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Increasing ash emissions at Kerinci volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia

Ash plume from Kerinci volcano this morning (PVMBG) Ash emissions have increased at the volcano. The local observatory reported a plume of approx. 800 m rising from the summit vent and drifting west this morning.   Courtesy of volcanodiscovery.com

Activity Remains Elevated, Explosions Up To 20,000 ft At Santiaguito Volcano In Guatemala

Eruption column of Santiaguito yesterday (image: Meteorología GT / facebook) The current phase of intense activity at the active Caliente lava dome continues. Two more explosions occurred yesterday, at 09:34 and 09:56 local time, producing ash plumes that rose 2-3…

Second Paroxysm At Etna’s Voragine Within Less Than 24 Hours

Etna’s lava flow from the summit craters descending to the NW (view from Monte Ruvolo / image: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia) A second paroxysm occurred at the Voragine summit crater this morning short time ago, i.e. less than 24 hours…

Alert Raised To Orange New eruption At Pavlof Volcano In Alaska Peninsula

Based on seismic data, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) assumes that a new eruption could have started at the volcano yesterday evening; the volcano’s alert code was raised from “normal” to “watch” and the Aviation Color code from green to…