Volcano watch

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Japan: A new island appears in the Ogasawara Islands - November 2013

Active volcanoes (Sep 28, 2012)

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"Of course all volcanoes will explode, as this is going to be a very severe pole shift. What about the months and years preceding the pole shift? It is no secret that Mammoth Lake and the caldera of Yellowstone are warming up, and the populace has been prepared for these occurrences by the movie Volcano where there, in the middle of LA, lava is bubbling up. In fact, there is a fault line running from the approximate San Diego/LA area, up into the Sierras, and this is liable to rupture rather violently during one of the quakes that precedes the pole shift by some months. Volcanic eruptions from that area in the Sierras can be expected. Will Mount St. Helen erupt? All volcanoes that have been active within the memory of man will begin spewing and burping and oozing, and many that were not expected to become active will reactive. "   ZetaTalk - Feb 15, 2000

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March 22

Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala

The Pacaya volcano eruption pattern is changing after almost 2 years of activity, registering small pulses of tremor-internal vibration-and gas exhalations.

Fuego Volcano:

faint white plume seen heading west, recording 10 fly ash explosions to 500 meters high spreading for 10 kilometers to the west, southwest. Some of the explosions have been accompanied by weak rumbling sound  and degassing.

Santiaguito Volcano:

Weak to moderate explosions which are loaded with plenty of gray ash to a height of fifteen meters above the crater. Some of these explosions generated pyroclastic flows and volcanic area are constant avalanches. Also there is a new lava flow parallel to that in the southeast flank and the seismic station in the Santiaguito volcano registers 44 explosions in 24 hours.

From:

http://conred.gob.gt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...

[Howard]

Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador - New Eruption (March 20)

Another series of explosions has occurred early today at Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador, the Instituto Geofísico (IG) reports. The eruption was reported to be very noisy and caused minor ash fall in nearby villages, but no damage.

From 23:39 (local time) on March 19, a rapid increase of tremor was detected and observers reported roaring noises from the volcano in up to 14 km distance. About an hour after the onset of tremor reports of ash fall came from El Manzano and Choglontús.

At 00h22 today, there was an loud explosion whose cannon-shot like shock wave was heard in Choglontús, El Manzano and Puntzán. Incandescent lava bombs could be seen ejected from the summit crater and landing up to approx. 200 m distance on the upper slope.

From the 01h08 (local time) tremor decreased and also the noises from the volcano. Cloud cover prevented detailed observations this morning.

According to a first analysis, only the south-west sector received ash fall. In the Choglontús area, ash continued to fall until 07:00 (local time) and was measured to have accumulated 383 grams per square meter, corresponding to less than 1 mm of ash.

[Selim KARABIYIK]

Mount Etna Erupts, Spews Column of Ash 

18 March, 2012, Sunday

Italy's Mount Etna manifested a new spate of activity, spewing a column of black smoke and ash 6-7 km up into the sky. This is the fourth activity phase for Etna since the start of the year. The volcanowas active via its new south-east crater.

At present the airport in nearby Italian city of Catania is operative, but if needed flights will be cancelled, reports ANSA.

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=137661

[Howard]

Kamchatka volcano ejects ash to over 3000 m (Mar 16)

The Karymsky volcano, erupting in Kamchatka, was awarded one of the most threatening alert levels for aviation, orange, although all air routes are not affected by the active area of the volcano.

The projection of gas and ash was estimated at an altitude of 3100 meters above sea level. An incandescent lava rolling down the slopes of the volcano. The surrounding villages are not currently threatened.

Karymskaïa hill with a height of 1536 meters, is one of the most active volcanoes of Kamchatka. It is located 125 km north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The last eruption of Karymsky volcano began in January 1996, and the volcano is active continuously since that day.

