Tuesday 26 October, 2021
The volcano sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire” where many of the planet’s eruptions are recorded.
More than 1,800 buildings, mostly homes, have already been destroyed on the Canary Island.
La Cumbre Vieja volcano began erupting on 19 September.
Some 6,000 residents were evacuated after the initial eruption on the Canary Island last month.
The volcano has been erupting for almost three weeks.
A huge magma shelf has continued to build on the Atlantic Ocean.
The dramatic eruption which began 10 days ago, has forced thousands out of their homes.
Columns of steam that experts had warned could contain toxic gases shot upward when the molten rock tumbled into the Atlantic.
The volcano on La Palma erupted on 19 September .
A volcano has been erupting on the Canary Island over the past week.
La Palma, with a population of some 85,000 people, has been hit by several earthquakes.
Some 20 isolated houses have been destroyed.
Eight people were rescued out of 16 passengers.
The latest incident comes just a week after Mount Nyiragongo devastated the area prompting an evacuation of the city.
More than 170 children are still feared missing after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday night.
Mount Nyiragongo erupted last night for the first time since 2002.
The glow from the lava could be seen about 20 miles away from the outskirts of Reykjavik.
No evacuation orders have been issued, but locals are taking no chances.
Locals have been told to be vigilant for signs of danger.
The partial skeletons were found during excavation of a villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city that was destroyed in 79AD.
Several villages on the main island of Java were blanketed by clouds of ash from Mount Merapi today.
Ash mixed with sand rained down on towns as far as 10km away.
Thousands of people living near Taal volcano have been evacuated.
Authorities have recovered the bodies of 16 of the 18 people killed in the blast.
Two of the victims’ bodies have not been recovered and authorities believe they were washed out to sea.
Harsh conditions today forced an abandonment of the search for a second straight day.
Volcanic gases are still venting from the crater, and scientists have said another eruption is possible.
Continuing volcanic activity since Monday’s eruption has prevented rescue services going to the island.
Monitoring agency GeoNet said further eruptions on White Island were ‘likely’.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was aware of the case.
Questions have emerged over why tour groups were allowed into the volcano zone.
A total of 31 people are still in hospital and another three have been discharged.
The volcano is known to be active but today there were two particularly powerful explosions.
A spokesperson for the national disaster agency said there is a danger of more eruptions.
The volcano, which is the most active in Europe, erupted on Monday.
More than 130 seismic shocks were recorded around the volcano afterwards.
The Popocatépetl volcano sent an enormous pillar of ash and smoke two kilometers into the air.
The 3,763-metre volcano is one of the most active in Central America.
Neil Walsh recalls the unlikely series of events that led to an incredible opportunity.
Authorities said more than 1.7 million people had been affected by the disaster.
