Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Volcano watch
Japan: A new island appears in the Ogasawara Islands - November 2013
Active volcanoes (Sep 28, 2012)
"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
Mark
Guatemala issues orange alert over erupting Fuego Volcano
http://tribune.com.pk/story/989179/guatemala-issues-orange-alert-ov...
The 12,346-foot high colossus, whose name means “fire” in Spanish , showed heightened activity overnight, sending columns of ash high into the sky, spilling lava down its side and provoking small tremors.
Fine ash was falling on at least six villages and on the town of San Pedro Yepocapa, in the indigenous province of Chimaltenango, a state spokesman for the Disaster Reduction National Coordination Committee, David de Leon, told reporters.
The country’s Seismology and Vulcanology Institute urged authorities to consider taking precautionary measures for air traffic.
Nov 12, 2015
jorge namour
Etna, the expert: "impressive increase in outgassing" [LIVE PHOTOS]
SICILY- ITALY
November 12, 2015
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...
"Impressive increase in outgassing from the New Southeast Crater accompanied by high amplitude of volcanic tremor, November 12, 2015 - clear signs that Etna is desperately
trying to resuscitate his youngest son.
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Volcán Laguna Del Maule-Chile. 12/11/2015.
World Seismology
#Now SERNAGEOMIN Report seismic swarm in Laguna del Maule Chile Volcano. 12/11/2015.
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In the recent report it was published in 30 minutes were recorded 45 earthquakes with local magnitude VT Maxima 1.6 Located 9.7 km SW of the center of the lagoon, with a depth of 2.6 km
It is located in the Cordillera de Los Andes
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Offshore mud volcano erupts in Sea of Azov (VIDEO)
Published time: 27 Oct, 2015
https://www.rt.com/news/319795-mud-volcano-azov-sea/
An abandoned autumn beach looking out on the Sea of Azov became a popular sightseeing attraction over the weekend, after mother nature created an incredible mud volcano, which formed a wide, flat island just a few dozen meters away from the shore.
Spewing a slurry made of water and gases mixed with sand and dirt, the mud volcano shot several meters into the air as it started forming an artificial island on Sunday, just off the coast of the Taman Peninsula.
The act of nature was recorded by local beach strollers who witnessed the mud volcano, most typically formed after hot water below the earth's surface begins to blend with mineral deposits, pushing the mixture to the surface. But unlike an actual volcano, the muddy imitation produces no lava.
MAP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Azov
Nov 13, 2015
Howard
Flights Out Of Bali Still Limited As Volcano Continues To Spew Ash (Nov 15)
Thousands of tourists were stranded on three Indonesian islands after ash from an erupting volcano forced the closure of airports and blanketed villages and farmlands.
Mount Rinjani on Lombok Island blasted ash and debris roughly 3,500 metres into the air on Wednesday, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman.
Airlines Virgin Australia and Jetstar have been taking people home with recovery flights. All flights had to be cancelled the whole weekend of Nov. 14 and 15 due to another bout of ash cloud emission. Virgin Australia has already stated that its priority is bringing Aussies home from Bali rather than risk more people going into the holiday destination.
"As Mt Rinjani continues to erupt and flying conditions remain unpredictable in the days to come, our priority is to bring guests home from Bali, rather than fly more guests in who could potentially be delayed in returning home due to ongoing eruptions," Virgin Australia said in a statement.
Likewise, Jetstar also made an announcement of the airlines' flight activities in their website. "All flights on Sunday, 15 November from Australia to Bali have been cancelled... The movement of the ash cloud is highly unpredictable and flights are subject to change based on assessment of safety to fly and local approvals from airport authorities," it announced.
Sources
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/106759/20151115/flights-out-of-ba...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/indonesia-volcano-bali-airport-1.3303168
Nov 16, 2015
Mark
Indonesia's Mt Sinabung volcano erupts again
http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/indonesias-mt-sinabung-volcano-er...
No casualties were reported following the eruption, but pyroclastic flows drifting to the southeast affected a number of villages that have long been abandoned by residents.
"The current wind direction is directed to the southwest, but if it blows to the east the Lake Toba Festival will be disrupted as the spread of ash would reach Berastagi," Mt. Sinabung Observation Station staff member Deri Hidayat told The Jakarta Post.
Deri said the volcano discharged the clouds at 1:47 a.m. and 9:28 a.m.
He added the pyroclastic clouds, which drifted as far as 3.5 kilometers, affected Bekerah and Simacem villages.
He said both villages had long been left empty as they were inside a designated danger zone.
Deri added that Mt. Sinabung had also emitted volcanic ash to a height of 2,000 meters toward the southwest. He said the spread of ash could disrupt the Lake Toba Festival if the wind changed direction in coming days.
He said volcanic activity could increase within the week, adding that the volcano could discharge a bigger volume of pyroclastic flows and ash.
"The biggest eruption took place on Tuesday, when the volcano discharged pyroclastic clouds 13 times, compared to only twice today," said Deri.
According to him, the potential for pyroclastic flows remained great due to a lava dome buildup on the southeastern section of the peak.
Deri said the lava dome could collapse anytime and trigger huge pyroclastic flows.
Consequently, added Deri, his office had recommended that the regional administration evacuate human settlements within the danger zone.
Since an eruption in September 2013, volcanic activity at Mt. Sinabung has never entirely ceased. Thousands of residents moved away at that time, only returning home last month after the volcano showed decreased activity.
The eruptions have killed at least 17 people and destroyed thousands of houses and hectares of farmland.
Nov 20, 2015
Howard
Ecuador's Tungurahua Volcano Buries Locals With Ash (Nov 19)
Residents from communities near Ecuadors Tungurahua volcano faced a massive cleaning operation after the volcano erupted, covering houses and fields with smoke and ash.
Authorities issued an orange alert as emissions reached 2,500 metres above the crater.
In nearby Queros, one of the most affected communities, officials registered 10kg of ash per square metre.
As he swept the street near his house, resident Luis Vaca said the volcanic material was damaging crops. Ash is falling everywhere; its strong, especially in the countryside where its falling more heavily. Its damaging the crops. It would be good if the president came to visit us, he said.
Volcanologist Patricia Mothes confirmed that eruptions have been substantial. These accumulations of ash that have been falling are the greatest masses of ash that we've registered in the past five years, she said.
Most residents are staying off the streets to avoid breathing in the ash while schools in the provincial capital of Ambato, have been closed.
