Eruption

Mount Anak Krakatau eruption grounds over 200 flights at Jakarta airport

Ash was identified as high as 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) on the Java side of the volcano and a plume of up to 50,000 feet (15,000 meters) on the Sumatra side.

Lava streams down from Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatoa) volcano during an eruption as seen from Rakata island in South Lampung on July 19, 2018.
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A satellite image shows ash rising from the eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia as it drifts over the Red Sea, November 23, 2025.

Volcano erupts in Ethiopia for first time in recorded history, forces several flights cancellations

Mount Lewotobi, Indonesia, photographed in c. 1915; illustrative.

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts, spewing ash 10 km. into the sky


Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, sending ash 18 kilometers into sky

International flights between Australia and Bali were canceled or delayed, reported ABC News.

 Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, sending ash 18 kilometers into sky.

Tourists flee after Italy's Mount Etna erupts

Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said the volcano was experiencing strong strombolian explosions.

Plumes of ash and volcanic steam rise from Mount Etna, as seen from Milo, Italy, June 2, 2025.

New study reveals Pompeii family's last moments during Mount Vesuvius eruption

According to the study, the family attempted to lock themselves in a room, using a bed wedged against the door to barricade themselves as volcanic debris poured in.

 New study reveals Pompeii family's last moments during Mount Vesuvius eruption.

Volcanic ash from Santorini’s 1500s BCE eruption found in Turkey

"The volcanic ashes at Tepecik Höyüğü are quite widespread and in thick layers," said Professor Sevinç Günel.

 Santorini, Greece. Ancient Akrotiri ruins.

3,600 years ago, the Santorini eruption signaled the Minoan decline

In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.

 Aerial drone top down photo of iconic main Crater of Santorini volcanic island called Kameni visited by tourist boats, Cyclades, Greece.

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

 NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io. Illustration.

A 32-hours nightmare: Minute-by-minute reconstruction of the eruption that turned people into glass

The disaster began midday on August 24 or October 24, 79 CE, when Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending a cloud of volcanic fragments and gas into the air.

 A 32-hours nightmare: Minute-by-minute reconstruction of the eruption that turned people into glass.

Russian astronomers observe rare black plasma eruption on the Sun

The event, described by scientists as "very rare, beautiful, and even a bit strange," involved a cold prominence rich in neutral hydrogen that was released and scattered throughout the corona.

 Russian astronomers observe rare black plasma eruption on the Sun.

‘Ghost island’ emerges, disappears near Azerbaijan's Kumani Bank mud volcano

Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced transient islands multiple times since its first recorded eruption in 1861.

 ‘Ghost island’ emerges, disappears near Azerbaijan's Kumani Bank mud volcano.

Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic Danes to offer sun stones, study reveals

Hundreds of engraved sun stones were discovered in ceremonial sites, indicating a ritual response to climate catastrophe.

 Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic Danes to offer sun stones, study reveals.