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Eruption of Santiaguito volcano (image: CONRED) A particularly strong vulcanian explosion occurred at the Caliente lava dome this morning (at 06_58 local time), sending a massive mushroom-shaped ash plume to several kilometers height that eventually reached approx. 20,000 ft or…
Etna’s new pit crater in Voragine (image taken by B. Behncke from western rim of Voragine on 10 Aug 2016 at sunset) INGV Catania volcanologist Boris Behncke visited the summit region of Etna yesterday and observed a new active pit…
Lava sea entry at Hawaii (image: Lava Ocean Tours) A second lobe of the 61G lava flow in the coastal flat has crossed the Emergency Access road at a location about 500 m (1,640 ft) west of the main flow…
Ash plume from Dukono this morning (Aqua satellite / MODIS / NASA) Ash emissions have been intense recently, suggesting that activity at the (more or less permanently active) volcano is currently elevated. Based on satellite imagery, Darwin VAAC reported…
Today’s ash plume from Rinjani volcano in Indonesia The volcano had a sudden explosive eruption this noon, it seems. An ash plume was detected at 12:20 local time (04:20 UTC) that rose from the volcano to originally estimated 32,000 ft…
Eruption at Sinabung this morning (image: PVMBG) A series of 3 explosions occurred this morning at 06:09, 06:19 and 06:58 local time, generating ash plumes that rose 1200, 1500 and 2000 m above the volcano’s summit, respectively. Courtesy of volcanodiscovery.com…
Strong explosion at Fuego with incandescent avalanches this morning (INSIVUMEH webcam) Strombolian-type explosions have increased in size and frequency during the past days. Many of the explosions ejected lava bombs to several hundred meters above the crater and caused spectacular…
Ash plume from an explosion at Suwanose-jima volcano today (JMA webcam) A new eruptive phase has begun at the volcano. Near-constant ash emissions of several hundred meters height are currently visible from the volcano’s On-take crater. The exact…
Santa Maria volcano satellite image (c) Google Earth View A strong explosion (another in the ongoing series) occurred at the Caliente lava dome yesterday at 13:30 local time. According to INSIVUMEH, it generated an ash column that rose to approx.…
Glowing avalanche at Sinabung volcano yesterday night (image: Endro Lewa / facebook) No significant changes have occurred in the ongoing effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano. The slow lava dome growth continues to feed a prominent lava lobe on the upper…
