Category Aviation Yellow Alert

YELLOW ALERT – Intense Earthquake Activity and magma is migrating towards the surface in Iceland

About 7000 earthquakes since July 4th Updated 7th July 2023 at 4:15pm UTC Shortly before midnight on 6th July a seismic sequence commenced close to Eldey Island on Reykjanes ridge, approximately 10 km southwest off of Reykjanes peninsula. At 15:00…

Yellow Alert issued due to unusual rapid inflation beneath Mt. Thorbjorn on Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland #YellowAlert #MountThorbjorn #reykjanes #iceland

The map shows recent earthquake activity in the area. Mt. Thorbjorn is situated just above the black triangle which indicates one of IMO’s seismographs. Inflation has been detected in the last few days. An earthquake swarm has been ongoing during…

Papua New Guinea volcano erupts, forcing villagers to flee

An island volcano on the north coast of Papua New Guinea erupted early on Saturday, forcing 2,000 villagers to flee from lava flows, the National Disaster Centre said. Manam Island, just 10 km (6 miles) wide, is one of the…

Alert raised for Iceland’s Öræfajökull volcano, last eruption was in 1728

A new ice-cauldron has formed this week within the Öræfajökull volcano caldera, prompting the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) to raise the aviation color code for the volcano to yellow. The last eruptive episode of this volcano started in August 1727…

Flight alert raised in Iceland after ‘seismic swarm’ hits Katla volcano

Iceland has raised its warning level to aircraft after two earthquakes hit one of the country’s biggest volcanoes.   The Icelandic Met Office said the quakes, one of which had a magnitude of 3.7, shook the Katla volcano in the…

China on yellow alert for Typhoon Malakas

CHINA’S meteorological authority issued a yellow alert for Typhoon Malakas on Saturday, forecasting strong winds and heavy rain.   Malakas, the 16th typhoon in 2016, was observed 135 kilometers off Taiwan’s east coast at 10 a.m. Saturday, bringing winds of…

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: YELLOW AT SABANCAYA VOLCANO IN PERU

Newest satellite image Buenos Aires VAAC issued the following report:   FVAG01 at 15:02 UTC, 17/08/16 from SABM VA ADVISORY DTG: 20160817/1200Z VAAC: BUENOS AIRES VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006 PSN: S1547 W07151 AREA: PERU SUMMIT ELEV: 5967M ADVISORY NR: 2016/036 INFO…