Category Volcano Eruption

Lava dome is growing bigger at Sinabung Volcano in Sumatra, Indonesia

Sinabung volcano’s lava dome on 10 June (Photo: Sadrah Peranginangin / facebook) The lava dome at the volcano’s summit continues to grow at a rate of approx 100,000 cubic meters per day. Small to moderate pyroclastic flows during the past…

Aviation Colour Code ORANGE; Karymsky Volcano

***ALERT LEVEL RAISED*** Alert Level Raised To Aviation Colour Code ORANGE    Karymsky Volcano, Russia Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft. Ash plume extended about 46 km to the east from the volcano.…

Alert Level Raised To Maximum 4 At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

The alert level of the volcano was again raised from “siaga” to “awas”, the highest on the Indonesian 1-4 scale. The reason is a currently elevated risk of possibly larger pyroclastic flows, that could be triggered by collapse of the…

Strong eruption injures two at Kuchinoerabu-jima volcano in Ryuku Islands, Japan

Ash plumes from Kuchinoerabu-jima and Sakura-jima volcanoes today (MODIS Terra / NASA) Two people have been reported injured, presumably burnt by pyroclastic surge, and were flown to a hospital in Yakushima Island. Courtesy of volcanodiscovery.com