A UK company, VolcanoTech, has developed a low-cost air quality sensor using a modified smartphone camera and Raspberry Pi. These sensors detect sulphur dioxide, a key indicator of imminent volcanic eruptions, and are being deployed in countries like Ecuador and Indonesia, offering a cheaper alternative to existing systems.
Researchers used AI to virtually unwrap and read 20 columns of text from a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll, PHerc 1667, burnt by Mount Vesuvius. The text discusses Stoic philosophy, possibly by Chrysippus, and is one of the oldest in the collection, offering new insights into ancient thought.
The recent eruption of Piton de la Fournaise on Reunion Island, lasting 50 days and producing lava flows reaching the Indian Ocean, has created a unique scientific study opportunity. Scientists are excited by the prospect of exploring the underwater lava flows, which they liken to "time zero" for biological and geological discovery.
A 1640 eruption of Parker Volcano in the Philippines may have contributed to the collapse of China's Ming Dynasty, according to a study in Climate of the Past. Volcanic eruptions can cause climate changes leading to crop failures and famine.
Tens of thousands fled their homes in the Philippines following massive explosions from Mount Pinatubo on June 12, 1991. The eruptions sent ash plumes up to 25km into the sky, forcing residents like Theresita Santiago to evacuate.
Israeli airstrikes on Tehran's oil facilities on March 7th released sulfur dioxide emissions comparable to a small volcanic eruption, potentially causing acid rain and toxic air pollution affecting regions as far as China. The event also highlighted the growing capabilities of AI in medical diagnosis, though human doctors remain crucial for personalized treatment and risk assessment.
35 years after the devastating pyroclastic flow from Unzen-Fugendake volcano in Nagasaki killed 43 people, memorial services are being held in Shimabara city, with bereaved families honoring the victims.
Der Vulkan Kilauea auf Hawaii hat mit 48 Lavaausbrüchen seit Dezember 2024 einen neuen Rekord aufgestellt. Die aktuelle Eruptionsphase übertrifft den bisherigen Rekord aus den 1980er Jahren. Ein erneuter Ausbruch am Montag führte zu Warnungen vor Asche und vulkanischem Gestein.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has set a new record with 48 lava fountaining episodes since its eruption began in December 2024. Geologists note the current eruption's accessibility for viewing and its ongoing reshaping of the summit topography, while also acknowledging potential impacts on nearby communities from volcanic fragments and ash.
35 years after the Unzen-Fugendake eruption caused 43 deaths and disappearances, survivors are rebuilding. A cattle farmer who lost his farm in 1991 has restarted as a peach farmer. His grandchildren will light candles depicting memories of the disaster at a memorial event.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii's Big Island near Honaunau-Napoopoo, causing minor damage and rockslides but no tsunami threat or immediate injuries. The USGS stated the quake was due to plate stress, not volcanic activity, though Kilauea is being closely monitored for a potential eruption.
Speaking about her stepbrother Timothy Heng, Tessa Oh said that his family knew him to be someone who put others before himself and showed up for the people in his life. Early on, hearing that he was still on Indonesia’s Mount Dukono after it erupted while most of his fellow hikers had been evacuated, “my first thought was that he must have [run] back and tried to help someone”, the 30-year-old journalist said. More details about his last movements that emerged in a media report and accounts...
Speaking about her stepbrother Timothy Heng, Tessa Oh said that his family knew him to be someone who put others before himself and showed up for the people in his life. Early on, hearing that he was still on Indonesia’s Mount Dukono after it erupted while most of his fellow hikers had been evacuated, “my first thought was that he must have [run] back and tried to help someone”, the 30-year-old journalist said. More details about his last movements that emerged in a media report and accounts...
Two Singaporean nationals missing for days were confirmed dead on Sunday from the eruption of Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island, the local rescue agency said. Rescuers found the bodies around the crater rim and evacuation was under way, agency head Iwan Ramdani said. “Evacuation of the bodies is still hampered by eruptions that continue to occur and bad weather,” Iwan said, adding rain was falling in the area. Some 150 personnel with two thermal drones have been deployed since...
The search for two missing Singaporean hikers after a volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono was still hampered by continuous eruptions and bad weather on Sunday, an Indonesian official said, though they were feared to be dead. Some 150 personnel with two thermal drones have been deployed since Sunday morning, the head of local rescue agency Iwan Ramdani said, with the focus of the search around 100-150 metres (492 feet) of the crater rim. “However, Mount Dukono continues to erupt and rain is...
Indonesian authorities on Saturday located two Singaporeans who went missing after Mount Dukono erupted on the Pacific island of Halmahera, officials said, but it was unclear whether they were alive. “We have identified the coordinates of their locations. It’s around the crater rim,” said Iwan Ramdani, the head of Indonesia’s rescue agency. “This is on drone surveillance and is consistent with witness accounts.” Both appeared to be 20 to 30 metres (65 to 100 feet) from the rim of the main...
Indonesian authorities resumed their search on Saturday for three hikers missing after Mount Dukono erupted on the island of Halmahera, a rescue official said. At least 100 rescuers, military and police personnel, as well as two thermal drones, were deployed to find the two Singaporeans and one Indonesian, said Iwan Ramdani, the head of the local rescue agency. Survivors have told police that three people, including two Singaporeans, died in Friday’s eruption, local police chief Erlichson...
Three hikers – two Singaporeans and a local – died in an eruption on Friday of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano where they found themselves in a no-go zone, officials said. The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 10km (6.2 miles) into the air, with no towns or villages near enough to face any immediate threat. Twenty hikers were on the slopes when disaster struck, North Halmahera police chief Erlichson Pasaribu told reporters at a volcano monitoring station in Mamuya...
Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island erupted on Friday, spewing an ash cloud into the air, a local police chief said. “There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident of Ternate” island in east Indonesia, police chief Erlichson Pasaribu of North Halmahera province told Kompas TV. Earlier, a local rescue agency official said authorities were rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption of Mount...
Indonesian authorities were rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera Island on Friday, a local rescue agency official said. Mount Dukono, located in North Maluku province, erupted on Friday at 7.41am, spewing volcanic ash as high as 10km (six miles) into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said. The agency maintained the alert status at the mountain at its third highest level, agency head Lana Saria said in a statement. Iwan Ramdani, the head of...
More than 300 families have been evacuated after massive amounts of ash billowed from the Mayon volcano over the weekend due to the collapse of lava deposits from its slopes, Philippine officials said on Monday. There was no explosive eruption from Mayon, which has been erupting mildly on and off since January, but huge deposits of lava on its southwestern slope suddenly cascaded down in a pyroclastic flow – an avalanche of hot rocks, ash and gas – before nightfall on Saturday, said Teresito...
The Mayon Volcano in the Philippines has erupted, prompting the evacuation of 1,500 families and the imposition of airspace restrictions. Authorities have raised the alert to Level 3, citing risks of lava flows, landslides, and heavy ashfall across Albay province.
Fifa President Gianni Infantino reiterated that Iran will play their World Cup games in the United States as scheduled as football’s power-brokers met in Vancouver on Thursday. Iran’s participation at this year’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States has been shrouded in uncertainty since the eruption of war in the Middle East in February following strikes by the United States and Israel. Infantino, who has repeatedly stated that Iran will be at the World Cup, underscored that stance...
