the way.

A woman prepares to evacuate from recurrent earth tremors as aftershocks after homes were covered with lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near Goma

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Goma residents, recalling Mount Nyiragongo's last eruption in 2002, which killed 250 people and left 120,000 homeless, grabbed mattresses and other belongings.

Flowing lava from the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, is seen in Goma

St. Vincent Volcano: Only those vaccinated for COVID-19 can evacuate - PM

The decision does not appear to be the prime minister's, but rather was made by the neighboring island nations of Barbados, Grenada, Antigua and St. Lucia.

People walk on the side of a road as smoke and ash billow in the background from La Soufriere volcano after it erupted on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent April 9, 2021.

St. Vincent 'explosive' volcanic eruption rocks Caribbean island

The eruption column was estimated to reach 10 km (6.2 miles) high, the seismic research center said. Ash fall could affect the Grenadines, Barbados, St. Lucia and Grenada.

People walk on the side of a road as smoke and ash billow in the background from La Soufriere volcano after it erupted on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent April 9, 2021.

Volcano has erupted in Iceland near Reykjavik - In pictures

"I can see the glowing red sky from my window," said Rannveig Gudmundsdottir, resident in the town of Grindavik, only 8 km (5 miles) from the eruption.

Volcano has erupted in Iceland near Reykjavik

Volcano erupts in Iceland near Reykjavik

A helicopter with scientific personnel had been scrambled to assess the extent of the eruption.

Iceland volcano smoke 521

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano spews ash into sky

Mount Sinabung's activity has increased since last year and the alert for the volcano in North Sumatra province has been placed at the second-highest level.

Mount Sinabung volcano erupts as seen from Kuta Rakyat village in Karo

Indonesian Semeru volcano erupts, spews ash 5kms into sky

The country's disaster mitigation agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the possibility of evacuation.

Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano spews smoke, 195 km (121 miles) southeast of Surabaya, the capital of East Java, August 14, 2004.

Weizmann scientists date Santorini eruption with modern olive branch

The annual growth of the olive tree is not a simple story.

A cross section of a model olive-tree branch used to help date the Santorini volcanic eruption.

Pompeii's ruins yield scalded bodies of rich man and slave

"These two victims were perhaps seeking refuge when they were swept away by the pyroclastic current at about 9 in the morning."

Remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD are discovered in a dig carried out during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pompeii, Italy November 18, 2020. Picture taken November 18, 2020. Luigi Spina/Handout via REUTERS