Category Ash Plume

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Aviation Orange Alert, Commuter Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Orange Alert, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Pollution Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Seismic Activity, Toxic Gases, Vehicle Alert, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Volcanic Eruption Shuts Down Main Airport in Costa Rica

Source: OVSICORI Civil aviation and airport officials in Costa Rica decided to suspend flight operations at the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), located in the province of Alajuela, after a powerful afternoon eruption at the Turrialba volcano, located in the…

Earth Extremities
May 5, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Seismic Activity, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Turrialba volcano eruption intensifies in Costa Rica

Source: RSN At about 6:00 am on the Monday after the May Day holiday weekend, an eruption at the Turrialba volcano was detected by scientists from the Observatory on Volcanology and Seismology of Costa Rica (Spanish acronym: OVSICORI). This latest…

Earth Extremities
May 4, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Seismic Activity, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Alert Status and Activity of Bulusan Volcano, Philippines

Steam and ash explosion Courtesy of ndrrmc.gov.ph

Earth Extremities
May 1, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 1, Ash Plume, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

RAW: Chile Calbuco volcano erupts again burping ash & smoke

Earth Extremities
May 1, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 1, Ash Plume, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Homeless Alert, Magma Movement, Major Events, Pyroclastic Flows, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Pyroclastic flows destroy village on southern flank at Sinabung volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia

Image: @endrolewa / twitter A series of strong pyroclastic flows occurred yesterday 28 April 2015, reaching 3-4.5 km distance. The largest, at 18:20 local time touched and burnt the (evacuated) village of Guru Kinayan on the southern slope of the…

Earth Extremities
April 30, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Evacuation Alert, Plane Diversion Alert, Planes Grounded, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

New eruption at Calbuco Volcano in Chile

Earth Extremities
April 30, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Awareness Alert, Magma Movement, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent

Army deployed and alert due to the recent activity at Colima volcano in Mexico

Earth Extremities
April 28, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Magma Movement, Pyroclastic Flows, Seismic Activity, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Explosive gases and ashes at Volcano Tungurahua in Ecuador

The Geophysics Ecuadorian Institute reported today a high seismic activity in the Tungurahua volcano area. The volcano has 5 thousand meters of altitude and it was detected constant tremors because of the expulsion of gases and ashes. The Tungurahua…

Earth Extremities
April 26, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 1, Ash Plume, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Mysterious ‘god’ cloud and lightning appear over Chilean volcano

A MYSTERIOUS “god like” person has appeared in a cloud following the Calbuco volcano eruption in Chile. The photo, which shows a cloud that resembles a human-like figure, is believed to be a sign from the gods by locals after…

Earth Extremities
April 26, 2015

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 1, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Building Damage Alert, Damage Reports, Evacuation Alert, Planes Grounded, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Chile volcano ash cloud reaches Brazil Some flights canceled

REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Ash from the Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning this week, reached as far as southern Brazil on Saturday and prompted some airlines to cancel flights to the capitals of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. Calbuco, considered…

Earth Extremities
April 25, 2015

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