Volcano

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele floated the idea of a “rent your volcano to mine Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)” policy in the wake of the country’s successful geothermal-powered mining venture. What Happened: On Sunday, Bukele took to X to share the success of El Salvador’s...

In a dramatic display of nature’s power, a volcano erupted near Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, following a series of intense earthquakes in the Reykjanes peninsula, The Hill reports. Unforeseen Eruption The eruption took place close to Reykjavik’s international Keflavik airport,...

A viral video on Twitter shows massive clouds of smoke as Indonesia's highest volcano erupted, sending a plume of ash about 50,000 feet into the sky.  What Happened: Indonesia evacuated thousands of people living on the country’s main island, Java, to safety as “hot avalanches” of...

A volcano erupted on Sunday in La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands. What Happened: The volcano erupted at 3:24 pm local time (10:24 a.m. ET), as per the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute, which tracks the seismic activity, Reuters reported. The local authorities and the institute...

The Alaskan Mount Pavlof volcanic eruption on Sunday grounded dozens flights and limited travel to western and northern communities, temporarily displacing tens of thousands of travelers. According to USGS, the volcano sent an ash cloud to 37,000 feet above sea level and the Volcano Observatory...