A closer look at Guatemala's Volcano of Fire

A closer look at Guatemala's Volcano of Fire

It is one of 11 active volcanoes in the Central America country that is along the so-called Ring of Fire

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Guatemalan volcano claims dozens of lives,toll expected to rise

Guatemalan volcano claims dozens of lives,toll expected to rise

Rescuers on Monday pulled at least 10 people alive from ash drifts and mud flows that poured down the slopes of Guatemala's erupting Volcano of Fire.

Hundreds feared dead as Guatemala volcano sends lava into homes

Hundreds feared dead as Guatemala volcano sends lava into homes

Hundreds are feared dead after a fiery volcanic eruption sent lava flowing into rural communities.

Cheap property,expensive risk:living on the path of destruction

Cheap property,expensive risk:living on the path of destruction

It's a double whammy:the US has the bulk of extreme weather events and poor Americans are the ones paying their price.

  • byJames Norman
Fast lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano closes highway

Fast lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano closes highway

Officials warn warn that sharp,thin strands of volcanic glass fibres carried on the wind could injure eyes and lungs.

Pompeii find shows man crushed trying to flee Mount Vesuvius eruption

Pompeii find shows man crushed trying to flee Mount Vesuvius eruption

The victim,who was over 30,had his thorax crushed. Archaeologists have not found the victim's head.

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New lava flow advances towards Hawaii geothermal plant

New lava flow advances towards Hawaii geothermal plant

A broad lava flow cascaded towards a Hawaii geothermal power station on Saturday,posing a new hazard

'Eerie'blue flames burn near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

'Eerie'blue flames burn near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

Volcanos produce methane when hot lava buries and burns plants and trees. The gas flows through the ground and up through existing cracks.

'I didn't care if they cut my leg off':Lava bomb survivor describes agony

'I didn't care if they cut my leg off':Lava bomb survivor describes agony

After doctors saved his leg that was hit by a projectile of molten rock,Darryl Clinton said witnessing the lava up close,had been"the event of a lifetime".

  • byAmy B Wang
Toxic cloud caused by Hawaii volcano lava emerges over ocean

Toxic cloud caused by Hawaii volcano lava emerges over ocean

White plumes of acid and fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii,creating another hazard from the Kilauea volcano eruption:a toxic steam cloud.

Lava spatter hits Hawaii man,shatters his leg in first known injury

Lava spatter hits Hawaii man,shatters his leg in first known injury

Lava spatters can weigh as much as a refrigerator and even small pieces of spatter can kill,an official said.

  • byAmy B Wang&Kristine Phillips