volcanic eruption

Coulée de lave provoquée par l'éruption volcanique près de Grindavik, sur la péninsule islandaise de Reykjanes, dans l'ouest du pays, le le 18 décembre 2023

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International

Iceland evacuates Blue Lagoon amid imminent volcanic eruption threat

Iceland, known for its dynamic volcanic activity, has experienced heightened seismicity in recent months

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Flowing lava is seen during at a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula 3km north of Grindavik, western Iceland on December 18, 2023.

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Europe

Volcano erupts on Reykjanes peninsula after weeks of activity

Nearly 4,000 residents of nearby town were evacuated earlier last month in anticipation of the eruption

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Aerial view of boats gathering oil on the sea surface from a beach annexed to the summer resort town of Ancon, northern Lima, Peru, on January 20, 2022.

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Latin America

Peru oil spill cleanup drags on

Energy company Repsol spilled some 6,000 barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean last week

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This satellite image shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga, January 15, 2022.

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Asia & Pacific

Tonga: 3 confirmed dead from volcanic eruption, tsunami

Bodies were found on the Mango and Nomuka islands of Tonga, including one of a British national

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Lava from a volcano eruption flows on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, on September 23, 2021.

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Environment

Officials say La Palma eruption over after 3 months of lava

A large-scale cleanup operation is now breaking ground as the island begins to recover

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In this handout photograph taken and released by the Spanish Military Emergency Unit (UME) on October 16, 2021, experts monitor La Palma's Cumbre Vieja volcano.

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Environment

Drones to rescue dogs trapped by La Palma volcano eruption

A drone crew arrived on the island on Monday after receiving approval from local authorities

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This image grab taken from a video released by the Spanish Geological and Mining Institute (IGME) shows Spanish Canary Island La Palma's Cumbre Vieja volcano on October 4, 2021.

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Europe

Hundreds flee La Palma eruption, lava flows in fourth week

The eruption threatened the island’s economy as lava flows covered agricultural plantations

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An airforce helicopter returns to Whakatane airport from White Island where a military team was dispatched to recover eight bodies after the December 9 volcanic eruption, in Whakatane on December 13, 2019

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Asia & Pacific

New Zealand troops retrieve six bodies in daring volcano mission

Police said the majority of the bodies had been safely airlifted to a naval vessel anchored off the coast

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