Sources
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/ecuador-tungurahua-volcano-erupts-covering...
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-ecuador-volcanic-ash-falls-dozens.html
http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view...
Nov 21, 2015
Mark
The island that came out of nowhere: Incredible images reveals how volcanic island of Nishinoshima has become TWELVE times bigger since if first erupted from the Earth just two years ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3332607/Volcanic-isl...
The tiny islet first surfaced in November 2013, next to the island Nishinoshima, and kept growing until the two merged into one.
Today, the Japanese Coast Guard has revealed the volcanic island has now grown 12 times its initial size.
The new Nishinoshima now measures 1,900 meters east to west, about 1,950 meters north to south and more than 100 meters tall, the Japanese Coast Guard told Japan Today
Eruptions from the volcano keeps adding land, and scientists believe this activity won't fizzle out anytime soon.
On a recent aerial survey of the island, the Coast Guard observed a 1,200-meter plume of smoke stemming from the eruption as well as volcanic rock spouting from the volcano several times per minute.
Initially, scientists were unsure how long it would last because volcanic islets of that type tend to be reclaimed by the sea after a short time.
Its also been years since this volcano has seen any action, as the last major eruption took place just a little less than 60 years ago, from 1973 to 1974.
Scientists view this island as a rare opportunity to study how life begins to colonize barren land.
Nov 25, 2015
Howard
Summary of this week's volcanic activity.
Philippines Kanlaon Volcano Spews Steam (Nov 29)
In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the smoke plume reached 50 meters above the summit.
Alert Level 1 is still hoisted over Kanlaon Volcano due to threat of phreatic eruptions, prohibiting entrance to the four-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone.
Phivolcs recorded three volcanic tremors overnight.
Canlaon City Mayor Jimmy Clerigo guaranteed that the local government is prepared should the volcano's activity escalate.
Clerigo, however, admitted that despite their information drive, residents around the volcano have yet to evacuate, as of posting. Some 11,000 individuals are still inside the Permanent Danger Zone in barangays Malusog, Malaiba, Pula and Linothangan.
Aircraft are advised against venturing near the volcano.
On November 24, the alert level of the volcano was raised following an increase in activity.
Starting from 21:55 local time on 24 Nov, a series of phreatic explosions occurred from the summit crater, producing ash plumes that rose up to approximately 1 km.
According to PHILVOLCS, this explosive activity was followed by increased seismicity and volcanic tremor.
An exclusion zone of 4 km radius around the crater was put in place, to prevent similar accidents as when 3 climbers were killed by a sudden explosion in the 1990s.
Aside from the Kanlaon Volcano, also currently under Alert Level 1 are Bulusan Volcano in Sorson, Mayon Volcano in Albay and Taal Volcano in Batangas.
Sources
https://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/11/29/15/kanlaon-volcano...
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/canlaon/news/55542/Canlaon-Kanlaon-...
Two Explosions at Mexico's Colima Volcano (Nov 28)
The volcano had two explosions at 1:50 AM local time and a second one at 12:04 PM.
Colima is located approximately 428 miles from Mexico City.
Authorities have warned people to stay away from the crater, but have not ordered evacuations.
Source
http://whnt.com/2015/11/29/colima-volcano-continues-to-erupt-in-mex...
Increasing Ash Emissions at Chile's Copahue Volcano (Nov 28)
Overall, the volcano's activity seems to be gradually increasing.
A larger landslide occurred yesterday from the eastern flank.
Source
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/copahue/news/55527/Copahue-volcano-...
Indonesia's Mount Rinjani Cancels Flights from Austrailia to Bali (Nov 27)
Several flights heading to Denpasar had been forced to turn back.
Virgin Australia said in a statement that it had cancelled all flights to and from Bali for Friday.
'Conditions for flying in the vicinity of Denpasar Airport have deteriorated and it is unsafe to operate our scheduled services. As a result, Virgin Australia has cancelled all flights between Bali and Australia today.'
Virgin Australia said it was reviewing Saturday's services.
Meanwhile, Jetstar said it had no aircraft in Bali to fly people back to Australia after two of its planes - from Melbourne and Brisbane - were forced to return to Australia mid-air.
'We've been advised that the current ash cloud close to Bali is of a lesser scale than we have seen recently so we are hopeful that our customers won't be disrupted for extended periods,' a Jetstar spokeswoman said.
Earlier this month, volcanic ash from Mount Rinjani forced Virgin Australia and Jetstar to stop flights between Bali and Australia for 16 days.
It's the fourth time this year the troubling volcano on Lombok Island has caused major disruptions for air travel to and from Bali, leaving thousands upon thousands of tourists stranded on the island.
Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3336045/Flights-Australia-B...
Continuing Lava Dome Growth and Pyroclastic Flow at Kamchatka's Shiveluch Volcano (Nov 22)
Incandescent avalanches occur to both the southeast and southwest corridor.
Occasional larger collapses cause small to medium sized pyroclastic flows, such as one yesterday morning
Source
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/shiveluch/news/55547/Shiveluch-volc...
Sudden Powerful Explosion at Nicaragua's Telica Volcano (Nov 22)
The powerful explosion ejected a dense plume of ash and ballistic blocks that fell in considerable distances and killed several cows.
The ash plume reached more than 2 km height and a small pyroclastic flow might have accompanied a partial eruption column collapse.
It is yet unclear whether the eruption, the third of its kind in 2015 so far, involved fresh magma or was simply caused by over-pressurized hydrothermal fluids under a solid plug in the upper conduit.
A family living in the small hamlet of Agua Fría, less than 1 km distance from the volcano, was evacuated immediately.
Source
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/telica/news/55537/Telica-volcano-Ni...
Nov 29, 2015
Howard
Guatemala's Fuego Volcano Eruptions Increasingly Violent (Nov 30)
Pulsating lava fountaining and strong, detonating strombolian explosions several hundred meters high from the summit vents are currently feeding at least 3 relatively large lava flows descending on the western and southern flanks:
- through the Trinidad drainage (S): approx. 2400 m long,
- through the Santa Teresa drainage (W): approx. 2000 m long,
- through Las Lajas ravine (SW):approx. 1300 m long.
These steeply and rapidly emplaced lava flows are very likely to generate pyroclastic flows, in a similar way as occurred during the last paroxysm on 10 Nov only 3 weeks ago, threatening a vast area around the southern and western feet of the volcano, in particular valleys.
