The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years. Yet, more than Hawaii’s bubbling lava fields or Yellowstone’s sprawling supervolcano, it’s Mount Rainier that has many US volcanologists worried. “Mount Rainier keeps me up […]
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Icelandic volcano furiously erupts
A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula of south-west Iceland after weeks of intense earthquake activity. About 4,000 people were evacuated last month from Grindavik, a fishing town about 4km (2.5 miles) away. The eruption started north of the town at 22:17 local time (22:17 GMT) on Monday, the Icelandic Met Office said. A […]
After 38 Years of Quiet Mauna Loa Erupts
Mauna Loa, one of the world’s biggest and most active volcanoes, has begun erupting after months of unrest. The volcano, which is one of the five that make up Hawaii, rises 13,000 feet above sea level, and has been rumbling to life since September. The eruption began at approximately 11:30 p.m. on November 27, an […]