A new island has formed in the Pacific Ocean near Japan after an underwater volcanic eruption. The volcano began erupting on October 21, less than two kilometers from Iwo Jima, an island in Japan where American and Japanese troops fought a fierce battle during World War II, NewYorkTimes reports.…

After 38 years of silence, around 27:23 p.m. on November 30, the world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, began erupting in Mokuaveoweo, HawaiiNews reports. U.S. Geological Survey webcams at the summit clearly showed a long fissure, spewing fountains of lava, that flowed across the caldera floor (a vast…

An underwater volcano near Tonga has erupted for the third time in four days, CNN reports. This potentially threatens reconnaissance flights to assess the damage caused to the island nation in the Pacific Ocean after a powerful eruption and tsunami on January 15th. The Australian Meteorological Service announced...

The tsunami hit the largest island of the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga, Tongatapu, causing a wave of flooding. This happened after an underwater volcano exploded during a strong eruption in the South Pacific Ocean, throwing a cloud of ash and gas vapor into the air. About it…

The volcano of the Canary Islands continues to erupt, the ash worries local residents, according to EuroNews. Eruptions on the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge began on September 19, 2021 at 15:12 local time. During the next 16 hours, there were 8 lava outbursts. Lava flows began to move towards ...

In Antarctica, scientists have discovered a supervolcano that is larger and potentially more dangerous than even one of the most terrible volcanoes in the world - the Yellowstone caldera. The Reporter writes about this. Scientists have found a whole group of volcanoes under the ice of Antarctica. It turned out that one of them is even larger and...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is urging people to prepare for the potential eruption of the world's largest volcano: Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. Writes about this WeatherBoy. In a recent news release, Hawaiian Volcanic Observatory (HVO) scientists from the USGS warned: “While the Mauna Loa eruption is not ...

Even for a volcanic island accustomed to periodic tremors, this week has been unusual in Iceland. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, about 17 earthquakes occurred in the southwest region of Reykjanes in a week. Writes about this CNN. The strongest vibration of the earth's surface with a magnitude ...

The Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii woke up again on the evening of December 20. The eruption caused an explosion of lava, the water in the lake boiled away, and a huge plume of steam, gas and ash was thrown into the atmosphere. Writes about this Maui News. In the first hours of the eruption, lava quickly ...

Scientists have found that the strength of the supervolcano of Yellowstone National Park is gradually weakening. Writes about this "Focus". Researchers at the US Geological Society have found that the hot spot that feeds the geysers, mud springs and fumaroles in Yellowstone National Park is slowly disappearing. In a new study ...