{
  "question": "Was today a volcano erupting?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-volcano-erupting",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — someone's volcano is always erupting, and today Whakaari/White Island in New Zealand is venting ash.",
  "details": [
    "Whakaari/White Island, NZ: ash eruption continues, alert level raised 21 Oct",
    "Kilauea is paused since 17 Oct; next fountaining forecast 28 Oct-5 Nov",
    "Stromboli, Etna, Fuego and Sakurajima all reporting ongoing activity"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "NASA EONET natural events",
      "url": "https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/"
    },
    {
      "title": "USGS (.gov)",
      "url": "https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-10-21T17:29:30+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "USGS (.gov)",
      "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/october-17-2026-video-kilauea-summit-lava-fountaining-episode-55"
    },
    {
      "title": "USGS (.gov)",
      "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/october-17-2026-episode-55-lava-fountaining-kilauea-summit-0"
    },
    {
      "title": "USGS (.gov)",
      "url": "https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2026-10-20T18:46:06+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Volcano Discovery",
      "url": "https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/383066/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Oct-2026-Krakatau-volcano-Semeru-Dukono-Reventador-Kilauea-Sang.html?_vdwait=1792444164.1792444279.4klcK7bT0oSCmKRsQM9L5o496TkZkoOoWLs3whLdo-k"
    },
    {
      "title": "Volcano Discovery",
      "url": "https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/384279/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-21-Oct-2026-Etna-volcano-Fuego-Krakatau-Ibu-Dukono-Reventador-San.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "Volcano Discovery",
      "url": "https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fr/earthquakes-volcanoes/news/384681/Rapport-seismes-volcaniques-2026-10-22.html"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-22",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-volcano-erupting/2026-10-22",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": true,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-22T13:08:24.395Z"
}