A volcanic eruption in southern Japan 30,000 years ago was so massive it dumped a 10-centimeter layer of ash in what is now the sprawling metropolis of Tokyo, according to researchers. A team at the ...

All residents in the zone from Mount Fuji to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, should evacuate in the event of a major volcanic eruption at Japan’s tallest peak, an expert panel ...

Mount Semeru (East Java) erupted 9 June 2026 with 900m ash column, at Level III alert. It has erupted 22 times in 1 week, ...

Mount Semeru (East Java) erupted 9 June 2026, marking 25 eruptions in 1 week; it remains at Level III Alert, with 1214 total ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The death toll from a volcanic eruption Saturday on Indonesia's main island of Java has risen to 13, the country's disaster agency said Sunday. National Disaster Mitigation Agency ...

SURABAYA: A volcano on Indonesia's main island of Java erupted on Wednesday (Nov 19), throwing ash and gas kilometres into the sky and forcing officials to raise the alert status to its highest level.

The helicopter crashed about three minutes before arriving at Dieng Plateau, the popular tourist area where the volcanic eruption Sunday injured at least 10 people. The aircraft reportedly hit a cliff ...

Several villages were blanketed with falling ash. Rescuers were sifting through smouldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely ...

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