Category Toxic Gases

Mount Kilauea Could Be On The Verge Of Eruption As Lava Reaches Highest Point In Hawaii

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, or HVO, reports that the rising lava on Mount Kilauea was just 13 feet away from the crater’s rim. That is a warning sign that the most active of all volcanoes in Hawaii’s Big Island could…

Explosive gases and ashes at Volcano Tungurahua in Ecuador

The Geophysics Ecuadorian Institute reported today a high seismic activity in the Tungurahua volcano area.   The volcano has 5 thousand meters of altitude and it was detected constant tremors because of the expulsion of gases and ashes.   The Tungurahua…

Chile volcano ash cloud reaches Brazil Some flights canceled

REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Ash from the Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning this week, reached as far as southern Brazil on Saturday and prompted some airlines to cancel flights to the capitals of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.   Calbuco, considered…

State Of Emergency Declared As Calbuco Volcano Erupts For First Time Since 1972

Chile’s Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in 43 years, prompting an evacuation of at least 4,000 people.   The volcano, which has been inactive since 1972, spilled a huge ash cloud into the skies above southern Chile…

**ALERT RAISED TO ORANGE** Volcano Villarrica in Chile

Volcano Villarrica rumbles and spews lava in Chile Authorities have restricted access to the area within 5km of the crater and have put the area under an orange alert due to the volcano’s heightened unrest and increased likelihood of eruption…

USGS upgrades Aleutian volcano alert level to Yellow

Citing increased seismic intensity, the U.S. Geological Survey is upgrading the volcano alert level status for Semisopochnoi, an Aleutian Island volcano, to “advisory,” the agency said in a notice issued Wednesday morning.   Seismic activity at the Semisopochnoi volcano began…

Incredible Volcano Villarrica Eruption Prompts 1000’s To Evacuate in Chile

A volcano in southern Chile erupted early Tuesday, spewing fiery plumes of lava into the night sky and forcing the evacuation of some 3,600 people in nearby towns.   At 3am local time, the volcano Villarrica erupted in a shower…

Guatemala volcano eruption prompts evacuations

A volcano has erupted in southern Guatemala closing the capital’s international airport and forcing the evacuation of at least 100 residents from their homes.   Guatemala’s national disaster agency said the Fuego Volcano located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest…