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Mount Etna volcano erupts

Washington has active stratovolcanoes like Mount Etna. Will Mount St. Helens erupt next?

A stratovolcano in Europe erupted on June 2 and sent tourists running for safety. What is the status of Washington's most active stratovolcano?

Newsweek · 3d

Mount Etna Erupts: Watch Live Feed of June 2 Eruption

Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. It's the most active volcano in Europe. Its activity increased during 2025, including spectacular eruptions in February, April, and May this year, producing lava flows and ash clouds.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Mount Etna still smoldering day after eruption, drone video shows

One day after spewing ash into the air in a volcanic eruption, drone footage showed gas continuing to billow from Italy's Mount Etna.

TheTravel on MSN1d

Experts Sound the Alarm: This Popular Hawaiian Volcano May Be Ready to Erupt Again

On Tuesday, June 3, the USGS released a volcano notice stating that the popular Kīlauea Volcano may erupt again soon. The ...

Big Island Now18h

Kīlauea eruption episode generated 16,500-foot plume, 980-foot lava fountains in less than 8 hours

Episode 24 started at 8:55 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, with low dome fountaining and lava flows onto the crater floor. Small ...

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Kilauea’s ‘episode 24’ ends abruptly this morning

Episode 24 of the ongoing Halemaumau eruption at Kilauea volcano ended abruptly early this morning, following just hours of ...

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Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupts with 1,000-foot 'lava fountaining'

Kīlauea Volcano's recent eruption features lava fountaining up to 1,000 feet, with USGS monitoring the activity in Hawaiʻi ...

Hawaii Tribune-Herald5d

Halemaʻumaʻu eruption reaches new heights; HVO updates volcano alert notifications

Halemaʻumaʻu eruption reaches new heights; HVO updates volcano alert notifications - Features | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shoots lava 1,000 feet in the air in latest eruption

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano put on a dramatic display Sunday night, shooting lava fountains over 1,000 feet into the air. The ...

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Scientists unravel diverse behaviors of Cascade volcanoes in subduction zone studies

and they have swarms in their background activity,” said Weston Thelen, a USGS research seismologist at the Cascades Volcano Observatory. Each volcano has its own personality, Thelen told KATU ...

Yellowstone geyser that exploded last summer shows activity. See the eruption

The same geyser that erupted last summer in a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park was recorded erupting again, video shows.

Big Island Now7d

Volcano Watch: Halemaʻumaʻu eruption reaches new heights as HVO updates Volcano Alert Notifications

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

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