Scientists on high alert as ‘civilisation-ending’ volcano begins to wake
Worrying times ahead There are fears that one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes has started to stir, after being silent for nearly 50 years. The eruption was nothing short of cataclysmic the last time that the El Chichón volcano in Mexico blew up. This is because the summit’s dome was destroyed by high-sulfur eruptions […]
1 month ago
Tourists evacuated as Volcano erupts in European holiday hotspot
BREAKING Tourists have been evacuated from a holiday hotspot after a volcano erupted from a one kilometre fissure causing magma flows and smoke plumes. The famous tourist location of the Blue Lagoon Spa in Iceland has had to be evacuated as well as the nearby town Grindavik. Magma and smoke spewed from a one kilometre […]
8 months ago
Massive volcano in US predicted to erupt today
It last erupted in 2015. A massive volcano in the USA is predicted to erupt today. The Axial Seamount is a mile-wide underwater volcano that sits 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, and according to the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative, there has been a rise in earthquakes under the seamount, caused by magma […]
11 months ago
Photographer behind haunting image of girl trapped in volcanic mudflow reveals why he didn’t save her
The image shocked people around the world The photojournalist who took a heart-breaking picture of the young girl trapped in a volcanic mudflow explains why he didn’t help her. In 1985, Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Armero, Columbia erupted. 20,000 residents died in the South American nation as a mixture of volcanic lava and ice […]
1 year ago
Iceland volcano erupts for fourth time since December
The dramatic footage shows how the eruption unfolded. A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after a volcano erupted for the fourth time in four months. The eruption happened on the Svartsengi volcanic mountain in the Reykjanes Peninsula shortly after 8pm on Saturday evening. The local town of Grindavik was evacuated ahead of […]
2 years ago
Icelandic town evacuated after huge volcanic eruption
The lava has reportedly breached defenses A town in Iceland has been evacuated following a volcano erupted overnight. The volcano started erupting at about 3:00 GMT after seismic activity increased overnight. The southwestern Icelandic town of Grindavik was evacuated early on Sunday morning as lava started flowing from the volcano. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) […]
2 years ago