Tag: Volcanic eruptions
Evacuation request ignored at Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano continued to spew columns of ash thousands of feet (meters) into the air Thursday, but residents of hamlets...
Explainer: Mount Etna puts on its latest spectacular show
ROME — Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, evokes superlatives. It is Europe’s most active volcano and also the continent’s largest.
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Mt Etna’s latest eruptions awe even those who study volcanos
ROME — Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the...
Italy taps German archaeologist to oversee Pompeii ruins
ROME — A German-born archaeologist has been chosen to be the next director of Pompeii, which is still revealing its ancient mysteries centuries after...
Sicilian village cleans up ash, stones from Mt Etna eruption
PEDARA, Sicily — Residents and municipal teams worked Wednesday to clean up a Sicilian village near Mount Etna after Europe’s most active volcano spewed...