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![NOAA's GOES West satellite captured this stunning view of an explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, located in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga, on Jan. 15, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uyVxRF6WGadz4W3NwjU5Z6-320-80.jpg)
Huge Tonga underwater volcano eruption captured in stunning satellite video
By Tariq Malik published
A powerful underwater volcano eruption in Tonga on Saturday (Jan. 15) was captured as it happened in stunning satellite images.
![Mount Etna erupts in February, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w2YRGobZv9YrWckVgYG354-320-80.jpg)
10 times volcanoes blew our minds in 2021
By Harry Baker published
Here are the 10 best volcano stories published in 2021.
![The volcano is just over a week away from breaking its all-time record for longest duration erupting.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xUHsS5SxV7dbEQpJFEapK7-320-80.jpg)
Politician suggests bombing erupting La Palma volcano to stop lava flow
By Ben Turner published
Aside from lava flows, the volcano has been belching out high-speed molten boulders and causing tremors.
![Digital rendition showing the topography and plume of the newborn volcano near Mayotte.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z3RLpR4UwMEQ6HkMVCVBTU-320-80.jpg)
World's biggest underwater eruption birthed skyscraper-size volcano
By Laura Geggel published
Thousands of earthquakes tipped off geologists that there might be a new submarine volcano.
![A satellite image of the concentric cloud rings above La Palma created by its erupting volcano.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6DaD47jjjsAkSVTY86r7c4-320-80.jpg)
Striking bull's-eye-shaped clouds form above erupting La Palma volcano
By Harry Baker published
Satellite images released by NASA's Earth Observatory show concentric rings of clouds forming above the erupting volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands.
![The Kilauea eruption, as seen at dawn local time on Sept. 30. Lava fountains are spurting out at multiple fissure locations at the base and west wall of the crater, and a lava lake is growing within Halema'uma'u.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-320-80.jpg)
Lava eruption at Kilauea spews 'Pele's hair' volcanic glass into Hawaii's skies
By Laura Geggel published
Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is erupting, spewing lava and sending Pele's hair into the sky.
![Mount Cumbre Vieja continues to erupt as seen from Los Llanos de Aridane on the Canary island of La Palma on Sept. 24, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9T6LEb8SWDuodgwszMjQA-320-80.jpg)
Canary islanders threatened by toxic gases from lava pouring into the sea
By Tom Metcalfe published
Volcanic eruption on La Palma is choking the air with toxic gases.
![Bright streaks of lava flow through populated parts of the Spanish island of La Palma on Sept. 26, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSQxdmjdaDKkywymrAQ6N9-320-80.jpeg)
Bright lava flows, smoke pour from La Palma volcano eruption in new Landsat photos
By Samantha Mathewson published
New satellite images of an active volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma capture vivid streams of lava pouring down the coastal mountain range and nearing the Atlantic Ocean.
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