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Photos from the First-Ever Ascent of Mt. Michel, an Ultra-Remote Volcano
PetaPixel   28 February 2023   South Sandwich Islands  
Mt. Michael, an active volcano in the South Sandwich Islands, rises more than 3,000 feet above the southern Atlantic Ocean.
<p>A team of National Geographic explorers led by Renan Ozturk and Emma Nicholson was able to reach the summit crater of Mount Michel &mdash; a remote stratovolcano &mdash; and confirm the existence of one of nature&rsquo;s rarest phenomenons: a lava lake.</p ...
DR Congo: Volcano evacuation order sparks mass exodus in Goma
Displaced residents wait to register to receive aid distributed by a local politician and businessman in Goma [Guerchom Ndebo/AFP]
<p>Tens of thousands of people have fled the Congolese city of Goma after officials ordered the evacuation of parts of the city due to the risk of further eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo.<br />The evacuation order came after powerful aftershocks rocked the ...
At least 31 dead and thousands displaced after volcanic eruption in Democratic Republic of Congo
A view from Tchegera Island on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo shows flame spewing from Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday, May 22.
<p>At least 31 people have died and hundreds of children were feared missing or separated from their families Monday after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the weekend.Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya confirmed ...
Icelandic volcano released three times the toxic gas of Europe’s industry
heraldscotland.com   23 September 2015   Iceland   Vatna Glacier  
Icelandic volcano
<p>A VOLCANIC eruption in Iceland emitted on average three times as much of a toxic gas as all European industry combined, according to new research.</p><p>Scientists from Edinburgh and Leeds universities, along with experts from the Met Office, studied the ...
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