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Volcano Erupts for the First Time in 12,000 Years

A quiet corner of Ethiopia’s Afar region transformed overnight when a long-inactive volcano awakened after thousands of years of stillness. The rare eruption drew the attention of scientists, aviation ...
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This volcano erupted for the first time in 10,000 years sending ash clouds across continents

ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A volcano in Ethiopia has erupted for the first known time in 10,000 years, spewing plumes of thick smoke and ash high into the sky and impacting air travel thousands of miles ...

Kilauea Spews More Lava, Reaching a Volcanic Milestone

On Monday, the volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island had a 48th episode of “lava fountaining” in an eruption that began in 2024.
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This Forgotten Volcano Erupted For The First Time In Over 10 Millennia

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia's Afar Region, erupted for the first time in recorded history. Scientists think the last time this volcano blew was somewhere between ...
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For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...
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Watch a volcano erupt for the first time in 12,000 years

A volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region has erupted for what is believed to be the first time in 12,000 years. The eruption sent ...