MANILA, Philippines—A volcano southeast of the Philippine capital spewed ash and steam about a kilometer (half a mile) into the sky on Sunday, scattering ash on nearby villages and alarming residents, officials said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level at Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon province following the 17-minute blast but…
Volcano-Tectonic Tremors Recorded for First Time on Quake-Hit Azores Island
LISBON—Volcano-tectonic tremors, which indicate the movement of magma, were recorded on the earthquake-hit mid-Atlantic Azores island of Sao Jorge for the first time since a worrying seismic crisis began more than two weeks ago, authorities said on Wednesday. The lush green volcanic island, in Portugal’s Azores archipelago, has been hit by 27,626 small tremors and…
Philippines Evacuates Residents as Small Volcano Spews Mile-High Plume
MANILA—A small but restive volcano south of the Philippine capital spewed a 1.5 km (almost 1 mile) plume on Saturday, prompting authorities to raise an alert level and evacuate more than a thousand residents. The alert for the Taal volcano, about 70 km (45 miles) south of central Manila, was increased to level 3 from…
Nearly 90 Small Earthquakes Hit Portugal’s Azores Island of Sao Jorge
LISBON—Authorities in Portugal’s Azores archipelago have been placed on alert after nearly 90 small earthquakes hit the mid-Atlantic volcanic island of Sao Jorge in a little over 24 hours, although there have been no reports of damage. Sao Jorge’s Urzelina volcano last erupted in 1808 and the Azores Civil Protection authority has requested an evaluation…
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi Erupts Multiple Times, 250 Evacuate
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions overnight Thursday that forced about 250 residents to flee to temporary shelters and left ash blanketing nearby villages and towns. No casualties were reported. The volcano on the densely populated island of Java unleashed clouds of hot ash at least seven times just…
Residents Evacuated as Volcano of Fire Spews Lava
About 500 residents evacuated voluntarily from the slopes of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire Tuesday as red-hot rock and ash flowed down the slopes toward an area devastated by a deadly 2018 eruption. The National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology, and Hydrology said in a statement that around 3 a.m. local time on Tuesday the volcano’s…
American Expat Photographer Captures Epic Scene of Northern Lights Behind Erupting Volcano in Iceland
An American photographer, who waited years for the chance to capture an epic natural phenomenon on film from his new home in Iceland, was rewarded by a double whammy: an erupting volcano against the spectacular backdrop of the aurora borealis. Preparations for the photo that would become a viral sensation began even before lava flowed….
Tonga’s COVID-19 Cases Reach at Least 139, One Case Involves 5-Month-Old Infant
Tonga’s total COVID-19 cases reached at least 139 on Monday, with the youngest case involving a 5-month-old infant, local media reported, following the emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in the tsunami-hit nation. Of those cases, 133 were from Tongatapu and six from Vava’u villages. Tongan health minister Saia Piukala said only one patient…
Photographer Captures Icelandic Volcano Erupting for the First Time in 800 Years
An incredible series of close-up pictures depicts a huge Icelandic volcano erupting into life for the first time in 800 years. A drone camera swooping over the majestic Fagradalsfjall volcano flew so low that it was actually scorched by the heat from the searing lava. However, the results were spectacular. Millions of gallons of molten, fiery…
Musk’s SpaceX Working to Restore Tonga’s Internet: Fiji Official
SINGAPORE—Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture is helping to restore connectivity to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, according to an official in Fiji where the work is underway. Tonga’s sole optic-fibre link to the internet and the rest of the world was severed by a volcanic eruption on Jan. 15 and only limited connectivity has…
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