Volcanoes
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters) into the…
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Mexico
Mexico’s last glaciers likely to disappear within 5 years
Mexico’s 12 surviving glaciers — nine on Pico de Orizaba and three on Iztaccíhuatl — are on the brink of…
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Mexico
Popocatépetl activity prompts authorities to cancel flights this week
Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano has been active this week, prompting advisories from Civil Protection authorities and forcing the Puebla International Airport…
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Travel
Iceland volcano eruption: Travel advice and Blue Lagoon update
The volcano has erupted for the fourth time in three months and it is the most powerful yet. ADVERTISEMENT A…
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Volcano on uninhabited Galapagos island erupts, sends lava flowing to sea
QUITO, Ecuador — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky…
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Sport
Living on an active volcano: A report from southern Italy
In southern Italy, several hundred thousand people live in a volcanic caldera that has seen a recent uptick in seismic…
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Travel
Iceland volcano eruption: Is it safe to travel?
An eruption occurred near the town of Grindavik on Monday night. ADVERTISEMENT A volcano erupted late on Monday night (18…
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Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash plumes and blanketing several villages
PADANG, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted Sunday, spewing white-and-gray ash plumes more than 3,000 meters…
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Travel
Volcano tourism: How to witness Iceland’s glowing lava up close
Want to visit Iceland’s active volcanoes? Here’s how to do it safely. ADVERTISEMENT Thirteen years after the Eyjafjallajökull volcano famously…
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Travel
Iceland volcano: Travel warnings issued amid fears of eruption
The Fagradalsfjall volcano has been unstable for days with Iceland’s Met Office saying an eruption is imminent. ADVERTISEMENT Icelandic authorities…
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