MADRID—Flights to and from the Spanish island of La Palma were canceled Saturday because of an ash cloud spewing out of a volcano that has been erupting for a week. La Palma Airport operator Aena said on Twitter that plane traffic was suspended “due to the accumulation of ash” in the air. The company said…
Lava, Smoke, and Ash Cover La Palma as Volcano Threatens Banana Crop
LA PALMA, Spain—Jets of red hot lava shot into the sky on Spain’s La Palma on Thursday as a huge cloud of toxic ash drifted from the Cumbre Vieja volcano toward the mainland and jeopardized the island’s economically crucial banana crops. Walls of lava, which turns black when exposed to the air, have advanced slowly…
Volcano Erupts on Atlantic Ocean Island as Swarm of Hundreds of Earthquakes Recorded
A volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma erupted on Sunday, the island’s government confirmed, coming days after hundreds of earthquakes were recorded in the area. A large column of smoke rose up after the eruption at 3:15 p.m. local time inside the Cumbre Vieja national park, said the Canary Islands government and the Canary Islands Volcanology…
Earthquakes Ease on Spain’s La Palma as Volcano Alert Remains
LA PALMA, Spain—A surge in seismic activity on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma has slowed in the past day but could return at any moment, authorities said on Friday, as they kept almost half the island’s population on yellow alert for an eruption. “The decrease in seismic activity may be transient and does…
Threat of Volcanic Eruption Puts Spanish Island on Alert
September 16, 2021
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MADRID—A series of small earthquakes in Spain’s Canary Islands has put authorities on alert for a possible volcanic eruption, with one official saying Thursday there is “intense seismic activity” in the area off northwest Africa. Authorities have detected more than 4,200 temblors in what scientists are calling an “earthquake swarm” around La Palma island since…
Lava Streams From Indonesia’s Mount Merapi in New Eruption
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Monday with its biggest lava flow in months, sending a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 3.5 kilometers (more than 2 miles) down its slopes on the densely populated island of Java. The rumbling sound could be heard several miles away as Mount Merapi erupted, sending hot…
Indonesia’s Most Volatile Volcano Erupts in Java, Blanketing Towns in Ash
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Monday, pouring ash and lava into the sky on Java, a densely populated island that is home to more than a dozen active volcanoes. There was no immediate report of evacuations and nobody was killed, though hot ash from the eruption covered several villages and nearby towns. Mount Merapi, the…
Indonesia’s Most Volatile Volcano Erupts on Java, Blanketing Towns in Ash
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Aug. 9, pouring ash and lava into the sky on Java, a densely populated island that’s home to more than a dozen active volcanoes. While hot ash from the eruption covered several villages and nearby towns, there was no immediate report of evacuations or deaths Mount Merapi, the most volatile of…
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 Sinabung Volcano Spews Ash, Hot Clouds
MEDAN, Indonesia—A rumbling volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday shot billowing columns of ash and hot clouds down its slopes. The ash released by Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province reached more than 4,500 meters (14,760 feet) into the atmosphere, and an avalanche of searing gas clouds blew 1 kilometer (0.62 mile) to the…
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