Category Volcanic Ash

#WhiteIsland #Volcano #Erupts Killing at Least 5 With Many Missing and Injured in #NewZealand

At least five people have died after a volcano erupted in New Zealand. Police said the number of people missing is in double figures as they try to rescue up to 50 people from White Island, which is uninhabited but…

#Aviation alert raised to #Orange as #smoke #eruption at #MetisShoalVolcano in #Tonga

Metis Shoal Volcano smoke eruption. Photo by Captain Samuela Folaumoetu’i, Real Tonga Airlines.15 October 2019 An intermittent smoke eruption towering to 15,000-17000ft above the summit of the Metis Shoal Volcano, Ha’apai, this morning, has an increased likelihood of an eruption,…

#MountMerapi #Volcano erupts in #Indonesia’s #Java island, triggering #Orange #Aviation warning

Mount Merapi, an active volcano in Indonesia’s Java island, erupted on Monday afternoon, spewing a column of ash up to 3 km high and forcing the authority to issue a warning for planes, national volcanology agency said. The volcano located…

#Eruption at #AsamayamaVolcano, Alert Level Raised #Japan

A small eruption was observed Wednesday on Mt. Asama in eastern Japan, prompting the volcanic alert level to be raised from 1 to 3 on a scale that goes up to 5, while there were no immediate reports of injuries,…