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New flank eruption reported at Erta Ale volcano in Ethiopia
Hot spots on Erta Ale – the reported flank eruption is not (yet) visible (MODIS data, Univ. Hawai’i) News have come in about a fissure eruption at the SE flank of the volcano, approx. 7 km distance from the…
North Korean supervolcano could blow and cause WORLDWIDE devastation!
Super Volcano on Brink of Eruption Scientists Warn
Europe’s Most Dangerous Supervolcano “Campi Flegrei” is Reawakening
Just below millions of people there is a supervolcano that has begun to show signs of reawakening. The supervolcano, Campi Flegrei, is 8 miles wide and sits beneath the Bay of Naples offshore Italy. Recent monitoring of the volcano points…
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…
Alert level raised to 1 at Suretamatai volcano in Vanuatu
The alert level of the volcano (also known as Vanua Lava) was recently raised a notch from 0 to 1 (on a scale of 0-4). No details about volcanic unrest are available, but presumably, the Vanuatu Geohazards Observatory recorded elevated…
New phreatic explosion, ash plume of 2000m at Bulusan volcano in Philippines
Eruption of Bulusan volcano this morning (PHILVOLCS) A sudden eruption occurred this morning (at 11:35 local time). An explosion generated an ash plume that rose about 2000 m above the volcano’s summit and drifted northwest, causing light ash falls in…
Seismic Unrest At Niigata Yake-Yama Volcano In Honshu, Japan
Seismic unrest (1 and 2) and slight inflation (3) at Niigata Yake-Yama (source: JMA) An increase in small earthquakes has been detected under the volcano located on the border between Niigata and Nagano Prefecture recently. In addition, a slight…
Increased seismic activity at Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia
Photo: El Nuevo Dia The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Manizales reported two moderate earthquakes after a swarm of minor quakes in the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. The quakes are related to rock fracturing and demonstrate a significant increase…
