Category Volcanoes

Seven Volcanoes In Six Different Countries All Start Erupting Within Hours Of Each Other A new island has appeared in the Pacific. A submarine eruption just off Nishino-Shima Island Japan has erupted for the first time in 40 years. The…

Thousands Flee Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung Volcano Eruption       A volcano in western Indonesia has erupted eight times in just a few hours, “raining down rocks” over a large area and forcing thousands to flee their homes, officials said…

Paroxysmal Eruptive Phase With Frequent Strombolian Explosions At Fuego Volcano, Guatemala A surge in activity occurred yesterday, with drastically increased numbers of strombolian explosions and lava effusions. The explosions generated ash plumes rising about 500 m and caused moderate ash…

Active Volcano Discovered Under Antarctic Ice Sheet Earthquakes deep below West Antarctica reveal an active volcano hidden beneath the massive ice sheet, researchers said today (Nov. 17) in a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The discovery finally confirms…

New Ash Emissions At Copahue Volcano, Chile New ash emissions started yesterday shortly before noon (local time) and have been more or less continuous since then. The low-level ash plume is drifting NW.

Explosions Continue At Sinabung Volcano, Sumatra, Indonesia Explosions continue to become gradually stronger. Two powerful vulcanian explosions occurred on 14 Nov producing ash plumes rising to about 12,000 ft (3.6 km) and causing small pyroclastic flows. More than 5000 people…