Category Active Volcano

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…

Mount Barujari volcano erupts in Indonesian, search on for 400 tourist

Lake Temperature Starts To Rise Again At Ruapehu Volcano In New Zealand

Ruapehu’s crater lake in August 2016 (image: Geonet)   After reaching record-low temperatures in August, the volcano’s closely-monitored crater lake has started to heat up very quickly since 2 September, Geonet reported.    Ruapehu’s crater lake displays temperatures that follow…