Category Active Volcano

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Magma Movement, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent

Ash emissions from Mount Etna’s Bocca Nuova

Ash emission from Etna’s Voragine (photo: Boris Behncke / twitter) Etna has been mostly calm during the past months. However, signs of unrest have appeared in the form of dilute ash emissions from the central crater (Voragine). The emissions…

Earth Extremities
August 23, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 3, Ash Plume, Seismic Activity, Steam Emissions, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert

Blasts inside Cotopaxi volcano stir fear among locals in Ecuador

Cotopaxi is considered one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes [AP] Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano, located near the capital Quito, has exploded, sending clouds of steam and ash more than a kilometre above its rim. Many residents had already evacuated…

Earth Extremities
August 22, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Ash plume reported, hot spot at Barren Island in India

MIROVA thermal signals of Barren Island volcano An ash plume was reported this morning, at estimated 5,000 ft (1.5 km) altitude, extending 50 km to the east from the island (VAAC Darwin). This suggests that a new phase of activity…

Earth Extremities
August 20, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 3, Awareness Alert, Fumarolic Activity, Seismic Activity, Thermal Activity, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Acid, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent

Worrying signs as volcanic gas releases from sea floor at Sakurajima volcano in Japan

Inferometry map of Sakurajima showing large deformation (inflation) of the summit area More worrying signs of volcanic unrest started to appear: according to FNN News, volcanic gas releases have been detected at the sea floor of the Futatsumata Port on…

Earth Extremities
August 20, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 4, Ash Plume, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Major Events, Seismic Activity, State Of Emergency Alert, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

State of emergency declared due to large seismic activity at Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency following increased activity from the its Cotopaxi volcano. President Rafael Correa made the announcement in a weekly address on Saturday, a day after two small explosions on Cotopaxi. The move will…

Active Volcano, Alert Level 4, Evacuation Alert, Seismic Activity, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent, Yellow Alert

Volcano Warning in Japan Near Nuclear Power Plant

Earth Extremities
August 15, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 4, Evacuation Alert, Seismic Activity, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent, Yellow Alert

Alert level raised at Sakurajima volcano which is 50km from nuclear plant in Japan

Mount Sakurajima in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, August 15th, 2015. Photograph: Reuters/Kyodo Japan warned on Saturday that a volcano 50 kilometres from a just-restarted nuclear reactor is showing signs of increased activity, and said nearby residents should prepare to evacuate. …

Earth Extremities
August 15, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Pollution Alert, Seismic Activity, Toxic Alert, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent

Cotopaxi volcano spews ash south of Ecuador’s capital

The Cotopaxi volcano near Ecuador’s capital has spewed ash over a wide area in two pre-dawn blasts. Authorities stressed that the explosions and a five-kilometer- (3-mile-) high plume of ash do not signify that the Andean country’s highest active…

Earth Extremities
August 14, 2015

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 3, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Aviation Red Alert, Planes Grounded, Pollution Alert, Red Alert, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Volcanic ash spewing from the Mount Raung volcano continues to cause havoc

Virgin Australia has cancelled all flights in and out of Bali as volcanic ash spewing from the Mount Raung volcano continues to cause havoc. Virgin says the eruption and unfavourable winds have created unsuitable flying conditions, and the airline…