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Lava effusion is a normal occurrence in active volcanoes, but communities should watch for lava flows, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Thursday. The Phivolcs captured a two-minute lava effusion at Mayon Volcano on Thursday,
Update: Episode 43 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at 6:21 p.m. on March 10, 2026, and the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is currently paused. Tephra fall has been reported outside of the closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park along the north rim of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) and into adjacent communities.
TODOQUE, Canary Islands — The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands has slowed significantly. That raised doubts Thursday about whether it will fan out across the land and destroy more homes instead of flowing into the sea.
And although those volcano eruptions are not part of a trend, experts have said, the volcanoes in question are far from the only dangerous ones in the world. When assessing which volcanoes are the most dangerous in the world,
Fresh lava fountains spew from Hawaii's Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, in its 40th eruption. The volcano has been very active since 1983 and erupts relatively regularly. It has been throwing out thousands of tonnes of molten rock and ...