WORLDStunning images of erupting volcanoes throughout historyUSA TODAYMay 5, 2021: Bessastadir, the official residence of the President of Iceland seen from the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, is seen with the glow from the lava coming out of a fissure near the Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes Peninsula behind. The volcanic eruption on Icelands Reykjanes peninsula this weekend abruptly became volatile after remarkable stability since it began on 19 March, 2021,Halldor Kolbeins, AFP Via Getty ImagesThis April 9, 2021, image courtesy of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre shows the eruption of La Soufriere Volcano in Saint Vincent.The UWI Seismic Research Centre/Lava flows down from the crater of Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, as seen from Kaliurang in Yogyakarta on April 9, 2021.Agung Supriyanto, AFP Via Getty ImagesLava flows from two fissures from a volcano near along the Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland on April 6, 2021.Halldor Kolbeins, AFP Via Getty ImagesLava flows from the crater of Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, as seen from Sleman in Yogyakarta on March 31, 2021. The volcano began its blast on March 27. "Merapi" loosely translates to 'Mountain of Fire' in English.Agung Supriyanto, AFP Via Getty ImagesLava flows from an eruption of a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Monday, March 29, 2021. Although the volcano had been dormant for many years, it roared to life on March 19.Marco Di Marco, APA closer look as lava flows from a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Monday, March 29, 2021. The volcano erupted began erupting on March 19, causing over 25 earthquakes beneath the volcano.Marco Di Marco, APLava flows from an eruption of a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland on, March 28, 2021.Halldor Kolbeins, AFP Via Getty ImagesFlames and smoke billowing from a crater, as seen from the southern side of the Mt Etna volcano, tower over the city of Pedara, Sicily, Feb. 24, 2021. Etna is Europe's most active volcano.Salvatore Allegra, APMt. Etna gushes lava near Catania, southern Italy on Feb. 16, 2021. The volcano began erupting on Feb. 16, 2021.Salvatore Allegra, APA man watches Krakatoa spewing ash during an eruption, in Serang, Indonesia's Banten province on April 11, 2020. The eruption started on April 10, 2020.Ronald Siagia, AFP Via Getty ImagesThe Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts on December 26, 2018, as seen from a ship in Indonesia.STR, AFP Via Getty ImagesSmoke billows from a volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli, Wednesday, July 3, 2019.ANSA, APOnlookers watch as lava from a Kilauea volcano fissure erupts in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii's Big Island, on May 26, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Kilauea stands on The Big Island, one of eight main islands that make up Hawaii state.Mario Tama, Getty ImagesLava erupts and flows from a Kilauea volcano fissure, towards the Pacific Ocean, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 21, 2018 near Pahoa, Hawaii.Mario Tama, Getty ImagesHot lava cascades out of the crater of Mayon volcano early February 25, 2000, as seen from Legaspi, Philippines which is about 15 kilometers from the volcano's crater. Legaspi, a bustling eastern city complete with oil depot complex seen in the foreground, is outside of the the volcano's danger zone.Romeo Gacad, AFP Via Getty ImagesThe Cerro Negro Volcano, northeast of Managua, Nicaragua, erupts November 22, 1995, sending lava 200 meters into the air.RODRIGO VAZQUEZ, AFP Via Getty ImagesAircrafts and helicopters encrusted in ash in Tuvurvur, Papua New Guinea as volcanoes erupt simultaneously on September 23, 1994.Torsten Blackwood, AFP Via Getty ImagesA Philippine flag flies over the gate to U.S.-run Clark Air Force Base in Angeles City, Philippines on June 12, 1991, as a cloud of volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Pinatubo looms in the distance. The ashflow covered a wide area in the northwestern part of the volcano and spared the air force base.Danny Perez, APThe crater of the volcano Nevado Del Ruiz smolders on November 17, 1985, 3 days after its eruption which destroyed the mountain town of Armero, Colombia. The eruption is the third deadliest in world history, killing more then 23,000 people.Jonathan Utz, AFP Via Getty ImagesMount St. Helen's erupts in this July 22, 1980 in Washington. The volcano's most explosive blast took place May 18, 1980, often declared the most disastrous volcanic eruption in United States history.Jack Smith, APMount St. Helens in Washington spews smoke, soot and ash into the sky in April, 1980. This image was taken before the volcano's major blast in May 1980.Jack Smith, APClouds and ash swirl above Mt. Arenal in Costa Rica on July 31,1968. 87 people died as a result of the eruption.APThe Puyehue volcano erupts in May 1960 south of Santiago, Chile. The volcano began erupting on May 24, 1960.AFP Via Getty ImagesWith Mt. Vesuvius smoking and spewing ash in the background, an Army jeep is seen speeding away from the inferno, as the volcano erupts shortly after the arrival of the Allied forces in Naples, Italy on March 17, 1944. The eruption took place during World War II, but caused no military deaths. Mt. Vesuvius is infamous for causing the most catastrophic eruption of all time in AD 79.APFeatured Weekly Ad