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Japan's highest peak Mount Fuji, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building and Shinjuku skyscrapers are seen in silhouett...

World Aug 28

Japan uses AI-generated eruption of Mount Fuji to prepare for worst-case scenario

By Reeno Hashimoto, Associated Press

Science Aug 23

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As glaciers melt, scientists study potential for more violent volcanic eruptions

Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports.

By William Brangham, Lorna Baldwin

Science Aug 03

Russian volcano in Kamchatka erupts for the first time in 600 years
Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for first time in centuries

A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake.

By Associated Press

Science Jul 10

A helicopter flies over Lake Washington with Mt Rainier in the background during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVI...
Officials tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier say there is no cause for concern

The U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory said the swarm began early Tuesday at the 14,410-foot volcano near Seattle. The cause is consistent with the circulation of fluids along preexisting faults beneath Mount Rainier and considered “background activity,” the agency…

By Associated Press

World Jun 18

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spews smoke and volcanic ash as seen from Kawalelo village in East Nusa Tenggara province
Eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki forces evacuations and flight cancelations

The eruption alert was raised Tuesday to the highest level and the danger zone where people are recommended to leave was expanded to about 5 miles from the crater.

By Handrianus Belutowe, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press

May 18

Watch 4:33
What scientists have learned from Mount St. Helens’ devastating eruption, 45 years later

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic

It was 45 years ago today when Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering the biggest landslide in Earth’s recorded history and creating an ash cloud that reached across the country. John Yang looks back at the deadliest and most destructive volcanic…

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Dec 23

WATCH: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spews glowing lava as it erupts again

By Associated Press

Lava began bubbling Monday through the crust of one of the world's most active volcanoes.

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Nov 21

WATCH: Icelandic volcano erupts for 7th time in a year

By David Keyton, Associated Press

Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages one eruption every four to five years.

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Jun 08

Archaeologists find records of Pompeii survivors that reveal how they rebuilt their lives

By Steven L. Tuck, The Conversation

The story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is no longer one of annihilation; it also includes the people who managed to escape the city.

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Feb 08

PHOTOS: Icelandic volcano begins erupting again, spewing lava and cutting off heat and hot water

By Marco Di Marco, Associated Press

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky.

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