Category Volcanic Ash

Sicily Airport Stays Shut Due To Volcano Eruption Catania airport in Sicily stayed shut on Monday due to an ongoing eruption of nearby Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, airport officials said Catania, along with the smaller airport…

Kamchatkan Shiveluch Volcano Spews Ash 9km High The Shiveluch Volcano erupting in Kamchatka has spewed ash nine kilometers high, the Kamchatkan territorial emergency situations department reported on Tuesday. No ashfall has been reported from towns nearby “The volcanic event occurred on…

Klyuchevskoy Volcano Sends Pillar Of Fire 1,000m Into Sky This dramatic image captures the moment Russia’s Klyuchevskoy volcano hurls a stream of lava nearly a kilometre into the sky With a pillar of fire stretching up into the clouds, this…

18,000 Indonesians Flee Erupting Volcano Almost 18,000 people have now fled their homes as a volcano spewed more red-hot gas and rocks violently in western Indonesia Monday, an official said. Authorities at the weekend issued the highest safety alert for…

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.