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Bright lava flows, smoke pour from La Palma volcano eruption in new Landsat photos
By Samantha Mathewson published
New satellite images of an active volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma capture vivid streams of lava pouring down the coastal mountain range and nearing the Atlantic Ocean.
La Palma volcano eruption's infernal beauty visible from space (Photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
New astronaut and satellite images of an active volcano on the island of La Palma reveal the frightening beauty of the eruption, as well as its dangerous proximity to humans.
Giant pyramid built by the Maya was made from rock spewed by a volcano
By Mindy Weisberger published
Maya people who had fled their cities after a volcano erupted returned and built an enormous pyramid from the volcanic debris.
La Palma volcano spews lava hundreds of feet in the air, but don't expect a 'mega-tsunami'
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Thousands of tremors shook the island in the week before the eruption occurred.
Earthquake swarm rocks the ground at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
By Harry Baker published
A swarm of more than 140 earthquakes at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano caused the U.S. Geological Survey to raise the alert level for a potential eruption, but it seems to have been a false alarm.
Three volcanoes erupt at the same time in Alaska, in rare phenomena
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Three volcanoes in Alaska's Aleutian islands are erupting simultaneously, but are currently not a threat to local communities.
'Eye of Sauron' volcano and other deep-sea structures discovered in underwater 'Mordor'
By Harry Baker published
It is one of several discoveries named after "The Lord of the Rings."
Rare mud volcano explodes into towering inferno in Caspian Sea
By Harry Baker published
A towering inferno in the Caspain Sea is believed to have been caused by a rare explosion of a mud volcano in Azerbaijan's oil and gas fields.
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