Tag: erupts
Brawl erupts in Mexico’s senate after debate over US military intervention to fight drug cartels
Alejandro ‘Alito’ Moreno and Gerardo Fernández Noroña grabbed and shouted at each other over the presence of foreign troops Mexico’s senate devolved into violence this week as two of the country’s top politicians shoved, grabbed and shouted at each other after a heated discussion over the presence of foreign troops. Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, head of…
Russian volcano erupts days after monster quake shakes region
Geoff Brumfiel A massive volcano has erupted in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula region for the first time in centuries, just days after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked the area. The Krasheninnikov Volcano began erupting early Sunday morning local time, according to a post from the Kronotsky Nature Preserve, where it’s located. A cloud…
Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcano
Italy’s Mount Etna has erupted, with large plumes of ash and smoke seen rising from the volcano. Images and video from the island of Sicily showed volcanic material spilling out of the volcano on Monday morning. The full scale of the eruption is currently unclear and disruption appears to be minimal, with flights departing and…