Category Lava Dome

Active Volcano, Alert Level 1, Lava Dome, Magma Chambers, Magma Movement, Supervolcano, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert

Europe’s Most Dangerous Supervolcano “Campi Flegrei” is Reawakening

Just below millions of people there is a supervolcano that has begun to show signs of reawakening. The supervolcano, Campi Flegrei, is 8 miles wide and sits beneath the Bay of Naples offshore Italy. Recent monitoring of the volcano points…

Earth Extremities
December 24, 2016

Active Volcano, Alert Level 4, Ash Plume, Lava Dome, Magma Chambers, Magma Movement, Red Alert, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

ALERT LEVEL RAISED TO RED Bogoslof Volcano, Alaska

Bogoslof Volcano, Alaska Alert Level Raised To RED Another explosive eruption occurred at the volcano a few hours ago (at around 09:30 AKST local time), the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported. The alert level of Bogoslof was raised back to red. …

Earth Extremities
December 24, 2016

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Lava Dome, Magma Chambers, Magma Movement, Pyroclastic Flows, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Moderate Explosion And Small Pyroclastic Flow At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

Eruption of Sinabung this morning at 07:46 local time (image: PVMBG) An explosion this morning produced an ash plume that rose 1500 m and a small pyroclastic flow of 700 m length. This shows that the supply of magma continues…

Earth Extremities
November 8, 2016

Earthquakes, Europe, Italy, Lava Dome, Magma Chambers, Magma Movement, Seismic Activity, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent

Volcano on Rome’s doorstep is slowly reawakening

The new findings raise fears that parts of Rome could suffer a similar fate to that of Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius Rex Increased activity below the earth’s surface suggests volcano just 10km from the Italian capital is…