Category: Erupting

Erupting Spanish Volcano Turns ‘More Aggressive’: Officials

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands—An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest Africa blew open two more fissures on its cone Friday that belched forth lava, with authorities reporting “intense” activity in the area. The new fissures, about 15 meters (50 feet) apart, sent streaks of fiery red and orange molten rock down…


3 Erupting Alaska Volcanoes Spitting Lava or Ash Clouds

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, one producing lava and the other two blowing steam and ash. So far, none of the small communities near the volcanoes have been affected, Chris Waythomas, a geologist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, said Thursday. Webcams on Thursday clearly showed episodic low-level ash emissions…


Watch Moment Drone Crashes Into Erupting Icelandic Volcano

Drone footage captures the moment it crashes right into the erupting Fagradalsjfall volcano in Iceland. The stunning video, shot on Monday (May 24), brings the viewer up-close to the shield volcano and right into the molten lava. Drone operator and YouTuber Joey Helms told Reuters that being able to manually operate the first-person-view flying drone…