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The largest active volcano on Earth, Mauna Loa, has erupted and you can stream it live.Mauna Loa began erupting on Nov. 27, 2022 at around 11:30 p.m, from its location within in the Hawaii ...
Stunning footage has shown 100m high lava waves lap up out of an Icelandic ridge following the eruption of a volcano on the island.. The dramatic scene can be seen up to 20km away after the skies ...
The moment an easyJet plane flies over an erupting Iceland volcano has been captured in an incredible video.. The volcano on Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of Reykjavik, erupted for the seventh ...
Volcanic eruptions may have contributed to major extinction events, such as the End-Ordovician, Permian-Triassic, and Late Devonian mass extinctions. [80] The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora created global climate anomalies that became known as the "Year Without a Summer" because of the effect on North American and European weather. [81]
The name Huaynaputina, also spelled Huayna Putina, was given to the volcano after the 1600 eruption. [4] [5] According to one translation cited by the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Huayna means 'new', and Putina means 'fire-throwing mountain'; the full name is meant to suggest the aggressiveness of its volcanic activity and refers to the 1600 eruption being its first one.
The eruption history of Kelud is unique in Indonesian history, because it was one of the few volcanoes whose activities were recorded in Indonesian historical accounts. According to Nagarakretagama canto 1 stanza 4 and 5 (composed by Mpu Prapanca in 1365), King Hayam Wuruk of Majapahit was born in 1256 Saka, which corresponds to 1334 CE, the ...
A volcanic eruption in Italy sent people fleeing Wednesday, with many forced to escape the fiery explosion by boat. The Stromboli volcano, located on the island of Stromboli, near Sicily, began ...
The volcano's most recent eruptive episode began in 1994. Quiet periods of a few days have alternated with almost continuous Strombolian eruptions since then. Hot gases, rocks, and lava were released in an eruption in April 2008. Scientists monitoring the volcano warned people to stay out of a 3 km (1.9 mi) zone around the island. [12]