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Indonesia to evacuate 16,000 people after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption

Authorities have revised the death toll down to nine from 10, with 63 injured and about 2,384 houses and at least 25 schools were damaged.

05 November 2024, 08:57 IST

Indonesia to evacuate 16,000 people after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption

Indonesia to evacuate 16,000 people after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption

Indonesia to evacuate 16,000 people after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption

05 November 2024, 08:57 IST

At least 10 killed in Indonesia after Laki-laki volcano on Flores Island erupts

The National Agency for Disaster Management said on Monday that at least nine bodies had been recovered. Another body was known to be trapped under the rubble.

04 November 2024, 14:40 IST

At least 10 killed in Indonesia after Laki-laki volcano on Flores Island erupts

At least 10 killed in Indonesia after Laki-laki volcano on Flores Island erupts

At least 10 killed in Indonesia after Laki-laki volcano on Flores Island erupts

04 November 2024, 14:40 IST

Living on a volcano's edge, Italians practice for disaster

Most experts believe an eruption remains a remote possibility, but volcanic activity -- hundreds of mostly minor earthquakes, along with a measurable rise and subsidence of the earth -- has picked up considerably in recent years, panicking some residents and putting the authorities on high alert.

27 October 2024, 08:43 IST

Living on a volcano's edge, Italians practice for disaster

Living on a volcano's edge, Italians practice for disaster

Living on a volcano's edge, Italians practice for disaster

27 October 2024, 08:43 IST

Philippines' Taal volcano erupts, says seismology agency

It said the lowest alert level was still in place on the restive volcano.

02 October 2024, 10:35 IST

Philippines' Taal volcano erupts, says seismology agency

Philippines' Taal volcano erupts, says seismology agency

Philippines' Taal volcano erupts, says seismology agency

02 October 2024, 10:35 IST

The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm

While these results are difficult to reconcile with the accepted history of lunar volcanism, it’s possible some areas of the Moon’s interior were more enriched in radioactive elements that generate the heat that drives volcanic activity.

08 September 2024, 07:22 IST

The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm

The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm

The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm

08 September 2024, 07:22 IST

Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains

Studies had shown magma accumulating underground, prompting warnings of new volcanic activity in the area located just south of Iceland's capital Reykjavik.

23 August 2024, 03:05 IST

Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains

Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains

Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains

23 August 2024, 03:05 IST

Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupts, spewing clouds of ash

The volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted at 5:36 am for about two minutes, said Heruningtyas Desi Purnamasari, an official of the PVMB agency, with all activities barred within seven kilometres (4.4 miles) of the crater.

04 June 2024, 04:56 IST

Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupts, spewing clouds of ash

Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupts, spewing clouds of ash

Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupts, spewing clouds of ash

04 June 2024, 04:56 IST

Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts as disaster agency warns of possible floods, cold lava flow

Mount Ibu's recent activity follows a series of eruptions of other volcanoes in Indonesia, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and has 127 active volcanoes.

01 June 2024, 05:45 IST

Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts as disaster agency warns of possible floods, cold lava flow

Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts as disaster agency warns of possible floods, cold lava flow

Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts as disaster agency warns of possible floods, cold lava flow

01 June 2024, 05:45 IST

Rivers of lava on Venus reveal a more volcanically active planet

Earth and Venus were forged at the same time. Both are made of the same primeval matter, and both are the same age and size. So why is Earth a paradise overflowing with water and life, while Venus is a scorched hellscape with acidic skies?

28 May 2024, 03:24 IST

Rivers of lava on Venus reveal a more volcanically active planet

Rivers of lava on Venus reveal a more volcanically active planet

Rivers of lava on Venus reveal a more volcanically active planet

28 May 2024, 03:24 IST

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate

Indonesia's volcanology agency raised the alert level of the volcano to the highest level on Thursday, after Ibu erupted multiple times earlier this month.

19 May 2024, 04:24 IST

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate

19 May 2024, 04:24 IST