It was a sad night at Bali’s airport,but good news is in the air

It was a sad night at Bali’s airport,but good news is in the air

The airlines had no answers:people stuck in Bali had to find a hotel or get comfortable at the airport.

  • byAmilia Rosa andZach Hope

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Volcanic eruption grounds Bali flights,leaving travellers stranded
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Volcanic eruption grounds Bali flights,leaving travellers stranded

Airlines have cancelled dozens of flights,leaving passengers stranded at airports in Australia and Indonesia.

  • byGemma Grant,Amilia Rosa,Zach Hope andRiley Walter
Nuns among the victims of volcanic eruption that burnt houses,convent

Nuns among the victims of volcanic eruption that burnt houses,convent

Volcanic material was thrown up to 6km from the crater of Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki,blanketing nearby villages with debris and setting fire to buildings.

  • byJakobus Herin
Spectacular Iceland volcano eruption raises pollution fears

Spectacular Iceland volcano eruption raises pollution fears

Fountains of glowing molten rock shot into the night sky when the volcano first erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula.

  • byIsabelle Yr Carlsson andTom Little
Sunburnt seals and penguins? Antarctica’s ozone layer the worst it’s been since 1970s

Sunburnt seals and penguins? Antarctica’s ozone layer the worst it’s been since 1970s

Seal pups and fledgling penguins could suffer sunburn and skin cancer,and it’s all down to volcanoes and bushfires.

  • byBianca Hall
Timelapse shows Icelandic volcano erupting amid northern lights

Timelapse shows Icelandic volcano erupting amid northern lights

A rare spectacle was documented in the Nordic country,which has experienced a series of volcano eruptions that prompted the declaration of a state of emergency.

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Is this just a fiery thrill or another disaster waiting to happen?

Is this just a fiery thrill or another disaster waiting to happen?

We take a gamble with volcano tourism. The obvious lava and ash aren’t the only dangers.

  • byBrian Johnston
Four eruptions in three months:Iceland volcano’s latest blast is the most powerful yet

Four eruptions in three months:Iceland volcano’s latest blast is the most powerful yet

After weeks of warnings,lava is spewing into the air in Iceland again as a volcano just south of the nation’s capital erupted for the fourth time since December.

Iceland volcano erupts again as lava fountains disrupt heating and roads

Iceland volcano erupts again as lava fountains disrupt heating and roads

Bright orange molten rock spewed from cracks in the ground in the Reykjanes peninsula and lava crossed a road near the Blue Lagoon.

  • byFrank Nieuwenhuis andStine Jacobsen
Iceland scrambles to shelter town residents made homeless by volcano

Iceland scrambles to shelter town residents made homeless by volcano

Residents of Grindavik are living in hotel rooms,in summer cottages,in temporary rental apartments or are being hosted by family members.

  • byEgill Bjarnason andEmma Bubola
Icelandic volcano erupts,spewing lava towards fishing town
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Iceland

Icelandic volcano erupts,spewing lava towards fishing town

Before last month’s eruption,the Svartsengi volcanic system north of Grindavik had been dormant for around 780 years.

  • byMarco Di Marco