Latest Redoubt Eruption Sends Ash 11 Miles Up

Column of ash measured 16K feet

(NEWSER) - Mount Etna is at it again: Europe's most active volcano burst to life again yesterday morning, spewing lava and sending a pillar of ash 16,000 feet into the air, ITN reports. Experts say there's no danger to nearby villages, however, and so far no flights have been canceled—though the nearby Catania airport did hold a crisis meeting to discuss the possibility, according to Sky News . More»

The mass keeps growing and growing ...

(NEWSER) - An underwater volcano near the Canary Islands has been gushing lava for three weeks and might just form a brand-new island. The erupting magma has reached 330 feet above the sea floor, and it needs to reach up another 490 feet to break the surface of the Atlantic, reports Der Spiegel . Residents are already brainstorming names for the potential landmass including the Discovery, Atlantis, and the Best. More»

'Big Hair Alaska' premieres this fall on TLC

(NEWSER) - If you loved TLC's Sarah Palin's Alaska, you're in luck. The channel is getting up close and personal with another side of Palin—her girly one. The Alaska hair salon where Palin gets her up-do style will be the subject of a reality show on the network this fall, reports Reuters . Big Hair Alaska will be a two-part series about the employees of the Beehive in Wasilla. "TLC just announced their fall lineup, and we are on it!!!!" the owner posted on Facebook. "Our show is called Big Hair Alaska!!!! Omg!!! It's really happening!!!! :)" More»

(AP) - A volatile volcano in central Indonesia unleashed its most powerful eruption yet today, spewing hot ash and smoke thousands of feet into the air and sending panicked villagers racing back to emergency shelters. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Mount Lokon, located on northern Sulawesi island, has been dormant for years but rumbled back to life late last week. Surono, a government volcanologist who uses only one name, said today's 10:35am eruption released the greatest amount of energy so far, shooting soot and debris 11,400 feet into the sky. More»

Chile's Puyehue fills Lake Nahuel Haupi in Argentina

(NEWSER) - Just how much ash has Chile's Puyehue volcano spewed into the air? This much: The 210 square miles of Lake Nahuel Haupi in neighboring Argentina have been filled with ash, the Telegraph reports. In this video, a diver shows you just how thick the ash is. And yes, all that gray you see is ash. More»