Volatile volcano erupts in central Indonesia, no reports of injuries or damage -
By Associated Press, October 26 - JAKARTA, Indonesia — A volcano in central Indonesia has erupted, spewing hot smoke and ash thousands of feet into the air. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Mount Lokon, located on northern Sulawesi island, had been dormant for years before rumbling back to life several months ago. Surono, a government volcanologist who uses only one name, says it unleashed two strong eruptions at 5:19 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. They were preceded by several smaller blasts hours earlier.

Mount Etna Volcano Erupts In Sicily, Italy - The volcano in Italy, which is the tallest and most active volcano in Europe, is spewing lava for the 17th time this year, according to BBC News. Sicily's Mount Etna is erupting again. The volcano in Italy, which is the tallest and most active volcano in Europe, is spewing lava for the 17th time this year, according to BBC News. The current eruption has not caused injuries or property damage, according to the Associated Press. Ash from the eruption has caused a closure at the airport in nearby Catania, Sicily's second-largest city. According to BBC News, Etna was shooting lava 300 feet (100 meters) into the air.

Uturuncu Volcano In Bolivia Is 'Inflating With Astonishing Speed' - Why is a South American volcano rapidly expanding? It is a mystery that a team of scientists working in Bolivia are hoping to solve. Uturuncu, a nearly 20,000 foot volcano located in southwestern Bolivia, is expanding at a rate of one to two centimeters per year, "inflating with astonishing speed," reports OurAmazingPlanet's Andrea Mustain on LiveScience. According to Shan de Silva, an Oregon State University professor studying the volcano, the 43 mile-wide disc of expanding land around Uturuncu is "one of the fastest uplifting volcanic areas on Earth."