Sources
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fuego/news/55564/Fuego-volcano-Guat...
http://www.reuters.com/video/2015/11/30/guatemalas-fuego-volcano-sp...
Dec 1, 2015
Howard
Kamchatka's Zhupanovsky Volcano Sends Ash 30,000 Ft (Nov 30)
It was clearly visible even from the capital Petropavlovsk.
The aviation color code of the volcano was raised to orange.
New ash emissions occurred on 27 Nov, detected on satellite imagery.
A plume about 300 km long was seen drifting east from the volcano at estimated 18,000 ft (6 km) altitude.
Sources
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/zhupanovsky/news/55581/Zhupanovsky-...
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/zhupanovsky/news/55576/Zhupanovsky-...
Dec 2, 2015
Howard
Nicaragua's Momotombo Volcano Re-awakens (Dec 1)
Marking the first eruptive activity in 110 years, at least 4 explosions occurred at the volcano this morning, producing steam and ash plumes that rose up to approx. 1 km from the summit.
The eruption has been intensifying with near-continuous explosions. Hot ejecta and/or lava flow can be seen be seen from the summit crater.
Ash was observed in the community of El Papalonal and near the Momotombo geothermal plant to the SW of the volcano.
Local residents have told media that the gases given off by the volcano were strong and were affecting at least five villages nearby.
Up to now, "Momotombo has been one of the calmest volcanoes" in the country, according to Nicaraguan First Lady Rosario Murillo, who also serves as the government's spokesperson.
The last confirmed eruption of Momotombo having been back in 1905. Since 1524, the volcano has known 16 recorded eruptions. Larger eruptions occurred in 1605 and 1609, when explosions ejected larger bombs and blocks to considerable distances, reportedly landing in the area of the now abandoned town of León Viejo approx. 6 km west from the volcano.
The volcano has been showing seismic unrest during the past few years already with frequent shallow earthquakes occurring in the area.
Sources
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/momotombo/news/55601/Momotombo-volc...
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/momotombo/news/55622/Momotombo-volc...
http://www.news24.com/Green/News/nicaragua-volcano-belches-ash-2015...
Dec 2, 2015
Howard
Increased Activity at Guatemala's Santiaguito Volcano (Dec 1)
Since yesterday, activity has been elevated at the volcano.
The largest event so far occurred this morning at 07:07 local time, when a strong explosion produced an ash plume that rose 2-3 km with a likely pyroclastic flow.
Ash fall occurred in nearby villages and towns including San Marcos Palajunoj, and Finca La Florida.
During the preceding days, several smaller, but significantly larger than average explosions occurred from the Caliente lava dome, which on average had only been producing 2-3 small explosions per day before.
The above video was made on the evening of 28 November and shows one of the explosions. Several similar ones followed during the night.
Source
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/guatemala/santiaguito/news/55606/Sa...
Dec 2, 2015
Recall 15
Dec 2 2015:
Nicaragua’s Momotombo Volcano Has Erupted For the First Time in 100 Years:
Quoted: "LAST NIGHT NICARAGUA’S Momotombo started its first eruption since 1905. The vigorous Strombolian eruption (see above and below) produced an impressive lava fountain along with a dark ash plume over the area near Lake Managua. Local reports suggest that people started feeling tremors and noticing steam plumes from Momotombo over the past few weeks. Then, late on Monday night, a new eruption began, sending incandescent volcanic debris cascading down the slopes of the volcano (see video below). By morning, the activity had waned, though a strong steam plume can still be spotted coming from the volcano on theINETER webcam pointed at Momotombo. At least six communities around Momotombo reported ash fall and as a precaution, schools in the region have been closed." end quoted
http://www.wired.com/2015/12/nicaraguas-momotombo-volcano-erupted-f...
Dec 2, 2015
jorge namour
Etna, the eruption of the night among the strongest in the last 20 years, lava fountains of 1km! [PHOTO] - SICILY- ITALY
December 3, 2015
Etna, experts INGV explain all the details of the eruption of the night, "one of the most intense in 20 years"
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/12/etna-leruzione-della-notte-tra-le-pi...
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Experts INGV - Osservatorio Etneo - explain in a statement the eruptive activity of Etna in the night. Experts explain that after a progessive intensification on the evening of December 2, 2015, the eruptive activity in the crater Chasm (often also called "Central") Etna culminated in the early hours of December 3 in a short but very paroxysm violent, with high lava fountains and an eruption column several kilometers high.
The cloud of pyroclastic material was moved by the wind to the northeast, causing fallout of ash on villages as Linguaglossa, Francavilla di Sicilia, Milazzo, Messina and Reggio Calabria.
At dawn the eruptive activity had almost ceased, although some weak ash emissions occurred yet is the Chasm is the Crater of the Northeast and the small crater pits that opened recently on the high side of the New Southeast Crater
The paroxysmal event tonight is among the most violent of Etna last two decades;
Dec 3, 2015
Mark
Incredible skyline created as Mount Etna's Voragine crater erupts for the first time in two years
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3344031/Worth-waiting-Incre...
Dec 3, 2015
jorge namour
Etna, violent eruption in place: the sky is completely obscured, gigantic ash cloud [LIVE PHOTOS]
December 4, 2015
Etna eruption in place seems like the violent of the night yesterday: gigantic ash cloud rises for kilometers into the atmosphere
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/12/etna-eruzione-violentissima-in-atto-...
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&...
VIDEO: http://www.meteoweb.eu/video-gallery/
He continues to erupt in a violent Etna that seems to have reached the intensity of the night of December 3, yesterday: the volcanic tremor is at the same level, while the INGV webcam images can be seen towering fountains of lava escape from " abyss ", one of the craters which has been in business for about a month and is now producing the second violent paroxysm within 36 hours.
The eruption has already formed a huge cloud of ash that is obscuring the sun. The winds are very weak, the cloud most likely will fall on the area of Etna, Catania and then in southern Calabria.
Dec 4, 2015
jorge namour
Etna gives the trio: violent paroxysm under way, frightening roar. The VIDEO LIVE streaming
December 4, 2015 22:11
Etna eruption, the images live streaming video of Benito Morabito Observatory of Catania
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/12/letna-regala-il-tris-violentissimo-p...
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Etna gives the trio is going on a new violent paroxysm, the third of the last 36 hours after the one this morning and night yesterday.
