Category Sulphur Dioxide Alert

Critical alert as Philippines volcano fears grow for ‘possible eruption in weeks or even days’

The Mount Mayon volcano in Albay. Credit: @phivolcs_dost Thousands of people have been forced into emergency shelters by an active volcano in the Philippines, with warnings a “hazardous eruption” could happen in days.   Officials raised the alert level around…

Significant Sulphur Dioxide Gas Being Observed At Kadovar Volcano

Photo: Papua New Guinea’s military is assisting with the evacuation effort. (Facebook: Samaritan Aviation) There is now a significant Sulphur Dioxide gas being observed on Kadovar.   Visual observations from a Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO) observer on a boat, indicates…

Continuing mild activity likely at Manam volcano in Papua New Guinea

Continuing thermal anomalies from Manam (MIROVA) Mild eruptive activity likely continues at the volcano. Satellite images show a thermal hot spot at the summit crater and occasionally, during clear weather, strong emissions of sulfur dioxide gas.    Due to the…

Explosions With Ash Plumes Up To 3-4 km Height At Turrialba Volcano In Costa Rica

Explosion of Turrialba today (OVSICORI-UNA webcam) The activity at the volcano has increased during the past days and ash emissions from the active crater with intermittent stronger explosions have been near-continuous since yesterday.    A more violent phase of explosive…