Category Ash Plume

Strong Ash Emissions Continue At Nevados de Chillán Volcano In Chile

Ash eruptions of Chillán volcano during the past 2 days The volcano continued to produce mild to relatively strong ash emissions once or twice per day on average. Plumes have been reaching heights of 2 km and the Chilean authorities…

Explosive Eruption, Ash Plume At Rinjani Volcano Triggers Closure Of Lombok Airport In Lombok Island, Indonesia

Today’s ash plume from Rinjani volcano in Indonesia The volcano had a sudden explosive eruption this noon, it seems. An ash plume was detected at 12:20 local time (04:20 UTC) that rose from the volcano to originally estimated 32,000 ft…

Activity Continues At Bristol Volcano In South Sandwich Islands, UK

Ash emissions from Bristol island on 19 July 2016 (image: Terra/MODIS/NASA via South Sandwich Islands Volcano Monitoring Blog) The eruption on the remote island continues. Recent satellite images show increased ash emissions as well as two dark stripes that likely…

Glowing Avalanches And Explosions At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

Glowing avalanche at Sinabung volcano yesterday night (image: Endro Lewa / facebook) No significant changes have occurred in the ongoing effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano. The slow lava dome growth continues to feed a prominent lava lobe on the upper…

VOLCANO ERUPTION CLOSES AIRPORT In INDONESIA

Mount Bromo erupts in Probolinggo, Indonesia on July 13, 2016. Indonesia on Monday shut the Abdurrahman Saleh airport in Malang district in East Java province as ashes from Mount Bromo volcano endangers flights, an official said. Courtesy of katehon.com