Violent explosions are shaking the Etna area. The lava fountains are very high and spectacular. Yet another ash cloud is moving toward the edge of the stratosphere. Eloquent live images from the webcam and the Observatory staff Benito Morabito from the heart of Catania.
Here live images from the webcam
http://www.meteoweb.eu/sicilia/
Dec 4, 2015
jorge namour
Etna, here is the "poker": new violent explosion, the ash cloud toward Reggio and Messina [LIVE]
December 5, 2015 16:17
Etna new eruption in progress: is the 4th paroxysm in the last 60 hours. Extraordinary spectacle
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Etna serves the "poker" is underway in these minutes the fourth paroxysm in the last three days, after the event of the night between December 2 and 3 and the two yesterday. Protagonist always the "Chasm".
Strong explosions shake the Etna area and the volcanic tremor remains at very high levels by 36 hours. The Catania Airport is closed until at least 19 tonight, while the new ash cloud is heading towards the Strait of Messina and Reggio Calabria and Messina will reach as happened Thursday morning.
Etna eruption live: "mushroom cloud" with the setting sun, which show [PHOTOS]
December 5, 2015 16:29
Etna eruption images in real time is the fourth paroxysm in the last three days of "Cracks"
http://www.meteoweb.eu/2015/12/etna-leruzione-in-diretta-fungo-atom...
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The fourth paroxysm of Etna is going on in these minutes: activities similar to the three episodes of the last two days, with high lava fountains and a column of ash that reaches the edge of the stratosphere taking the form of a "mushroom cloud", this time kissed by the sun. The ash cloud is moving towards the Straits of Messina due to winds south / west, and in the afternoon will come right on Messina and Reggio Calabria as happened Thursday morning, resulting in the next few hours to a new "black rain" in the two city of the Strait. Probably the Reggio Calabria Airport will again have to go out of business.
Here live images from the webcam
http://www.meteoweb.eu/sicilia/
Dec 5, 2015
Derrick Johnson
Giant column of gas erupts out of Mexico's Colima volcano; authorities warn of falling ash
Posted Sat at 4:29pm
Mexico's Colima volcano has spewed a column of gas and ash into the sky in the latest of a series of intermittent eruptions.
Mexico's civil protection authorities said the column rose 2,500 metres over the crater before it was pulled by winds heading north-east.
The explosion prompted the civil protection authorities to warn nearby residents to watch for falling ash and to wear face masks when outdoors.
Located in the south-western Mexican state of Colima, the volcano — known locally as the Fire volcano — has been exhibiting continuous activity since July 9.
The Colima volcano, which is part of the Pacific's Ring of Fire, was also active in January and February.
Mexico contains over 3,000 volcanos, but only 14 are considered active.
Major eruptions in Mexican history have included the 1953 eruption of the Paricutin volcano in Michoacan, the 1982 eruption of Tacana volcano in Chiapas and the 1986 eruption of the Colima volcano.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-06/mexicos-colima-volcano-erupts...
Dec 8, 2015
Derrick Johnson
New explosion of ash at Costa Rica's Turrialba Volcano
L. ARIAS8 HOURS AGO
Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano, located 50 kilometers east of San José, erupted at 1:12 p.m. on Monday and launched ash and vapor into the air for about 10 minutes, experts with the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the National University (UNA) reported.
This is the second event this month after another 10-minute explosion recorded on Dec. 7. also spewed ash and gases into the air.
Experts from UNA’s Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported the explosion reached just under 400 meters in height.
UCR’s Mauricio Mora at 2:30 reported there were no more explosions. Mora was conducting an inspection in the volcano’s surrounding areas and said experts are evaluating whether the explosion was an isolated event or is part of an eruptive process.
OVSICORI on its website reported that current wind conditions likely would take the ash west, and residents northeast of the capital – such as in Coronado and Sabanilla – could experience ash falling on their roofs and properties.
Turrialba Volcano has seen constant activity that in the past five years has prompted several evacuations of residents and farm animals.
Source: http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/12/07/costa-ricas-turrialba-volcano-s...
Dec 8, 2015
Derrick Johnson
Kanlaon Volcano spews ash anew — Phivolcs
By CNN Philippines Staff
Updated 12:28 PM PHT Fri, December 11, 2015
Kanlaon Volcano (file photo)
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Oriental province erupted at 5:13 a.m. on Friday (December 11), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its bulletin.
Four volcanic earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, Phivolcs said, two of which were accompanied by a low-energy ash eruption which lasted for one minute based on visual observation.
The eruption produced a grayish to dirty-white cloud of ash reaching a height of 600 meters which then drifted southwest. Traces of ash were observed at San Jose, La Castellana on the southwest slope of the volcano.
Phivolvcs said the volcano remains at alert level 1 — meaning "it is at an abnormal condition and is in a period of current unrest."
It reminded local government units and the public that entry into the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) is strictly prohibited due to the further possibilities of sudden and hazardous steam-driven or phreatic eruptions.
Phivolcs also reminded civil aviation authorities to advise pilots to avoid flying close to the volcano’s summit as airborne ash from a sudden eruption can be hazardous to aircraft.
Source: http://cnnphilippines.com/regional/2015/12/11/kanlaon-volcano-spews...
Dec 11, 2015
M. Difato
Malang Airport Forced Shut as Bromo Erupts
Malang, East Java. Authorities in East Java have ordered the closure of an airport until at least Saturday morning, following a volcanic eruption blowing ash around the region.
All flights out of and into Abdulrachman Saleh Airport in Malang were cancelled as of 9:30 a.m. on Friday, with authorities only planning to resume operations after 24 hours, conditions permitting.
Affected airlines have had to refund tickets, reschedule flights, or bus passengers to Surabaya, a two-hour drive away, to catch a flight from Djuanda Airport.
The closure was ordered after Mount Bromo, some 50 kilometers east of Malang, erupted, sending a thick column of volcanic ash up into the atmosphere.
Volcanic ash can damage jet engines, and a series of eruptions at other volcanoes this year have resulted in multiple and lengthy closures, particularly of Bali’s Ngurah Rai.
Source: http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/malang-airport-forced-shut-... Posted 7:17 PM December 11, 2015
Dec 11, 2015
jorge namour
Continued rise of magma in the Masaya Volcano - Nicaragua
12/12/2015
https://www.facebook.com/VivaNicaragua13/posts/996365197103070
http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2015/12/12/nacionales/1952957-volcan-mas...
