Italy: Mount Etna volcano erupts into life

Mount Etna, Europes highest volcano, shot into life on Thursday (3 December), putting on an impressive display, spewing huge columns of fire visible for tens of kilometres. Red-hot lava exploded into the night sky as the volcano rumbled back to life for the first time in two years. Dec 4, 2015

Nicaragua: Momotombo Volcano erupts after centurys calmness

Sand and ash have covered La Paz Centro municipality in Nicaragua, as a result of Wednesdays (2 December) hours long eruption of Momotombo Volcano. It has been 110 years of relative calmness since the 1297m high volcano experienced a major eruption last time in 1905. Dec 3, 2015