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Tourist vandalises Pompeii house by carving initials into wall
The tourist now faces a big fine after defacing the popular Unesco World Heritage site.
'Lava fountain', 10km ash cloud, as massive eruption of Mount Etna leads to airport mayhem
Mount Etna has erupted for the fifth time in two months.
Whakaari ash plume silhouetted at sunrise
Gas and steam spewed out of White Island this morning.
Artist uses fire to tell story of volcanic plateau
'Magical wonderlands' have risen from the ashes of volcanic activity.
Crater lake disappears: What's driving Whakaari/White Island?
Gas and steam was now exiting from an enlarged vent on the crater floor.
Watch: Impressive plumes seen from Whakaari - but what's causing them?
Social media flooded with photos of the plumes taken from the Bay of Plenty coast.
Whakaari owners want to grant scientists access
'If they're not monitoring that risk, that's not fair. I don't care who owns it.'
'Beast has been well behaved': Mayor writes to ministers over volcano concerns
Lack of Whakaari/White Island monitoring increases ‘existential risk’.
Full steam ahead for Geothermal Week
The event theme highlights the “Immense value of our taonga, our geothermal resources.”
Study reveals how NZ's biggest quake-maker stokes world-famous volcanic zone
What puts the fire in the belly of a local volcanic zone that's produced monster blows.
One of world's most active volcanoes erupts again
A warning has been issued to the region to avoid volcanic smog travelling downwind.
Watch: Nature's fury on display as Iceland volcano erupts again
Dormant for nearly 800 years, the fissure is violently reawakening.
Experts fly over Whakaari/White Island amid volcanic activity
There has been a string of eruptions there in recent days.
Quake evacuations: Is it safe to visit Naples?
The city's turbulent volcanic history is a big draw for tourists, but also a risk.
Kaikōura 2016 earthquake linked to unrest at Taupō supervolcano - 500km away
It’s been a question on the minds of geoscientists - can big quakes trigger eruptions?
Indonesia’s Mt Ruang erupts again, spewing ash and peppering villages with debris
The alert level of the volcano on Sulawesi Island was again raised to the highest level.
Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger
Mount Ruang on the northern side of Sulawesi Island has had at least five large eruptions.
Tsunami fears after 'monstrous' volcanic eruption, thousands flee
Eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high.
'Extraordinary': Volcano delights tourists with natural phenomenon
Residents have dubbed the volcano Lady of the Rings.
'Verifiable nightmare': White Island survivors battled horror 387C heat
Court documents reveal US tourists' battle for survival as Whakaari/White Island erupted.
'10 minutes of shaking': Uncommon style of earthquake activity at Ruapehu
“Over the last month, we have seen a maximum of six of these earthquakes a day."