Volcanism

Readers of the leading American travel magazine “Travel + Leisure” named Milos as a top destination

Turkey has steadily raised its share of geothermal power of total electricity generation in the first seven months of this year to 3.1 percent with capacity additions of 37 megawatts, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency on Aug. 24.

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Thousands have fled a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the flaming lava from Mount Nyiragongo appeared to have come to a halt on the outskirts of Goma city early on May 23.

Thousands of curious onlookers have flocked to an erupting volcano in Iceland to marvel at the hypnotic display of glowing red lava, the bravest of them grilling hot dogs and marshmallows over the smoldering embers. (Source: AFP)  

Thousands of curious onlookers have flocked to an erupting volcano in Iceland to marvel at the hypnotic display of glowing red lava, the bravest of them grilling hot dogs and marshmallows over the smoldering embers.

The eruption of a fissure near Mount Fagradalsfjall, which began late Friday, was the first in the same volcanic system in about 900 years.

A volcano erupted just 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Iceland's capital Reykjavik on March 19, with red lava spewing out of the ground and a crimson glow lighting up the night sky.

Ljubljana – Slovenia is looking to better utilise its geothermal energy potential, not only for tourism, but also in seeking innovative solutions in many other fields, including food production and district heating. There are already some good examples in this respect, heard an online event held to present the GEOFOOD project.

Lendava/Maribor – A pilot project designed to extract geothermal energy from abandoned oil and gas wells will kick off in Lendava, in what is seen as a potential use case for abandoned wells around the world.

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano on Java island has erupted, sending up a cloud of ash and prompting authorities to warn of the risk of lava flows reaching roads.

The first "arm" sprung from the south-east crater and is heading towards the Valle del Bove, while the second lava overflow was detected from the north side of the same crater.
The lava eruption, followed by a cloud of ash, being several hundred meters high, was spectacular, eyewitnesses said, writes the British Express.