Category Air Traffic Alert

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 3, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Aviation Yellow Alert, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption, Yellow Alert

Ash Emissions Cause Airport To Close Down Temporarily At Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano In Colombia

Ash emission from Nevado del Ruiz yesterday The volcano remains restless and produces intermittent ash explosions of varying size. An emission of ash yesterday forced the regional La Nubia airport to close down for a few hours and the volcano…

Earth Extremities
May 23, 2016

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency In Flight, Emergency Updates, Major Events, Plane Crash, Plane Missing, Rescue Alert

EgyptAir Crash: Plane Wreckage Found Near Greek Island

Wreckage of EgyptAir flight MS804 has been found south of the Greek island of Karpathos, Egyptian aviation officials confirmed. The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew when it went down…

Earth Extremities
May 19, 2016

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Emergency Updates, Fire Alert, Plane Crash, Plane Fire

Pilot Dies in Crash During Airshow Performance In Atlanta, USA

Earth Extremities
May 15, 2016

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Aviation Yellow Alert, Magma Movement, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Thermal Activity, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Alert Raised To Orange New eruption At Pavlof Volcano In Alaska Peninsula

Based on seismic data, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) assumes that a new eruption could have started at the volcano yesterday evening; the volcano’s alert code was raised from “normal” to “watch” and the Aviation Color code from green to…

Earth Extremities
May 14, 2016

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 3, Aviation Alert, Aviation Yellow Alert, Fumarolic Activity, Thermal Activity, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent, Yellow Alert

Alert Raised To Level 2 Due To Increased Degassing And Heat Output In Ruapehu Volcano New Zealand

Ruapehu volcano sat by (c) Google Earth View The alert level of the volcano was raised by a notch from 1 to Level 2 (moderate to heightened unrest) last Wednesday, Geonet informed in a special note. This was triggered…

Earth Extremities
May 13, 2016

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 2, Magma Movement, Plane Diversion Alert, Pollution Alert, Sulphur Dioxide Alert, Toxic Gases, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent

Volcano Nyiragongo showing signs of imminent eruption Rwanda experts warn

Rwanda Red Cross has warned of a possible Nyiragongo volcano eruption in the near future. Nyiragongo is one of the eight volcanic mountains in the Virunga Massif. The volcano is located near the town of Goma in eastern DR…

Earth Extremities
May 9, 2016

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 3, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Aviation Orange Alert, Magma Movement, Orange Alert, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Strombolian activity increases, strong ash emissions and possible lava flow at Klyuchevskoy volcano in Kamchatka, Russia

Klyuchevskoi volcano this morning with what is likely a new lava flow (KVERT webcam) The activity of the volcano has intensified, in particular during the past 24-36 hours. KVERT reported that strong strombolian explosions produced an ash plume that rose…

Earth Extremities
April 24, 2016

Air Traffic Alert, Building Damage Alert, Cold Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Fallen Trees Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Freeze Alert, Gale Force Wind Alert, Hailstorm Alert, Lightning Alert, Major Events, Planes Grounded, Power Lines Down Alert, Power Outage Alert, Rescue Alert, Severe Weather, Snow Storm Alert, Vehicle Alert, Winter Storm Alert

Roads closed, flights cancelled as spring storm arrives in Colorado, USA

A strong storm system produced tornadoes on the plains and heavy snow in the mountains as it moved into Colorado Friday. The storm is already causing significant impacts for travelers. Several sections of Interstate 70 closed between Georgetown…

Earth Extremities
April 15, 2016

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Emergency Landing, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Major Events, Plane Landing Difficulty, Rescue Alert, Turbulence Alert

Severe Turbulence Strikes An American Airlines Plane

Seven people were taken to hospital after an American Airlines plane from Miami to Milan made an emergency landing in Newfoundland after the jet briefly encountered severe turbulence. The aircraft landed safely in the East Coast Canadian province late…