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Eruption Sparks Volcanic Lightning Japan’s Sakurajima volcano has erupted, sending lava flowing down its slope and spewing ash and stones into the night sky. Dramatic pictures of the fiery spectacle also show flashes of volcanic lightning – thought to be…
Lava flow at Heard Island volcano (Image: CSIRO / YouTube) An eruption was observed by crew on board the CSIRO research vessel Investigator in late January. A lava flow was seen descending the NW flank of Mawson Peak. Weak…
Ash explosion at Chillán on 31 Jan 2016 (SERNAGEOMIN) A series of new explosions with small to moderate ash emissions occurred at the volcano during the end of last week. This activity formed a second new crater, approx. 25×30 m…
The volcano’s lava dome has filled the inner crater, CENAPRED observed during an overflight on 27 January. The high level of the dome explains the relatively strong glow visible at night. According to CENAPRED, it is likely that small…
Activity at the volcano seems to be increasing again. Constant glow and incandescent rockfalls at the active lava dome are visible on webcam imagery. Based on satellite data, an eruption (explosion or pyroclastic flow) was reported this morning to…
According to a local news article referring to information from the volcano observatory, the volcano’s eruption started to eject visibly incandescent lava bombs this morning. In more technical words, this suggests that by now the eruption entered a so-called…
EARTHQUAKES struck today in a volatile region that saw TWO massive volcanic eruptions less than 24 hours ago. More than 1,200 people today remain evacuated from a 1.9-mile containment zone around Mount Egon in Kupang, eastern Indonesia, after…