‘Uneven playing field’:Defendants in White Island volcano tragedy want more time

‘Uneven playing field’:Defendants in White Island volcano tragedy want more time

The surprise eruption on White Island,or Whakaari,in 2019 killed 22 people from several countries including Australia.

  • byPraveen Menon

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Wall of orange lava:thousands flee volcano in Congo amid fears of second eruption

Wall of orange lava:thousands flee volcano in Congo amid fears of second eruption

Volcanologists in Goma warned that a volcanic eruption under a nearby lake,accompanied by a large earthquake,could trigger a sudden release of carbon dioxide which could asphyxiate thousands.

  • byDjaffar Al Katanty
Residents flee as volcano erupts near Congolese city of Goma

Residents flee as volcano erupts near Congolese city of Goma

Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo has erupted for the first time in nearly two decades,turning the night sky a fiery red and sending lava onto a major highway as panicked residents tried to flee Goma,a city of nearly 2 million.

  • byJustin Kabumba Katumwa
‘Destroying everything in its path’:St Vincent seeks help as volcano erupts
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‘Destroying everything in its path’:St Vincent seeks help as volcano erupts

Heavy ash has contaminated water supplies and leaders estimate the island will need hundreds of millions of dollars to recover from the eruption of La Soufriere.

  • byKristin Deane andDanica Coto
Thousands evacuated as volcanic eruption rocks Caribbean island

Thousands evacuated as volcanic eruption rocks Caribbean island

An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent on Friday night after the government ordered thousands to evacuate their homes.

  • byDanica Coto
Ancient stones still stand on the volcanic plains of western Victoria

Ancient stones still stand on the volcanic plains of western Victoria

We don’t need to travel to the northern hemisphere to be enchanted by ancient standing stones - such wonders can be found in western Victoria.

  • byTony Wright
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Scientific disciplines join forces to solve mystery of 3 million dead birds

Scientific disciplines join forces to solve mystery of 3 million dead birds

Three million birds were found dead on Australia’s east coast in 2013 with pumice in their stomachs. Now,researchers have discovered what really happened.

  • byStuart Layt
Icelandic volcano could continue to erupt for years,experts say

Icelandic volcano could continue to erupt for years,experts say

Thousands of Icelanders have flocked to the site of the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula,about 30 kilometres south-west of the capital.

  • byNikolaj Skydsgaard
A volcano erupted in Iceland,Björk was ‘sooo excited’

A volcano erupted in Iceland,Björk was ‘sooo excited’

A volcano erupted in Iceland,turning the night sky into a real-life lava lamp. No injuries were reported. Just joy.

  • byMike Ives
‘I can see it from my window’:volcano eruption draws Iceland crowds

‘I can see it from my window’:volcano eruption draws Iceland crowds

The eruption 30 kilometres from Reykjavik looked spectacular but did not threaten towns or close the airports.

  • byNikolaj Skydsgaard andJacob Gronholt-Pedersen
Video captures Eurasia's highest active volcano
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Video captures Eurasia's highest active volcano

Eyewitness video shows lava breakthrough during the side cone eruption of Kamchatka's Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano.