Category Volcanoes

Volcanic Eruption In Japan Gives Birth To New Island

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…

Explosion With Ash Plume At Bagana Volcano, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea An explosion this morning produced an ash plume to 9,000 ft (2.7 km) altitude this morning, VAAC Darwin reported.

Continuous Ash Emissions And Some Relatively Large Explosions At Sakurajima Volcano, Kyushu, Japan VAAC Tokyo reports continuous ash emissions and some relatively large explosions with plumes reaching 12,000 ft (3.6 km) altitude last evening.

Explosive Activity At The Summit Crater Has Intensified At Klyuchevskoy Volcano, Kamchatka Explosive activity at the summit crater has intensified. The volcano produces a near constant steam and ash plume of fluctuating size. The ash plume reaches about 21,000 ft…

Increased Activity, Lava Flows At Colima Volcano, Mexico Activity has increased recently, judging from recent pictures of the volcano. Abundant rockfalls and lava flows descend the flank of the steep cone. It appears that growth of the lava dome has…