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The fissure of the volcanic eruption had broken through protective barriers around the town of Grindavik, and had reached 1,200 meters, or nearly 4,000 feet, in length.
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A volcano in southwestern Iceland began erupting on Tuesday, prompting the closure of the popular Blue Lagoon tourist destination and threatening the town of Grindavik, about 25 miles southwest of th...
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The last time the peninsula had a period of volcanic activity was 800 years ago - and the eruptions continued for decades.
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When Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022, scientists expected that it would spew enough water vapor into the stratosphere to push global temperatures past the 1.
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AccuWeather on MSNVolcano erupts in Iceland, forcing evacuations of nearby town and Blue Lagoon resortA volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland on Tuesday forced the evacuation of the town of Grindavík and the nearby Blue Lagoon tourist site, as lava and smoke poured from a newly opened fissure.
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Live Science on MSNHuge steam plume rises from Alaska's Mount Spurr as volcano edges closer to eruptionThe Alaskan Volcano Observatory has shared new images of plumes of gas streaming out of Mount Spurr, which scientists suspect will erupt in the coming weeks or months.
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Scientists sound the alarm as US volcano about to eruptScientists have identified early warning signs of a potential volcanic eruption at Mount Spurr, located in Alaska. The last eruption occurred in 1992, but the volcano has shown increasing activity over the past few months.
The Office of Civil Defense warned the public of possible ashfall resulting from ash emissions from Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Island.
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 3 after its explosive eruption on Dec. 9, 2024.
A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and a geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions. Flames and smoke shot through the air as the volcanic fissure opened near the town of Grindavik,