Tonga eruption resulted in few casualties, isn't most deadly volcano
Few fatalities were associated with the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption compared with other volcanic eruptions.
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Few fatalities were associated with the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption compared with other volcanic eruptions.
Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula was not the main volcano story this week. Mt. Marapi on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted a week ago.
According to officials, 46 volcanoes around the world are currently in a continuous eruptive state, with the alert levels of 19 elevated. Read more here.
Thousands of people have evacuated regions surrounding the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines as the mountain continues to spew lava and show increasing signs of unrest.
Three of the world's active volcanoes spewed ash and prompted warnings to nearby residents over the weekend: Mount Etna, Popocatepetl and Nyamulagira