
Thousands flee Santorini as earthquakes hit popular Greek island
Experts say the Greek island of Santorini has been hit by more than 1,000 earthquakes, but they're not linked to the region's active volcanoes.
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Experts say the Greek island of Santorini has been hit by more than 1,000 earthquakes, but they're not linked to the region's active volcanoes.
The aviation color code over the area has been changed from green to yellow as a precaution, the Icelandic meteorological office said.
Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii started erupting on Dec. 23rd, after a three-month pause.
Kilauea began erupting around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning local time at the base of the Halemaumau Crater within the summit caldera after elevated seismic activity was detected overnight.
The Philippines' Kanlaon volcano erupted for nearly four minutes, shooting ash 2.5 miles into the sky and prompting the emergency evacuation of some 87,000 people.
"The electrical supply has been destroyed": For the seventh time in a year, a volcano has erupted in Iceland, spewing hot lava that has melted power lines and left Grindavik without electricity. The volcano erupted shortly after 10 p.m. on Nov. 20 when earthquakes shook the area near the volcano, bringing the fissure that has already been active throughout the year roaring back to life.
A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region's seventh eruption in a year.
Indonesian volcano Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of the "husband and wife mountains" on Flores island, erupts, covering villages in thick ash and hot embers.
Lava has been bursting from a volcano in Iceland for over a week after a series of earthquakes.
A time-lapse video showed the northern lights lighting up the sky as lava flowed from an erupting volcano in southwestern Iceland on Thursday. The volcano erupted on Aug. 22 for the sixth time since December. Videos also captured onlookers watching the eruption from nearby roads.
Dramatic images from Iceland show lava spewing from a fissure almost two-and-a-half miles long as the Reykjanes peninsula sees its 6th eruption since December.
The Shiveluch volcano spewed an ash column as high as 5 mils above sea level and released a gush of lava, TASS reported Sunday morning.
The eruption sent lava shooting up from fissures in Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.
A "continuous curtain of fire" is coming out of the ground in Iceland, the Nordic Volcanological Center's Rikke Pedersen said, as the island nation's southwest region faces its fifth volcano eruption since December.
"Considerable lava fountaining" is spewing from a two-mile-long fissure as southwest Iceland battles its fifth volcanic eruption since December.
Scientists used decades-old images to track changes on the planet's surface.
A lightning bolt struck an erupting volcano in Guatemala, wowing spectators who gathered to see the Volcán de Fuego.
Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano grumbles to life again, spewing clouds of gas and debris pierced by lightning flashes and driving thousands from their homes.
A cloud of black ash reached nearly two miles into the air on Thursday, officials said, as several people were reportedly hit by gravel and rocks, requiring "intensive treatment."
More than 800 people had to evacuate their homes in Indonesia as the Ruang volcano continues its days-long eruption, spewing fiery red clouds as lightning flashes in the sky.
Officials reported "volcanic ash rain" as photos and videos show the Ruang volcano filling the night sky with fiery red and orange plumes.
One volcanologist said Mount Etna was spewing "unprecedented quantities" of the volcanic vortex rings – potentially because of "so much bad news" happening lately.
Sulfur dioxide from Iceland's fourth volcanic eruption since December has already reached the U.K. and Ireland.
A state of emergency is in place in parts of Iceland after a volcano erupted again without warning, prompting evacuations.
Lava spewed Saturday from a new volcanic fissure on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December, authorities said.
Craig McLean said many scientists "are worried about President Donald Trump's return to office — after he undermined science in his first term."
A federal judge Friday prevented the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of USAID on administrative leave for now.
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It is the fifth hostage and prisoner exchange to occur as part of the first phase of the current ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
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It's the third major U.S. aviation incident in eight days.
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President Trump did not say which board members at the Kennedy Center he plans to terminate.
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Courtroom cameras recorded the melee, which subsided as a law enforcement officer drew a stun gun and protected the defendant from further attack.
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