Category Strong Strombolian Explosions

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

Second Paroxysm At Etna’s Voragine Within Less Than 24 Hours

Etna’s lava flow from the summit craters descending to the NW (view from Monte Ruvolo / image: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia) A second paroxysm occurred at the Voragine summit crater this morning short time ago, i.e. less than 24 hours…

Earth Extremities
May 19, 2016

Active Volcano, Alert Level 3, Ash Plume, Fumarolic Activity, Major Events, Pyroclastic Flows, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Bombs, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Very Powerful Explosions With Ash Plumes 3-4 km Tall At Santiaguito Volcano In Guatemala

Eruption column of Santiaguito from this morning’s explosion (image: CONRED) The activity at the Caliente lava dome remains very elevated: a series of 3 powerful explosions occurred this morning (around 07:45 local time), yesterday evening (17:45) and Saturday morning. …

Earth Extremities
May 16, 2016

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Aviation Yellow Alert, Magma Movement, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Thermal Activity, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Alert Raised To Orange New eruption At Pavlof Volcano In Alaska Peninsula

Based on seismic data, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) assumes that a new eruption could have started at the volcano yesterday evening; the volcano’s alert code was raised from “normal” to “watch” and the Aviation Color code from green to…

Earth Extremities
May 14, 2016

Active Volcano, Alert Level 3, Ash Plume, Magma Movement, Pyroclastic Flows, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Increased Volcanic Activity: Turrialba Volcano Massive Eruption

Earth Extremities
May 14, 2016

Active Volcano, Alert Level 3, Ash Plume, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Sulphur Dioxide Alert, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption, Yellow Alert

Strong Eruption Of Volcano Affects Capital Of Costa Rica

The strong eruption by volcano Turrialba at the 01:19 local time affected a great part of the Costa Rican capital, which got up Thursday covered by a thin layer of ashes. Television stations transmitted images of the exact moment…

Earth Extremities
May 13, 2016

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Quake Swarm, Seismic Activity, Seismic Swarm, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Activity Picks Up A Bit At Stromboli Volcano In Eolian Islands, Italy

Activity at the western vent yesterday morning Following a phase of very low activity during most of March-April (often with several hours between small explosions only), activity has picked up again and strombolian-type explosions, mainly from the western and eastern…

Earth Extremities
May 13, 2016

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Fumarolic Activity, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Ash Emissions At Langila Volcano In Papua New Guinea

Ash plume from Langila volcano yesterday A mildly explosive eruption continues at the remote volcano on the western tip of New Britain Island. An ash plume and a thermal hot spot can be seen on satellite imagery. Courtesy of volcanodiscovery.com…

Earth Extremities
May 13, 2016

Active Volcano, Alert Level 3, Orange Alert, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent

Small Explosion Recorded At Cleveland Volcano Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Cleveland volcano satellite image by (c) Google Earth View The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) raised the alert level of the volcano from yellow to orange after a new explosion was detected that had occurred this morning (18:44 AKDT local time). …

Earth Extremities
May 6, 2016

Active Volcano, Air Traffic Alert, Alert Level 3, Ash Plume, Aviation Alert, Aviation Orange Alert, Magma Movement, Orange Alert, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Lava, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Strombolian activity increases, strong ash emissions and possible lava flow at Klyuchevskoy volcano in Kamchatka, Russia

Klyuchevskoi volcano this morning with what is likely a new lava flow (KVERT webcam) The activity of the volcano has intensified, in particular during the past 24-36 hours. KVERT reported that strong strombolian explosions produced an ash plume that rose…

Earth Extremities
April 24, 2016

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Strong Strombolian Explosions, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption

Strong Explosions, Ash Plumes To 15,000 ft At Sakurajima Volcano In Japan

The volcano continues to have relatively strong vulcanian-type explosions at varying rates between 0-3 or more per day, and again mostly from the Showa crater (on the upper eastern flank) An explosion this afternoon generated an ash column that…

Earth Extremities
April 10, 2016

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