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Mount Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait, South Lampung, spews smoke and volcanic ash during an eruption. Photo: AFP/Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation
Indonesia

Indonesia knew a volcano was erupting. Could it have prepared better?

An expert advises Jakarta to take steps such as announcing evacuation routes and releasing maps following a pre-eruption alert.

Indonesia

Flights restart in Indonesia as airports reopen after volcanic eruption

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Indonesia

Travellers in Indonesia scramble for new flights after volcano eruption

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Natural disasters

Tourists rush to Mount Etna as it erupts, alarming Italian guides

Unruly locals and climbers in flip-flops are among the thousands trying to get a closer look at the volcano’s spectacular lava flows.

Smoke spews and lava flows from Sicily’s Mount Etna on Tuesday. Photo: Etna Walk via AFP
Indonesia

Indonesia’s Mount Bromo wildfire extinguished but new fires threaten

Authorities suspect the fire was caused by carelessness as the first flame was found along a route used by visitors.

Americas and the Caribbean

Guatemala on volcano alert after Fuego erupts

Authorities evacuate communities as the ‘Volcano of Fire’ spews lava and ash plumes.

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Singapore

Grieving family says Singaporean killed in Mount Dukono eruption died a hero

Timothy Heng’s stepsister said that she and her family were comforted to know that ‘his final moments were used to help someone else’.

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Timothy Heng was one of the two Singaporean hikers found dead on Mount Dukono on Sunday. Photo: Facebook/Timothy Heng
Indonesia

Indonesia finds bodies of 2 Singaporeans killed in Mount Dukono eruption

Evacuation of the bodies hindered by eruptions and adverse weather, an official said.

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Indonesia

Rescuers retrieve body of Indonesia hiker killed in volcanic eruption

Two hikers from Singapore and one from Indonesia died in Friday’s eruption at Indonesia’s Mount Dukono, in a location that was a no-go area.

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Indonesia

Video | Indonesian volcanic eruption kills 3

The volcano in North Maluku province erupted on Friday morning, spewing volcanic ash as high as 10km into the sky.

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Indonesia

Mount Dukono eruption in Indonesia kills 3 hikers, including 2 Singaporeans

The volcano in North Maluku province erupted on Friday morning, spewing volcanic ash as high as 10km into the sky.

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Mount Dukono spews volcanic material up to the sky during an eruption in North Halmahera, Indonesia, on Friday. Photo: Indonesia’s Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre/EPA
The Philippines

Panic in Philippines as Mayon volcano ashfall blankets towns in total darkness

Some 32 volcanic earthquakes, including 25 volcanic tremors, had been reported over the weekend, vulcanologists said.

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Science

Chinese supercomputers help crack mystery of Yellowstone volcanic plumbing

Scientists who started research in the US make breakthrough after returning to China and gaining access to domestic computing power.

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Natural disasters

Video | Force of Kilauea eruption knocks out remote camera

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting intermittently since December 2024.

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Science

Biologists find array of deep-sea survival mechanisms in Ring of Fire creatures

Scientists from Australia and Japan studying three trenches find ‘organisms have adapted strategies to filter things out of the waters’.

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The snailfish captured with a camera 7,500-8,200 metres deep in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench. Photo: uwa.edu.au
Asia travel

The spice islands where a Chinese community clings to what colonisers left

A journey to the Bandas, where nutmeg was once worth more than gold, reveals the fragile survival of a forgotten Chinese diaspora.

Locals' Guide

Insiders’ guide to Lombok and the Gilis, where island life meets quiet beaches

Lombok offers plenty to satisfy jaded Bali goers – from the turquoise waters of Meno to exquisite cocktails in Selong Belanak Bay.

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Japan

Tokyo maps out new disaster plan for an ‘inevitable’ Mount Fuji eruption

The revised plan details everything from clearing key roads to stockpiling masks and goggles, as Tokyo prepares for a worst-case scenario.

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People walk around Gotemba, a city 100km southwest of Tokyo, with Mount Fuji in the background. Photo: AFP
Tokyo

Video | Japan warns of Mount Fuji eruption with ‘alarmist’ simulation

The production is meant to raise public awareness of the risks posed by the more than 100 active volcanoes in the country.

Asia travel

I cycled 260km around Jeju. It wasn’t the island I expected

The South Korean island is known for its beaches, black pork and haenyeo divers, but a bike trip reveals traces of history that still shape it.

Japan

‘Alarmist’: Japan simulates catastrophic Mount Fuji eruption

Buildings collapse and trains derail in the new CGI video showing Mount Fuji erupting, released to mark Volcano Disaster Prevention Day.

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A screenshot of the video released by Japan’s Cabinet Office showing a simulate eruption of Mount Fuji. Photo: Japan’s Cabinet Office
Russia

Russian volcano erupts after 475 years amid magnitude-8.8 quake chaos

The towering plume of ash from the Krasheninnikov volcano, which last erupted in 1550, may disrupt flights, the emergency ministry says.

Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted for the first time in 600 years. Photo: X/Volcaholic
Indonesia

Volcano explodes in one of Indonesia’s largest eruptions for years

Searing gas clouds and hot rocks travelled up to 5km down Lewotobi Laki Laki’s slopes, with gravel raining down on communities 8km away.

Asia travel

How the Bone Healer might help you see a different side of Bali

A visit to a medicine man puts one pain-ridden writer on the road to the best of Bali’s less-visited attractions.

Iceland

New volcanic eruption jolts Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula

Iceland volcano erupts for the 12th time since 2021, as lava bursts from a fissure following a series of earthquakes.

Lava and smoke erupting from a volcano near Grindavik on the Icelandic peninsula of Reykjanes. Photo: Public Defence Department of the State Police via AFP
Indonesia

Indonesia’s twin volcano just blew its top again, spewing ash 18km high

More frequent eruptions in recent months have led Indonesian authorities to raise the alert level and safety warnings for nearby villages.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic materials during an eruption on Monday. Photo: Badan Geologi / AP
Japan

What is Japan’s viral manga quake prophecy and how likely is it to come true?

Ryo Tatsuki’s manga novel predicts that a ‘megaquake’ will hit Japan on Saturday, creating tsunamis three times as tall as those from 2011.

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Indonesia

Mount Rinjani tragedy puts spotlight on Indonesia’s adventure tourism safety

The death of Brazilian climber Juliana Marins follows a string of accidents at some of Indonesia’s most popular natural attractions.

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