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MARCH 13, GREECE, KOLUMBO SUBMARINE VOLCANO

VOLCANIC ISLAND OF SANTORINI SHOWS ACTIVITY

The Greek island of Santorini is showing increasing signs of volcanic activity, a U.S. researcher says.
Monitoring stations on the island indicate the Santorini caldera is awake again and rapidly deforming, said Georgia Tech researcher Andrew Newman, who has studied Santorini since 2006 after placing more than 20 GPS stations on the popular tourist island.

“After decades of little activity, a series of earthquakes and deformation began within the Santorini caldera in January of 2011,” Newman said. “Since then our instruments on the northern part of the island have moved laterally between five and nine centimeters (2 inches to 3-1/2 inches).

“The volcano’s magma chamber is filling, and we are keeping a close eye on its activity.”
The chamber has expanded by nearly 500 million cubic feet since last January, Newman said.
“That could be dangerous,” he said. “If the caldera erupts underwater, it could cause local tsunamis and affect boat traffic, including cruise ships, in the caldera. Earthquakes could damage homes and produce landslides along the cliffs.”...  Source

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For a look of  a Global perspective:

From:

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/#

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MAR 6, RUSSIA, UNNAMED VOLCANO

Highest aviation danger code "red" assigned to unnamed volcano in Russia

In Kamchatka, in the Russian Far East, the Unnamed Volcano has been assigned the highest aviation danger code of "red."

The ash and gases that are being spewed from the crater can seriously damage aircraft systems.

The volcano is also showing high seismic activity and signs that it may possibly erupt.  Source

 

 

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MAR 4, ECUADOR, TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO

ASH COLUMN REACHED 4KM INTO THE SKY, GROWING LAVA DOME

The Instituto Geofísico reported an increase in activity of the Tunguarahua volcano. Since March 3, a total of four eruptions were recorded. On Sunday at 7:31 a.m. (local time), the volcano generated an ash column which reached approximately 4 kilometers into the sky and moved west-northwest. A second explosion occurred at 9:11 a.m. (local time) and caused a powerful shock wave that rocked the ground and windows in nearby areas. Cloud cover has prevented experts to make detailed observations, but with the use of thermal sensors, hot deposits were detected on Tunguarahua's flanks, indicating that they were caused by a pyroclastic flow. The observatory post at Cusúa also reported the presence of hot deposits on the volcano's upper flank which is indicative of fresh pyroclastic flow deposits. Ash fall was reported in the areas of Choglontús, Manzano and Motilones before, but Sunday morning's ashfall reached as far as the Yuibug area. The institute's monitoring equipment has been recording variable seismicity and strong tremors lasting minutes to hours, with short moderate to large explosions in between. Such explosions correspond to the ash explosions from the growing lava dome. Source

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FEB 24, MALAYSIA, BORNEO (MUD VOLCANO)

Volcanic mud has been spewing at least twice to three times more actively than normal since last week, its pool has overflowed to about the size of a football field

 

 

A rare phenomenon is attracting a beeline of "visitors" at the mud volcano in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Lahad Datu.

Visitors at the mud volcano in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Lahad Datu, where its pool has overflowed to about the size of a football field, three times bigger than its normal size. Pic by Lano Lan

Volcanic mud has been spewing at least twice to three times more actively than normal since last week. This has created an overflow of the sulphuric substance that has spread over an area as big as a football field.    Apart from excited guests at the nearby Tabin Wildlife Resort, the number of wild animals, too, appears to have increased at the mud pool.  Source

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FEB 21, ICELAND, KATLA VOLCANO

Volcanic tremor (a low frequency vibration often caused by magma rising to the surface) has been observed under Katla volcano in southern Iceland, Jon Freeman reports on his Iceland volcanoes blog, closely following seismic activity in Iceland recorded both by national instruments and his own private geophone network. According to Jon, there are 2 possible explanations: one could simply be an increase in hydrothermal activity in the northern part of Katla volcano. The second could be magma movements at depth although there have been no significant earthquakes that usually would accompany an intrusion or small (sub-glacial) eruption.... Source