Category Active Volcano

Tongan volcano eruption puts flights on alert

Satellite imagery from Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai shows the ash plume. Photo / Nasa Earth Observatory A large ash cloud from a volcano in Tonga is starting to affect flights in the region and aviation authorities have issued an…

Volcano Ashes Prompt Closure of Colombian Airport

The increase in the emissions of ashes from Colombia”s volcano Nevado del Ruiz prompted today the closure of nearby La Nubia airport to prevent traffic congestion to and from the terminal.   According to Director of the Volcano Observatory of…

Two volcanoes spews out ash causing flight warnings in Guatemala

Ash clouds from two active volcanoes in Guatemala prompted local air travel warnings yesterday.   The country’s National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology warned of columns of ash from the Fuego volcano in the south of the country…