Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island spewed clouds of fiery gas and rivers of lava on Sunday in its latest eruption. The country’s National Disaster Management Agency, BNPB said, ‘monsoon rains eroded and eventually collapsed the 3,676-meter-tall lava dome of Mount Semeru, triggering the eruption.’ Mount Semeru erupts At least 2,000 people … Read more
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, the world’s most active volcano, has erupted, spewing ash and volcanic material into nearby areas, authorities said Monday. The eruption began Sunday night in the caldera at the volcano’s summit on the Big Island, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The lava flows were contained in the summit area and … Read more
The Geological Survey of New Zealand raised the alert for the Taupo volcano on Tuesday after registering some 700 earthquakes in the lake formed by the volcano’s caldera, which caused the largest eruption on Earth in millennia when it last exploded about 1,800 years ago. GeoNet indicated in a statement that it establishes alert level … Read more
