It marked the 32nd eruptive episode for one of the world’s most active volcanoes since the current activity began in December, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists said.

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Kīlauea’s summit fountaining produced large volumes of lava and substantial gas emissions that could affect air quality and public health downwind, according to USGS scientists. It also produced lofted glassy volcanic fragments that posed local physical hazards.

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Source: https://www.newsweek.com/kilauea-hawaii-volcano-eruption-active-lava-2123601

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Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eruption the previous day forced the closure of schools and airports, pelted villages with volcanic debris and prompted hundreds of people to flee.

Seven airports, including Sam Ratulangi international airport in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, remained closed after Tuesday’s eruption, the second in two weeks. Schools were shut to protect children from volcanic ash.

The volcano is on tiny Ruang Island, part of the Sitaro islands chain.

The Indonesian geological agency urged people to stay at least 4 miles from the volcano’s crater. It warned people on nearby Tagulandang Island, the closest to the volcano, of possible super-heated volcanic clouds from a further eruption and a tsunami if the mountain’s volcanic dome collapses into the sea.

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Source: https://www.foxnews.com/world/indonesias-ruang-volcano-spits-hot-ash-eruption-forces-schools-airports-close

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Eleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say.

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On January 15, 2022, Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, a submarine volcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean, violently erupted. The explosion was one of the most powerful ever observed, sending shock waves around the world and triggering devastating tsunamis that left thousands homeless. A towering column of ash and water was ejected into the atmosphere – but until now, scientists lacked an accurate way to measure just how tall this was.

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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2022/11/04/tonga-eruption-produced-highest-ever-recorded-volcanic-plume/?sh=16cc7ade739b

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