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The volcano shot a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that smothered villages in drifts of grey volcanic dust. via REUTERS. About 300,000 people live on Russia’s vast Kamchatka peninsula, which ...

The giant ash cloud could be seen for miles as it spurted ash out over nearby villages. Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the towering cloud visible up to 150 ...

The ash cloud that burst out of Mount Vesuvius was, at its core hot, heavy and deadly. "It's like a landslide. That material is able to knock down houses," Giordano said.

Alaska volcano eruption eases after emitting massive ash cloud The Shishaldin Volcano began to erupt last week. By Julia Musto Fox News. Published July 19, 2023 10:46am EDT.

Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania, Italy, on Monday. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth from Europe's highest active volcano.

Previously, the volcano spewed an ash cloud with a height of 5.5 miles, but emissions soon fell below 2 miles by early afternoon. The Shishaldin Volcano is one of the most active in the Aleutian ...