Volcano on Uninhabited Galapagos Island Erupts, Sends Lava Flowing to Sea 

In this photo released by Galapagos National, La Cumbre volcano erupts a the Fernandina Island, in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Galapagos National Park via AP)
In this photo released by Galapagos National, La Cumbre volcano erupts a the Fernandina Island, in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Galapagos National Park via AP)
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Volcano on Uninhabited Galapagos Island Erupts, Sends Lava Flowing to Sea 

In this photo released by Galapagos National, La Cumbre volcano erupts a the Fernandina Island, in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Galapagos National Park via AP)
In this photo released by Galapagos National, La Cumbre volcano erupts a the Fernandina Island, in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Galapagos National Park via AP)

A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea.

The La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina island began erupting Saturday around midnight in what officials with Ecuador's Geophysical Institute said could be its largest eruption since 2017. The 1,476-meter (4,842-foot) volcano last erupted in 2020.

Images shared on social media taken by visitors to the Galapagos show the volcano profiled against a crimson red sky.

While the eruption posed no risk to humans, the island is home to a number of species, including iguanas, penguins and flightless cormorants. In 2019, scientists found on the island a giant tortoise not seen in more than a century and had been feared extinct.

The La Cumbre volcano is one of the most active in the Galapagos Island chain, which is famous throughout the world for helping 19th century British scientist Charles Darwin develop his theory of evolution.



Dozens of Flights Cancelled at Netherlands’ Schiphol Due to Bad Weather

Airplanes are parked on the tarmac of Schiphol Airport during a snowfall in Amsterdam on January 5, 2025. The airport warned of delays and cancellations due to the snowfall. (ANP / AFP)
Airplanes are parked on the tarmac of Schiphol Airport during a snowfall in Amsterdam on January 5, 2025. The airport warned of delays and cancellations due to the snowfall. (ANP / AFP)
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Dozens of Flights Cancelled at Netherlands’ Schiphol Due to Bad Weather

Airplanes are parked on the tarmac of Schiphol Airport during a snowfall in Amsterdam on January 5, 2025. The airport warned of delays and cancellations due to the snowfall. (ANP / AFP)
Airplanes are parked on the tarmac of Schiphol Airport during a snowfall in Amsterdam on January 5, 2025. The airport warned of delays and cancellations due to the snowfall. (ANP / AFP)

At least 70 flights have been cancelled and several others delayed at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport due to wintery weather, a spokesperson said on Sunday.

He said snow plows started clearing snow at the airport early Sunday morning and that Schiphol was expected to be operational again around midday. However, there might still be delays.

On the final day of the Dutch winter school holidays, a light layer of snow covered parts of Amsterdam.