Category Ash Plume

Increasing Activity, Explosions From Minamidake Crater At Sakurajima Volcano In Japan

Explosion at Sakurajima’s Minamidake crater this morning The volcano has been getting more active again during the past night: a series of small explosions and associated ash emissions occurred from the older summit crater, Minamidake:   It will be interesting…

Another Strong Explosion Yesterday Morning At Santiaguito Volcano In Guatemala

Explosion from Santiaguito’s Caliente dome yesterday (image: CONRED) The volcano’s activity remains very high. Another strong explosion occurred at the Caliente dome yesterday morning at 08:08 local time. Similar in size as the previous one two days earlier, it was…

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE AT DUKONO VOLCANO IN INDONESIA

Newest satellite image Darwin The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) issued the following report:   FVAU0295 at 02:31 UTC, 18/08/16 from ADRM VA ADVISORY DTG: 20160818/0230Z VAAC: DARWIN VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010 PSN: N0141 E12753 AREA: INDONESIA SUMMIT ELEV: 1335M ADVISORY…

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: YELLOW AT SABANCAYA VOLCANO IN PERU

Newest satellite image Buenos Aires VAAC issued the following report:   FVAG01 at 15:02 UTC, 17/08/16 from SABM VA ADVISORY DTG: 20160817/1200Z VAAC: BUENOS AIRES VOLCANO: SABANCAYA 354006 PSN: S1547 W07151 AREA: PERU SUMMIT ELEV: 5967M ADVISORY NR: 2016/036 INFO…

Very Strong Explosion At Santiaguito Volcano In Guatemala

Eruption of Santiaguito volcano (image: CONRED) A particularly strong vulcanian explosion occurred at the Caliente lava dome this morning (at 06_58 local time), sending a massive mushroom-shaped ash plume to several kilometers height that eventually reached approx. 20,000 ft or…

New Glowing Pit Crater At Etna Volcano In Voragine, Italy

Etna’s new pit crater in Voragine (image taken by B. Behncke from western rim of Voragine on 10 Aug 2016 at sunset) INGV Catania volcanologist Boris Behncke visited the summit region of Etna yesterday and observed a new active pit…

Dangerous Explosion At Halema’uma’u Crater In Hawaii

Lava sea entry at Hawaii (image: Lava Ocean Tours) A second lobe of the 61G lava flow in the coastal flat has crossed the Emergency Access road at a location about 500 m (1,640 ft) west of the main flow…