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Dukono Eruption Kills Three Climbers on Indonesia’s Halmahera

Recovery efforts remain on hold due to ongoing eruptions.

Pompeii Opens Permanent Exhibition of 22 Victim Casts From the AD 79 Eruption

Indonesia Raises Mount Semeru to Highest Alert as Eruption Forces Mass Evacuations

Armero, 40 Years On: Colombia Marks Volcano Disaster and Renews Search for the Missing

Whakaari Inquest Hears First Responder’s Timeline as Agencies Face Scrutiny

Otaki Marks 11 Years Since Mount Ontake Eruption With Memorial

Kanichi Kanegae, Shimabara’s ‘Bearded Mayor,’ Dies at 94

Mount Rainier Swarm Eases but Shows No Signs of Eruption

Pompeii Excavation Reveals Family's Final Moments During AD 79 Eruption

NZ Volcano Owners Appeal Conviction for 2019 Eruption Tragedy

Mount Ibu's Eruption Triggers Evacuation of Seven Indonesian Villages