The eruption of the Bezymyanny volcano on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula began at 08:22 local ... happened in 1956 and lowered the top of the mountain by 280 meters from 3,080 to 2,800 meters.

Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is a land of superlatives. It is one of the most volcanologically active regions on Earth. It has the world's densest population of brown bears. Next to Yellowstone ...

The Kamchatka peninsula is around the size of California ... where Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, is. The Himalayas are the tallest mountain range on Earth and stretch across ...

Shiveluch, one of the most active volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, erupted on Thursday ... of Volcanology and Seismology issued the highest alert level for aviation, according to Russian ...