Floating pumice stones arrive on coastal areas near Tokyo

Coastal areas around Tokyo are expecting a mass of floating pumice stone to arrive at the coasts of Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures. These pumice stones are created by a huge underwater volcanic eruption which took place in August. These stones will affect the marine life in the country and blanke...

Volcano erupts in Canary Islands, destroying homes and landscape

Highlights

• First volcanic eruption in the past 50 years
• No injuries are reported but around 100 homes are destroyed

The first volcanic eruption in the past 50 years in Canary Islands, Spain has forced the evacuation of 5,500 people a...