Category Volcanic Lava

Dangerous Explosion At Halema’uma’u Crater In Hawaii

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…

Activity Continues At Bristol Volcano In South Sandwich Islands, UK

Ash emissions from Bristol island on 19 July 2016 (image: Terra/MODIS/NASA via South Sandwich Islands Volcano Monitoring Blog) The eruption on the remote island continues. Recent satellite images show increased ash emissions as well as two dark stripes that likely…

Explosive Activity At Fuego Volcano In Guatemala

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…

Glowing Avalanches And Explosions At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

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…

Moderately strong explosion yesterday morning at Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico

Mushroom cloud from Popocatépetl volcano yesterday (CENAPRED webcam) A moderately strong vulcanian explosion occurred yesterday morning at 11:17 local time, producing a mushroom-shaped ash plume that rose approx. 3 km above the summit and dispersed in westerly directions.    Today,…