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The formation of a lava lake in the crater of the Masaya volcano crater Santiago has been obstructing this and you can perceive a sound like waves by the movement of volcanic fluids.
According to Rosario Murillo, the government spokeswoman, "there incandescence, there are small flames accompanied by a sound wave type, suggesting that there is much movement of volcanic fluids, gases and magma near the surface," so experts Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) and international experts who are in the country -a purpose of the eruptive activity of the volcano Momotombo- will perform field evaluations and measure gases
The geologist Eduardo Mayorga explained that the lava lake formation is a normal activity in a volcanic environment.
Mayorga said that "possibly there may be projections of fragments of magma to the surface of the Masaya crater floor because the crater is a flat, a fund, and the fund has a intercrater which is the smallest hole through which the gases then that may eventually be the odd fragment ejecting lava outside the intercrater and falling into the crater. "
Mayorga recalled that on 9 December there was an earthquake measuring 3 degrees on the Richter scale and only 0.3 kilometers deep in the area of Masaya / Nindirí / Ticuantepe, as recorded in its monitoring INET.
The activity in the Masaya volcano occurs 10 days after the Momotombo volcano in La Paz Centro, Leon, recorded the start of an eruptive process, after 110 years of silence.
MAP: https://www.google.com.ar/maps/@11.9852747,-86.1958529,8z
Dec 12, 2015
Mark
Ash eruptions, quakes shake Kanlaon volcano
http://www.manilatimes.net/ash-eruptions-quakes-shake-kanlaon-volca...
Kanlaon volcano produced a low energy ash eruptions at 09:51 a.m. and 10:08 a.m. Sunday that lasted for five and six minutes, respectively.
Traces of ashes were reported in Sitio Bais, Brgy. Yubo in La Carlota City on the western side and Brgy. Sag-ang, La Castellana on the southwestern slopes of Kanlaon Volcano.
Phivolcs said that although no seismic signals were recorded after the event, it generated a light-gray to grayish cloud of ash reaching a height of 200 to 300 meters which then drifted southwest.
Since Saturday, the volcano’s seismic monitoring network recorded four volcanic earthquakes.
Also visually observed were two low-energy ash eruptions from the active summit crater.
However, Phivolcs said these events were not detected by the seismic network, indicating a shallow volcanic source.
The first ash eruption occurred at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday. It produced dirty white ash clouds that reached 200 meters above the summit before slowly drifting southwest.
A second ash eruption occurred at 1:01 p.m also on Saturday. It produced dirty white to light gray ash clouds reaching 200 meters above the summit and again slowly drifted southwest.
Phivolcs said that background activity was characterized by the emission of weak to moderate white to light gray steam plumes from the active crater that drifted northeast to southwest.
Meanwhile, Alert Level 1 status remains in effect over Kanlaon Volcano, which means that it is at an “abnormal condition” and is in a “period of current unrest”.
Dec 14, 2015
Howard
Volcanic activity summary over the past few days.
Mexico's Colima Volcano Remains Highly Active (Dec 16)
Pyroclastic Flows Continue at Sumatra's Sinabung Volcano (Dec 16)
As parts of these break off now and then, large pyroclastic flows are being generated.
Kamchatka's Shiveluch Volcano Cover Town in Ash (Dec 16)
The ash cloud from the Shiveluch Volcano reached 6,500 meters above sea level, the ministry said in a statement, RIA Novosti reported. The volcano is 3,283 meters high.
Winds carried ashes nearly 50 kilometers east of the volcano, reaching the village of Ust-Kamchatsk, where a 1-millimeter layer of ash fallout was registered, the report said.
The incident presented no hazards to local residents' health, the report said.
Continuing Ash Emissions at Indonesia's Bromo Volcano (Dec 15)
Volcanic tremor has been elevated with a tendency to increase during the past days.
Access to the volcano remains restricted, as the caldera floor around Bromo (and the cone itself, of course) are now off-limits.
Another Phase of Strong Activity at Guatemala's Fuego Volcano (Dec 14)
Ash plumes rose up to 1 km and loud shock waves accompanied many of them.
Two new lava flows, 800 m long, have started to head towards the Santa Teresa (west flank) and Trinidad (south flank) drainages.
This would be the 13th paroxysmal episode during 2015, and if activity increases further, dangerous pyroclastic flows are likely to occur in the coming hours / days.
In particular, river beds and valleys at the feet of the mountain should be avoided at all times, as these are high-risk areas.
Sources
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/village-covered-in-film-...
Dec 17, 2015
Howard
Shiveluch Volcano Continues Erupting in Kamchatka (Dec 21)
"Lava has descended today from the top of the Young Shiveluch. Columns of ash were raised up to five kilometers above the sea level," scientists said adding that there is no threat to settlements in the area.
The ash cloud is drifting to the east and south-east, with the plume covering the area of around 15 kilometers.
An orange alert was issued over the eruption of the Shiveluch which can spew ash up to 10 kilometers above the sea level at any moment. Airlines that fly near the Shiveluch are recommended to change their routes.
There are over 150 volcanos on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s Far East, and up to 30 of them are active.
Source
http://tass.ru/en/science/845609
Dec 21, 2015
Derrick Johnson
Mexico's Colima volcano spews towering ash column
Published December 24, 2015
The Colima volcano in western Mexico spewed ash to a height of 2 kilometers (6,550 feet) above its crater on Thursday morning, the emergency management office in Jalisco state said.
The first ash column was emitted at 7:17 a.m. (1317 GMT), while the second was ejected at 11:25 a.m. (1725 GMT), both in a northeasterly direction.
The volcanic alert remains on yellow, although the emergency management office urged people to be aware of the possibility of falling ash and to follow recommendations such as covering doors and windows with wet towels and blocking sewers and storm drains.
The Colima volcano has an elevation of 3,860 meters (12,655 feet) above sea level and straddles the border between the western states of Jalisco and Colima.
Along with Popocatepetl in central Mexico, it is considered one of the country's most active volcanoes. EFE
Source: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/12/24/mexico-colima-volc...
Dec 26, 2015
Derrick Johnson
Kanlaon Volcano spews ash anew
Mount Kanlaon in Negros Oriental province spewed ash anew on Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
Citing seismic records, Phivolcs said the eruption which started at around 1:29 p.m. from the volcano’s active crater lasted five minutes.
