Volcanoes
Skier glides down Mount Etna as volcano erupts in the background
The oldest of Etna’s four main summit craters has made its presence felt – almost 28 years after its last major eruption.
- Jennifer Hassan
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Plumes of smoke rise from Russian volcano
Video captures ash columns of up to 4kms spewing from the Krasheninnikov volcano in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, which has erupted for the first time in 500 years.
Australian airlines cancel flights again after latest volcanic eruption
For the second time since the start of June, several airlines have had to cancel or delay services to and from Bali.
- Frances Howe
Tourists run for cover as Italy’s Mount Etna erupts in fiery show of smoke and ash
Video shows tourists running along a path on the flank of the vast volcano as smoke billows kilometres into the air.
Italy's Mount Etna erupts
Residents and tourists were stunned as Italy's Mount Etna sends huge ash plume into air during eruption. Video credit: Giuseppe Distefano.
Car-sized boulders no match for lava as officials race to evacuate fishing village
Residents of a mostly abandoned village in Iceland refused to leave their homes even as molten rock broke through barriers set up to protect them.
- Bronte Gossling
Tourists scramble to leave Santorini amid quake fears
Schools have been closed and search and rescue teams have been sent to the Greek island in advance, after more than 200 tremors in three days sparked concern a bigger earthquake is coming.
- Derek Gatopoulos
It was a sad night at Bali’s airport, but good news is in the air
The airlines had no answers: people stuck in Bali had to find a hotel or get comfortable at the airport.
- Amilia Rosa and Zach Hope
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Volcanic eruption grounds Bali flights, leaving travellers stranded
Airlines have cancelled dozens of flights, leaving passengers stranded at airports in Australia and Indonesia.
- Gemma Grant, Amilia Rosa, Zach Hope and Riley Walter
Nuns among the victims of volcanic eruption that burnt houses, convent
Volcanic material was thrown up to 6km from the crater of Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, blanketing nearby villages with debris and setting fire to buildings.
- Jakobus Herin