After weeks of anticipation,a volcanic eruption in Iceland’s most populated area sent lava spewing into the night sky and pushed authorities into action.
A rescue mission is under way to find 12 climbers,after 11 others were found dead near the erupting crater of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi.
Land in the region has risen by nine centimetres since October 27,according to the Icelandic Met Office,without showing imminent signs of eruption.
“It’s hard to know when it will stop,but assuming the eruption continues,the island could grow higher and bigger.”
An undersea volcano has been busy building a new island in the Pacific,a sight rarely seen.
The volcano’s alert level was raised to warning status and the aviation colour code went to red as scientists evaluate the eruption and associated hazards.
Andrew,James and Peter Buttle had been on trial since July over the deadly 2019 eruption that killed 22 people,including 14 Australians.
Thousands of flights were cancelled and travellers grounded after Sicily’s Mt Etna erupted at an altitude of about 2700 metres,causing chaos for holidaymakers.
The owners of White Island in New Zealand have gone on trial for allegedly failing to protect tourists and staff in the 2019 eruption that killed 22 people.
A key tourist draw for its picturesque conical shape,Mayon last erupted violently in 2018,displacing tens of thousands of villagers.
The ash cloud reached 20 kilometres high in Russia’s far east and was moving west,triggering an aviation warning.