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GUATEMALA’S PACAYA VOLCANO SPEWS ROCK, ASH Guatemala authorities say the Pacaya volcano near Guatemala City has shot plumes of ash and vapor 2.3 miles (3.7 kilometers) high, while spewing glowing-hot rock. The eruption early Sunday is the latest round of…
Authorities Work On Contingency Plan In Face Of Increased Volcanic Activity At Ubinas, Peru Increased activity at the Ubinas Volcano in the Moquegua region of Peru has prompted authorities to take preventive action. In September, dangerous silica ash spouting from…
Death Toll Rises From Indonesian Volcano Four people are confirmed dead from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, with three airports reopening while four others have remained closed, officials say. Mount Kelud, considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes on the…
Significant Eruption Started At Indonesia’s Kelut
Ecuador’s Volcano Erupts, Spews Rocks And Ash Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano has erupted several times since February 1, sending huge clouds of ash and vapor into the air that reportedly reached as far the capital Quito, located about 140 kilometers from…
New Volcanic Eruption Halts Search, Indonesia A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption has shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again, halting a search for any more victims. Before they stopped…
Ecuadorian Tungurahua Volcano Increases Activity Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat today keeps on orange alert the areas surrounding Tungurahua, volcano, which has increased its activity in the last few hours with explosions, ash plumes, and pyroclastic flows. According to local press…
Shishaldin Volcano’s Alert Status Upgraded After Unusual Activity The Alaska Volcano Observatory upgraded the alert level at Shishaldin Volcano in the Aleutian Islands on Thursday after observing some unrest at the summit. AVO scientist Kristi Wallace says the unusual activity…
Indonesia Volcano Erupts Killing 14 An Indonesian volcano erupted on the island of Sumatra, leaving at least 14 people dead. Torrents of lava and pyroclastic flows gave neighboring villages an almost apocalyptic look. 2,460-meter-high Mount Sinabung erupted three times on…
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS CRIPPLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN NORTH SUMATRA Seventh-day Adventist schools in West Indonesia are among institutions serving as shelters in the wake of a series of major volcanic eruptions that displaced more than 25,000 people and left nearby villages…