Category Ash Plume

Orange Alert issued due to increased activity at Copahue Volcano in Chile

The Copahue Volcano started to show activity on Saturday, therefore Chile’s National Service of Mining and Geology rose the alert to orange. Rodrigo Alvarez, National Director of Chile’s National Service of Mining and Geology, informed that in the last hours…

Volcano Ontake eruption intensifies; Search suspended in Japan

Efforts to recover the bodies of at least 24 climbers have been suspended again after the eruption on Japan’s Mount Ontake intensified. A BBC correspondent near the mountain on Tuesday said the volcano was shooting out even more ash, smoke…

Strong explosion with pyroclastic flows, ash plume to 11 km altitude at Shiveluch Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia

A powerful explosion occurred at the volcano today (24 Sept) at 12:41 local time, producing an ash plume that rose to 38,000 ft (11 km) altitude. It generated several pyroclastic flows, some of which surpassed the 350 m high western…

Ontake volcano eruption badly injuring many with so many unconscious in central Japan

Seven people were unconscious and eight suffered serious injuries after a volcano erupted in central Japan shortly before noon on Saturday, according to local media. Ash spewed from the volcano, named the Ontake that straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in…

Eruption in the Bárðarbunga Caldera in Iceland which could lead to considerable ash cloud getting more likely

An eruption inside the Bárðarbunga caldera would lead to a flood, likely up north and a considerable ash cloud, says volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson in an interview with Vísir, reports Grapevine.is. “It is becoming more likely that there will be an…

Evacuation declared as Mount Mayon spews lava in Philippines eruption

The Philippines’ most active volcano has belched out huge lava fragments that rolled about a kilometre down its slope, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of villagers, officials said on Tuesday.   The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the…