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Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years ...

Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.

The closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it ...

Scientists have found a way to monitor volcanic carbon dioxide levels — one of the first signs a volcano might be about to blow — that doesn't involve trekking up a mountain.

Indonesia volcano eruption kills at least 10 - Live Science

An eruption from Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki stratovolcano has killed at least 10 on the island of Flores after volcanic debris and hot ash collapsed and burned homes.

Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupts twice in 2 days ...

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 17 and 18), unleashing gigantic ash plumes and showering villages with volcanic debris.

6 volcanoes erupt in eastern Russia after 8.8 megaquake | Live Science

Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow.

Underwater volcano off Oregon coast likely won't erupt until mid-to ...

Researchers thought that Axial Seamount might erupt in 2025, but recent data suggest the underwater volcano could take a bit longer to blow its top.

Russian volcano grows 'devil horns' and spits out 1,000-mile-long river ...

A false-color satellite photo from 2023 shows a devilish pair of lava flows and an enormous plume of smoke spewing from Klyuchevskoy, the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia.

Kawah Ijen: The volcano in Indonesia that holds the world's largest ...

Kawah Ijen is an active volcano on the island of Java with an extremely acidic crater lake and gas emissions that produce blue flames upon contact with oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.