Keywords: Volcano


Catania airport resumes flights as Mount Etna aviation alert is downgraded

Flights have resumed at Catania airport in Sicily after authorities lowered the aviation alert level linked to renewed activity from Mount Etna, allowing the busy southern Italian airport to reopen following days of disruption. The airport confirmed on Saturday that operations were restarting after......

Guatemala raises nationwide danger alert as Fuego volcano eruption intensifies

Guatemalan authorities have declared a nationwide orange "danger" alert following a significant eruption of the Fuego volcano, prompting evacuations, school closures and transport disruptions as volcanic activity intensified near the country's capital. The alert, announced by the National......

Japan's Kikai supervolcano is actively refilling with fresh magma, study finds

The magma reservoir beneath Japan's Kikai caldera, site of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene epoch, is actively recharging with fresh molten rock, according to new research published March 27 in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. The findings provide the first detailed......

6 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan’s Volcano Islands

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Japan’s Volcano Islands early Monday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles) in the North Pacific Ocean, approximately 283 kilometers (176 miles) from the Northern Mariana Islands. Authorities......

Saudi Arabia unaffected by ash from Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano eruption

Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that the ash emissions from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano have not impacted its atmosphere, despite the massive plumes drifting over parts of the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. Authorities assured the public that the Kingdom is fully prepared to respond if weather......

South Korea flags unauthorized data transfers by DeepSeek

South Korea’s data protection authority has accused the Chinese AI firm DeepSeek of transferring user data and prompt content without obtaining user consent. This occurred while the DeepSeek application was still accessible for download on South Korean app platforms. The company has not yet responded......

Kamchatka's Shiveluch Volcano Erupts Following Powerful Earthquake: Scientists Warn of Potential Stronger Tremors

In a dramatic sequence of seismic events, Shiveluch, one of Russia's most active volcanoes, erupted following a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The eruption sent ash plumes soaring 5 kilometers (3 miles) into the sky, prompting a brief "code red"......

Mount Kanlaon Awakens: A Towering Ash Plume Disrupts Skies and Lives

In a dramatic display of nature's raw power, Mount Kanlaon, a majestic volcanic edifice in the Philippines, erupted on Monday evening, sending a colossal ash column soaring three miles (five kilometers) into the sky. This sudden eruption triggered a cascade of events, prompting swift action from......

Volcano Eruption in Indonesia: Emergency Services Deployed to Evacuate Thousands

Emergency services are on high alert in Indonesia after the Ruang volcano in the northern part of the archipelago erupted, putting thousands of people at risk. This eruption, accompanied by a tsunami risk alert in case of rock collapse into the sea, has prompted authorities to take urgent measures to......