Volcanoes

US hiker killed by lightning on Sicily’s Mount Etna

Lava is ejected from a crater during an eruption of Mount Etna, in Sicily, Italy, on Aug 13.

Volcanic alert level raised for Mount Aso in Japan’s Kumamoto; no links to July quake

Japan’s weather agency on Aug 14 raised the volcanic alert level for Mount Aso in Kumamoto prefecture to 3 on a five-point scale, calling for entry restrictions to the mountain.

Etna eruption extends closure of Sicily’s Catania airport until Aug 15

Passengers at Catania Airport following the closure of the airport due to an ash cloud from Sicily’s Mount Etna.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 12, 2026

Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, on Aug 10.

Ash cloud from Sicily’s Mount Etna volcano disrupts Malta flights

A plume of ash rising from Mount Etna during an eruption on July 30.

Fire near Indonesia’s Mount Bromo extinguished after 550ha burned, but new hot spots emerge

East Java disaster mitigation agency personnel deploy a water-spraying drone to extinguish the fire in areas affected by wildfire on Aug 9.

Mount Etna ash suspends arrivals at Italy’s Catania airport

Volcanic material and fumes rising from Mount Etna during an eruption in Sicily on July 30.

Hundreds flee homes after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts

Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupting in Alotenango, some 65km south-west of Guatemala City, on Aug 4.

Singaporeans advised to exercise caution at 4 Indonesian volcanoes: MFA

Mount Merapi in Central Java is one of the volcanoes included in the advisory.

In Sicily, buzzing drones work to predict volcanic eruptions

A vulcanologist from the University of Munich pilots a drone with a mirror used to reflect a laser and collect data from gas emissions in the crater of La Fossa, on Vulcano Island.

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