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Latest news: Volcano

Mammoth effort to put Pompeii exhibition together

More than 150 people are involved in putting together the National Museum of Australia’s next exhibition, Pompeii.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano not erupting, scientists say

Hawaii's second-largest volcano is not erupting, scientists have said in an update to a previous warning.

How a volcanic bombardment in ancient Australia led to the world’s greatest climate catastrophe

Australia’s own ancient volcanoes' eruptions were so large they initiated the world’s biggest ever climate catastrophe.

More deaths feared in Tsunami-hit Tonga

Authorities fear the death toll could rise in tsunami-hit Tonga after footage emerged of extensive damage on small outer islands.

Australia on standby as Tonga awaits further volcanic eruption

Australian support remains on standby amid concerns an underwater volcano that erupted in Tonga and sparked a tsunami is likely to erupt again in coming days. 

All Australians accounted for in Tonga

Australians and officials in Tonga have been accounted for after an underwater volcanic eruption off the Pacific nation while marine warnings remain for NSW.

Indonesia’s Semeru volcano kills 13, injures dozens

o has killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) says, as search teams looked for victims in a landscape covered in deep layers of ash.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts at summit

One of the most active volcanoes on Earth is erupting on Hawaii's Big Island.

Residents flea red hot lava on La Palma

A volcano has erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, with several violent explosions in the El Paso municipality in the south of the island forcing at least 2000 people to flee the area, according to local media.

Lava, ash as Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupts

Indonesia's most volatile volcano has erupted on the densely populated island of Java, spewing smoke and ash high into the air and sending streams of lava and gases down its slopes.

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