Category Active Volcano

3 Explosions This Morning At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

Eruption at Sinabung this morning (image: PVMBG) A series of 3 explosions occurred this morning at 06:09, 06:19 and 06:58 local time, generating ash plumes that rose 1200, 1500 and 2000 m above the volcano’s summit, respectively. Courtesy of volcanodiscovery.com…

Activity Continues At Bristol Volcano In South Sandwich Islands, UK

Ash emissions from Bristol island on 19 July 2016 (image: Terra/MODIS/NASA via South Sandwich Islands Volcano Monitoring Blog) The eruption on the remote island continues. Recent satellite images show increased ash emissions as well as two dark stripes that likely…

Explosive Activity At Fuego Volcano In Guatemala

Strong explosion at Fuego with incandescent avalanches this morning (INSIVUMEH webcam) Strombolian-type explosions have increased in size and frequency during the past days. Many of the explosions ejected lava bombs to several hundred meters above the crater and caused spectacular…

Glowing Avalanches And Explosions At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

Glowing avalanche at Sinabung volcano yesterday night (image: Endro Lewa / facebook) No significant changes have occurred in the ongoing effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano. The slow lava dome growth continues to feed a prominent lava lobe on the upper…

VOLCANO ERUPTION CLOSES AIRPORT In INDONESIA

Mount Bromo erupts in Probolinggo, Indonesia on July 13, 2016. Indonesia on Monday shut the Abdurrahman Saleh airport in Malang district in East Java province as ashes from Mount Bromo volcano endangers flights, an official said. Courtesy of katehon.com