“The event was accompanied by a rumbling sound heard in Brgy. Cabagnaan, La Castellana, Sitio Guintubdan, Brgy. Ara-al and Brgy. Yubo, La Carlota City. From the southeastern side of the volcano, the eruption plume was observed through cloud cover to have reached 1000m above the active crater, although it may have lofted as high as 4500m above the summit based in pilot reports,” Phivolcs said in an advisory.
“Traces of light ashfall were reported in Sitio Guintubdan, Brgy. Ara-al, and Brgy. La Granja, La Carlota City and reached as far as the Municipality of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental,” it added.
Phivolcs said Kanlaon, one of the most active volcanoes in central Philippines, exploded for about 30 minutes last Nov. 25, which prompted Phivolcs to raise alert level 1 over the volcano. A minor eruption was also reported last Dec. 12.
Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/750607/kanlaon-volcano-spews-ash-anew
Dec 29, 2015
Derrick Johnson
Volcano Colima sends new dust clouds into Mexican sky
By Robert Hackwill
Another double eruption has sent clouds of dust and ash pouring two kilometres into the Mexican sky from theColima volcano.
Mexico has over 3000 volcanos but only 14 are active. Colima has been bubbling nearly all year. It last exploded in 1986.
Colima is one of Mexico’s most active volcanos, so the level of activity is not in itself unusual, although seismologists worry it could be indicative of a major release somewhere else along the Pacific-Andean seismic “Ring of Fire” coming soon.
Of course it is also providing local tour operators with a bonanza of tourists wanting to get safely closer to the spectacular light show.
Source: http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/29/volcano-colima-sends-new-dust-cl...
Dec 29, 2015
Mark
Nicaragua: Momotombo spews gas and lava for 2nd time in a month after series of quakes on Christmas Day
http://news.yahoo.com/volcano-nicaragua-spews-gas-lava-195156653.html
The volcano known as Momotombo in the west of the Central American country rumbled into activity before dawn, but then calmed down again, the Nicaraguan Institute for Territorial Studies said.
No one living near the mountain was hurt, it said.
Momotombo stands 1,297 meters (4,255 feet) high, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the capital Managua, separated by a large lake called Lago Xolotlan.
On December 1 the volcano belched gas and ash and then lava that poured onto uninhabited areas on the slopes of the mountain.
Then on Christmas Day the volcano was rattled by some 20 small earthquakes of up to 3.0 on the Richter scale, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).
Its last big eruption dates back to 1905.
Jan 4, 2016
Recall 15
Guatemala: Jan 4 2016, Fuego Volcano increase Eruption:
The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) said on Monday that has increased the effusive eruption of Fire Volcano with ash columns reaching a height of seven thousand meters above sea level and move west, southeast , south and southwest.
From:
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Jan 4, 2016
Mark
Mt. Soputan Alert III, Official: No Evacuation Needed Yet
http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/01/05/055733118/Mt-Soputan-Alert-...
Spokesman for PVMBG, Sutopo Puwo Nugroho, said that Soputan has erupted and propelled dark pyroclastic clouds. “Bright lava can also be seen flowing down the east side of the mount,” he said.
Sutopo said that evacuation is not yet necessary, although ashes have been spotted in some areas.
Soputan volcanic activity adds more threat to Indonesia, as Bromo, Karangetang, and Lokon are also in Alert III status. Out of 127 volcanoes in Indonesia, 20 of which have been on Alert status, with Sinabung topping other mounts.
Jan 5, 2016
Howard
Soputan Eruption Victims Face Dire Water Shortage (Jan 5)
According to Erick, the areas' main water supply have been tainted by volcanic ash released by the volcano, which has continued to erupt. "Furthermore, most residents' water reservoirs are not covered - which allows loose volcanic ash to pollute the water, turning it murky brown and rendering it unsafe for human consumption," he said.
Residents are still scrambling for clean water, which is getting harder to get as the eruption continues. "The villages' tap waters have been polluted by the ash, so we can't use it to cook, or even to wash," said Rina Saweho, a resident of Pangu.
Local wells, continued Rina, are no different, as most are left open and exposed to the elements. "The eruption happened so suddenly that we had no time to cover our wells," she said.
Pangu village chief, Jafry Kawulusan said that all three villages are faced with the same problem, because the main water supply comes from the same source - a spring in Rangkuli Forest. "We welcome any aid from whomever's willing to help," he said
The regent of Southeast Minahasa, James Sumendap, who visited the villages to inspect the local water supply, advises residents to refrain from using the tainted water - both from wells as well as the local tap water supply. "It is unsafe for human consumption - we will ship out clean water to affected villages, and we will continue to do so until water quality across all villages returns to normal," he said.
It is known that BPBD has dispatched one 5,000 litre water tanks for each villages. "These are aids given by South Minahasa BPBD, Tomohon BPBD, and North Sulawesi Provincial BPBD," said the Head of Southeast Minahasa's BPBD, Joppie Mokodaser.
A powerful explosive eruption occurred at the volcano during 4-6 January. It began with a series of at least 4 powerful explosions between 20:50 on 4 Jan and up to the next morning, producing tall ash plumes that rose 4-6 km above the volcano and drifted north.
At least some of the explosions also triggered pyroclastic flows reaching the southern base of the summit cone. Moderately strong ash fall of 1-2 cm occurred in villages about 10 km to the NE of the volcano.
Apart from significant damage to farmland because of the ash cover, no injuries or damage to infrastructure were reported. The airport of Manado had to be closed for 2 days.
In the course of the second day (5 Jan), the activity at the volcano changed to violent lava fountaining from a fissure vent at the summit of the cone, producing lava flows that descended the cone.
Sources
http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/01/06/055733690/Soputan-Eruption-...
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/soputan/news/55945/Soputan-volcano-...
Jan 6, 2016
Howard
The Shiveluch volcano in Russia's Kamchatka territory woke up on Sunday morning local time, releasing a plume seven kilometers up in the atmosphere, the Kamchatka Branch of the Russian Academy of Science's Geophysical Service said.
According to satellite data, an ash plume 31 km wide, extended for about 121 km to the west-northwest of the volcano.
The Shiveluch volcano released ash plumes throughout 2015, at times releasing enough ash to carpet nearby towns. The new eruption led the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) to issue an orange warning, meaning that while a major eruption is not imminent, it is nevertheless a danger to aircraft.
