LIMA, Peru—Unusually high waves attributed to the eruption of an undersea volcano in Tonga caused an oil spill on the Peruvian coast, but authorities said Monday the spill was controlled within hours and there’s an ongoing process to clean the area. The Peruvian Civil Defense Institute said in a press release that a ship was…
Scientists Struggle to Monitor Tonga Volcano After Massive Eruption
SINGAPORE—Scientists are struggling to monitor an active volcano that erupted off the South Pacific island of Tonga at the weekend, after the explosion destroyed its sea-level crater and drowned its mass, obscuring it from satellites. The eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano, which sits on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, sent tsunami waves across the…
Spanish Eruption’s End Brings ‘Emotional Relief,’ Rebuilding
MADRID—Authorities on one of Spain’s Canary Islands declared a volcanic eruption that started in September officially finished Saturday following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity, or significant sulfur dioxide emissions. But the emergency in La Palma, the most northwest island in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago, is not over due to the widespread damage…
Indonesia Raises Semeru Volcano Alert, Fearing New Eruption
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for the highest volcano on Java island, saying Mount Semeru could blow up again after a sudden eruption earlier this month left 48 people dead and 36 missing in villages that were buried in layers of mud. Indonesia’s geological agency said Saturday it picked up increasing activity that…
La Palma Volcano’s Tremors Stop, but Eruption May Not Be at an End
LA PALMA—The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma fell silent as constant tremors stopped late on Monday, though experts cautioned this did not necessarily mean the eruption is nearing an end after 85 days. Seismic activity on the island all but stopped around 9 pm local time on Monday, The Canary…
(Video) The Longest Volcanic Eruption of 21st Century Captured on Camera: ‘The Forces of Nature’
Over the course of six months, a native Icelandic photographer has captured breathtaking footage of the longest volcanic eruption of the 21st century to date. The volcano eruption began on March 19 in the Geldingadalir valley of the Fagradalsfjall mountain on southwest Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula. In mid-September, it became the longest-running volcanic eruption of the…
La Palma’s Volcanic Eruption Is Going Strong 3 Weeks Later
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands—Three weeks since its eruption upended the lives of thousands, the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island is still spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing. Authorities on Sunday monitored a new stream of molten rock that has added to the destruction of over 1,100 buildings….
9 Days After Eruption, Lava From La Palma Volcano Reaches Ocean
LA PALMA, Spain—Red hot lava from a volcano that devastated the Spanish island of La Palma reached the Atlantic Ocean late on Tuesday evening, nine days after it started to flow down the mountain, wrecking buildings and destroying crops. Big clouds of white steam billowed up from the Playa Nueva area as the lava made…
Photographer Captures the Moment a Meteor Appears to Shoot Into Mouth of Volcano in Indonesia
An Indonesian photographer recently captured a stellar streak of light, alleged to be a meteor, on camera in the skies above Mount Merapi volcano on the island of Java. Gunarto Song, a travel and landscape photographer, visited the site on the night of May 28 to capture photos of the mountain under the light of the…
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung Volcano Spews Ash Into Sky
JAKARTA—Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 3.1 miles on Tuesday, in its first big eruption since August last year, the country’s volcanology center said. 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…
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