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An artifact uncovered at the site of an ancient Roman city is offering a glimpse into the day-to-day lives of people 2,000 years ago.

Fresh volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula overnight spread with a second fissure opening up on Wednesday.

Allegations of negligence and incompetency surround the death of a Brazilian female tourist who fell off a cliff next to an active volcano in Indonesia and efforts to save her proved futile.

The Italian volcano known as Mount Etna erupted Monday, causing quite a stir and  and leading officials to issue a “code red.”

There has been a spike in ‘seismic activity’ at Mount Adams in Washington state, and scientists are keeping an eye on the situation.

A volcano in southeastern Russia has erupted following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, state-owned media announced.

A Californian couple visiting Hawaii have revealed details from a horrifying attack they underwent when a masked gunman carjacked them and “hunted” them up a volcano.

Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted at least five times, prompting a high-level alert for more eruptions and a tsunami warning.

A volcanic eruption on Saturday evening in Iceland near the town of Grindavik prompted evacuations.

Eruption in southwestern Iceland appears to have subsided, though scientists are warning that the area may experience further eruptions.

Houses have been hit by lava flows in southwestern Iceland as a long-dormant volcano erupts for the second time.

A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock toward a nearby settlement.

The night sky was filled with a spectacular red flash in south western Iceland as a volcano erupted, prompting a further evacuation. 

A video clip shows survivors of the Saturday volcano eruption in Indonesia covered in ash and in desperate need of help.

Scientists report seismic activity has increased regarding Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, which is known as one of the most active on the planet.

Kilauea volcano, located along the southeastern shore of the Big Island of Hawaii, began erupting Wednesday morning at 4:44 local time.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Big Island of Hawai’i on Tuesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Volcanic environments in Hawaii are apparently full of mysterious microbes, a study reveals, with uncharacterized communities of bacteria.

A soccer game in Japan continued uninterrupted last week while an active volcano visibly erupted nearby, Chile’s CHVNoticias website reported on Wednesday, noting that all athletes, officials, and spectators of the event participated in the game as if nothing was amiss despite plumes of volcanic smoke gathering in the sky above the open-air soccer stadium.

An American tourist survived a fall into the crater of Mount Vesuvius after he dropped his phone in the iconic volcano.

The United Kingdom’s need to import food from abroad could prove extremely detrimental in the event of global disaster.

A Tongan journalist said the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Saturday was so powerful that many residents were deafened and had to use hand gestures to communicate while evacuating.

A Peruvian oil tanker spilled much of its contents into the waters of the Pacific Ocean on Saturday affecting at least two miles of Peru’s central coast after waves sparked by Tonga’s volcanic eruption and tsunami that day in the South Pacific rocked the actively discharging ship, Peruvian government officials said Monday.

A volcanic eruption and tsunami in the South Pacific island kingdom of Tonga on Saturday caused massive waves which radiated throughout the greater Pacific Ocean in subsequent hours, reaching the coasts of Peru — where two people died after a tsunami engulfed a beach in the country’s north — and Chile.

The National and Pacific Tsunami Warning Centers have issued tsunami advisories for the entire West Coast, Hawaii, and parts of Alaska as a volcano erupted near Tonga late Friday.

El Salvador’s government plans to build a “Bitcoin City” at the base of Conchagua Volcano in the country’s southeast in 2022, El Salvador’s La Prensa Gráfica newspaper reported Saturday, noting the city will be designed to harness the volcano’s geothermal energy to mine cryptocurrency.

Authorities in the Philippines began evacuations in communities surrounding Taal, the country’s second most active volcano, on Thursday in response to geologists issuing an alert that “hazardous eruption” may occur within days.

Over 20,000 people are homeless and 40 people remain missing following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma on Saturday, the United Nations reported Wednesday.

Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) erupted on Saturday killing at least 22 people and sending thousands of others fleeing to neighboring Rwanda.

FAGRADALSFJALL VOLCANO, Iceland (AP) — Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will never stand still. That’s perhaps no clearer than in Iceland, where a volcano has awoken from a slumber that has lasted 6,000 years, give or take a year or two.

Southwest Iceland has experienced over 20,000 earthquakes since February 24, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has developed a reputation for crude, inappropriate, and often seemingly incoherent ramblings at public effects, forcing government spokesmen to come up with explanations. 2020 was no different for the president.

Residents on Hawaii’s Big Island were asked to stay indoors when the Kilauea volcano erupted Sunday during an explosion that shot ash into the sky.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte once again sparked outrage on Tuesday during a visit to victims of the Taal Volcano eruption, telling a group of local officials that Batanga’s plethora of “beautiful women” had helped him forget the “many problems” facing his administration.

The Philippines’ second-most active volcano erupted on Sunday, prompting warnings of a hazardous “volcanic tsunami” as tens of thousands of villagers were evacuated.

New Zealand Deputy Police Commissioner John Tims said Tuesday local police have begun a criminal probe after Monday’s eruption of the White Island volcano. An investigation by health and safety regulators will be the basis for any ongoing police action.