The volcano continues to erupt, according to the response team. Seismologists have previously predicted that the volcano's activity would continue to rise over time.
"Explosive-extrusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 32,800 ft (10 km) [above sea level] could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft," the KVERT warning also sai.
Sources
http://sputniknews.com/russia/20160110/1032902304/kamchatka-volcano...
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php
Jan 11, 2016
Mark
Bromo Erupts; Spews Volcanic Materials Up to 4,000 Meters
http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/01/12/055735270/Bromo-Erupts-Spew...
The Bromo Volcano Observation Post (PGA) in Cemoro Lawang hamlet, Probolinggo, said that smoke and volcanic ash erupted from the crater with strong pressure up to 1,800 meters above the summit crater, or 4,129 meters above sea level.
From Tuesday past midnight until morning, three eruption quakes occurred with duration between 9.44s to 17.89s and a maximum amplitude of 35-36 millimeters. Rumbles continued to be heard from the crater, while vague firelight can be seen from the active crater.
According to the observation post, from this morning until 12.00 pm, four eruption quakes occurred with durations between 10.69 and 14.72s with a maximum amplitude of 25-35 millimeters.
The current status of Bromo's activity still remains at level III or standby.
Jan 13, 2016
M. Difato
Indonesia raises alert for volcano in east
AAP JANUARY 13, 2016 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/indonesia-raises-a...
Authorities have raised the alert for a volcano in eastern Indonesia and told hundreds of residents to evacuate following increased activity.
Mount Egon in East Nusa Tenggara province had rumbled since Tuesday morning as its magma pressure increased, said Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency on Wednesday.
About 600 residents living in a village near the peak have been advised to evacuate, as the exclusion zone has been extended from 1.5 kilometres to 3 kilometres, he said.
The alert was raised to the second-highest level.
The 1703-metre volcano last erupted in 2008, forcing more than 10,000 people to flee.
Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is noted for volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, and the country is home to 127 active volcanoes.
Jan 13, 2016
Howard
Strong Explosion at Nicaragua's Momotombo Volcano (Jan 12)
Source
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/momotombo/news/55960/Momotombo-volc...
Jan 13, 2016
Mark
El Salvador volcano spouts ash that could move close to capital
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/el-salvador-volcano-spouts-ash-that-cou...
The country's environment minister says the plume was between 1,500 metres and 2,000 metres (yards) high. Lina Pohl said Tuesday that appropriate warnings were in place.
The director of El Salvador's civil defence office said the expulsion of ash and gas was a positive sign.
Melendez said "the risk of a larger eruption is less."
Jan 14, 2016
Howard
Evacuation Ordered as Indonesia's Ergon Volcano Rumbles to Life (Jan 12)
The Volcanology and Disaster Mitigation Center, or PVMBG, raised the alert status for the volcano to level 3 on its four-point scale, which indicates “an imminent eruption or disaster.”
The new alert came into effect as of 6 a.m. local time (5 a.m. in Jakarta) on Wednesday, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, or BNPB.
Under the heightened alert status, the PVMBG has extended the exclusion radius from the volcano’s crater to three kilometers from the initial 1.5 kilometers enforced on Dec. 15, when the PVMBG raise the alert status from 2 to 3. That put the village of Egon Gahar in the danger zone, prompting an evacuation of residents.
Egon’s last major eruption was in April 2008, but volcanic earthquakes have been registering there almost regularly since November 2010.
Egon is one of five volcanoes in Indonesia on level 3 alert. The others – all of which are currently erupting or have recently erupted – are Soputan, Lokon and Siau, in North Sulawesi province; and Bromo, in East Java.
Another volcano, Sinabung in North Sumatra, is on level 4 alert, and has been erupting sporadically – and spectacularly – since September 2013.
Fourteen other volcanoes are on level 2 alert.
Source
http://www.jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/evacuation-ordered-volc...
Jan 14, 2016
Howard
Peru's Ubinas Volcano Erupts (Jan 15)
The ash column scattered south and southwest, reaching a radius of 10 kilometers.
The towns affected by the emission of ashes and gas include Querapi, Ubinas, Tonohaya, San Miguel, Anascapa, Huatagua, Sacohaya and communities located in the Moquegua region.
About 600 families live near Ubinas volcano within a radius of 12 kilometers informed Civil Defense authorities. They recommend that local populations take necessary precautions by wearing goggles and protecting water sources.
Source
http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-ubinas-registers-explosion-gas-and...
Jan 16, 2016
jorge namour
Zhupanovsky , Kamchatka : RUSSIA
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, January 19 2016
http://tass.ru/en/science/850501
Zhupanovsky volcano eruption on 19 January 2016. Ash column up to 7-8 km a.s.l.
The Zhupanovsky volcano in Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday released ash to the height of 8 kilometers above the sea level after almost two months of relative calm, a member of the local group of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has said. « Today at around 4.30 p.m. local time [3.30 a.m. GMT] the Zhupanovsky volcano spewed ash to the height of up to 8 kilometers [5 miles] above the sea level. The ash column could be seen with the naked eye from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and some other settlements, » the scientist said. Experts said the ash cloud spreads in the eastern direction towards the Pacific Ocean.
The populated areas are currently not under threat. « At the moment, the ash cloud has spread to 20 kilometers and it continues moving towards the ocean, » the member of the group said. An « orange » code of warning for the aviation has been issued. Travel companies have been asked not to organize tours to the areas close to the Zhupanovsky volcano. The Aviation Color Codes reflect four levels of danger posed for civilian aircraft overflying areas adjacent to volcanoes and range from ‘Green’ to ‘Red’ codes.
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Volcán Popocatépet- MEXICO
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Popocatepetl Volcano spectacular explosion this morning at 11:58 AM. That was from Puebla Holiday Inn Puebla La Noria
Jan 19, 2016
jorge namour
Volcano Planet
3 hrs JANUARY 19 2016
ACTIVE VOLCANO COPAHUE - ARGENTINA CHILE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q7vxlGIstg&feature=youtu.be
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Yellow alert phase in Nevados de Chillán Volcano (19-1-2016) -
Bío Bío Region, Chile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeyonLi6Z80&feature=youtu.be
Jan 19, 2016
Howard
Increased Explosions at Guatemala's Fuego Volcano (Jan 20)
After the violent phase during the first days of 2016, this is the second paroxysm of the volcano this year already.
Over the past months, such phases have occurred at astonishing rhythmic intervals of 3-4 weeks (see the peaks on the thermal signal graphic).
