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Al JazeeraMount Merapi Volcano Erupts, Sends Ash Column Two Kilometers High
Mount Merapi in West Sumatra released a two-kilometer ash column on 30 May 2026. Officials maintain a three-kilometer exclusion zone first set after a 2023 eruption.
rnz.co.nzHunga Tonga Eruption Triggered Massive Natural Methane Destruction in Atmosphere
Satellite data showed a formaldehyde cloud forming after the January 2022 eruption, indicating chlorine atoms broke down methane at a rate of roughly 900 tons per day for more than a week.
The IndependentMeteor flashes near erupting Mayon volcano in Philippines
Webcam footage captured a meteor streaking past the Mayon volcano during a low-level eruption on 26 May. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology confirmed the object disintegrated in the atmosphere.
yahoo.comKilauea Volcano Produces Tephra Devils During 47th Eruption Episode
USGS scientists observed short-lived Tephra Devils forming over Kilauea’s craters during the volcano’s 47th eruptive episode last week. The phenomenon occurs when low-density tephra creates localized heat that lifts surface air into twisting columns. The next eruption is expected…