Source
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fuego/news/56142/Fuego-volcano-Guat...
Jan 21, 2016
Howard
Mexico’s Colima Volcano Erupting More Frequently (Jan 19)
With several eruptions after Christmas 2015, the volcano has become unusually active.
It marked Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2015 with a bang, sending rocks and associated objects nearly 7,000 feet up in the air three times over two days.
Two weeks later, anyone going close to the volcano is still being told to watch out for falling chunks of rock up to 50 cm in diameter, and ash.
The volcano spewed a large column of gas and ash some 2,500m high into a blue sky on 19 January at 8.30am local time.
The morning explosion was preceded by an eruption of incandescent rock at the volcanos mouth at 11pm local time on 18 January.
Sources
http://video.scroll.in/802103/watch-mexicos-colima-volcano-spew-smo...
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mexico-colima-volcano-eruption-lights-up-t...
Jan 21, 2016
Howard
Ash From Russian Volcano Threatens Air Routes (Jan 19)
The explosion at 16:36 local time generated an ash plume that rose to altitudes of 23,000-26,200 ft and drifted east, creating a potential threat to air routes between North America and Asia.
Sources
http://www.earthweek.com/2016/ew160122/ew160122d.html
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/zhupanovsky/news/56160/Zhupanovsky-...
Jan 22, 2016
Mark
Mass EVACUATION alert: One of world's MOST DANGEROUS volcanoes threatens to BLOW
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/637110/MILLIONS-at-risk-as-Mt...
The Mexican capital is the world’s fourth most populated city and home to 20 million people, while Peubla has more than 6 million people living there, and all could be at risk in both cites in the event of a catastrophic eruption.
The volcano alert follows fears earlier this month that a second large volcano in Mexico - the 3,850 metres-high Colima in western Mexico - could be about to face a large scale eruption for the first time in 100 years.
Popocatépetl last saw a major eruption in 2000, but early warnings saw 41,000 people evacuated in advance, averting a major disaster.
In 2005 it had a minor eruption, but activity has been increasing since 2012, with this week's some of the most notable, prompting officials to issue the warning.
If the volcano experienced a massive eruption, an estimated nine million people would be in the blast zone and the impact on the atmosphere could be catastrophic.
Popocatépetl has erupted more than 20 times since 1519, according to records.
The glacier-covered peak is 5,426 metres-high.
Meanwhile Colima experienced a saw an ash cloud of 1.8 miles high expelled earlier this month.
This also put locals on standby for evacuations immediately afterwards.
Jan 23, 2016
Howard
Increased Activity Along the African Rift (Jan 28)
Volcano-tectonic activity has increased in recent weeks along the Ethiopian part of the East African rift, coinciding with the sudden disappearance of a large reservoir in Kenya.
In the Danakil depression of northern Ethiopia, the continuously active lava lake at Erta Ale started to overflow on the 27th of January.
Erta Ale is one of many volcanoes dotted along the East African rift, which can be compared to a large tear running from Erithrea through Ethiopia, along the great lakes of Uganda, Kenyia, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi down into Mozambique, and which is actively pulling the African continent apart.
This latest overflow created new pahoehoe lava flows that cover Erta Ale´s caldera floor both to the north and south of the lava lake´s eruptive vent.
The lava lake is still overflowing and its unclear how long this phase of lava overflow will continue.
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake occured along this same rift system but in southern Ethiopia on 24 January at 18h34 UTC, with a hypocenter at about 10 km depth. Although not very strong, such earthquakes are rather unusual in this area near Lake Awassa, as shown by the ´´I felt it´´ reports from people living 20 km east of the epicenter and which vary from V (moderate shaking) to VI (strong shaking) on the Mercalli scale which ranges from I (not felt) to XII (extreme).
Reports describe books falling from shelfs and cracks in many local houses, frightening the inhabitants which remained outside for the rest of that night. Since this first earthquake, more shaking is reported to have occurred afterwards on irregular intervals. The epicenter of Sunday´s M4.2 earthquake was only 22 km S-SE of Corbetti caldera volcano.
The currently increased activity at Erta Ale was first reported in November 2015 when travellers visiting the caldera observed that the level of the lava lake was less than 1 meter below the rim of the vent. The lake´s activity remained high throughout the next 9-10 weeks, with the lava lake falling and rising repeatedly, and eventually culminated in a first overflow of its vent around midnight of 15 to 16 January 2016. The previous phase of increased volcanic activity with lava overflows dates back to December 2010, making it a rather rare event.
A series of similarly sized earthquakes (magnitude 4.5 or greater) started on the night of 12 January 2011 near a sparsely populated area of the Erithrea-Ethiopia border in the northern part of the Danakil depression. The earthquakes were linked to the simultaneous eruption of nearby Nabro stratovolcano, which up to 12 January 2011 had no record of historic eruptions. This sudden volcanic activity at the northern end of the East African rift continued for about one month and formed a ca. 15 km long lava flow. The ash cloud of this eruption rose up to 14 km and drifted to W-NW, forming a minor disruption to air traffic. On the 19th of June, the Nabro eruption produced the up to then highest concentrations of sulphur dioxide emission in the earth´s atmosphere ever recorded from space. The ash and tephra fall from this eruption covered a large area, negatively affecting water, crops and cattle of the local nomadic Afar people. Many Afar villages near the volcano were evacuated and at least 38 people were reportedly killed, but the exact death toll is this eruption is unknown.
Source
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/view_news/56204/Increased-activity-...
Jan 29, 2016
Howard
Peru's El Misti Volcano Awakening After 5 Centuries (Jan 30)
According to the committee charged with volcanic risk management for the region of Arequipa, El Misti is one of a dozen potentially active volcanoes in Peru but its proximity to a million residents have the officials concerned.
Gas emissions and magmatic activity have been recorded, Peru This Week reports, but officials note the activity does not necessarily pose an immediate danger of eruption.
Officials warned people living nearby to refrain from building property too close to the volcano and to be prepared for evacuations, Wired reports.
According to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, El Misti is Peru's most well-known volcano and hasn't had a major eruption since the 15th century.
Source
https://weather.com/science/nature/news/peru-el-misti-volcano-activ...
Jan 30, 2016
Howard
Australia's Remote Big Ben Volcano Erupts in the Antarctic (Jan 30)
Source
http://www.skymetweather.com/content/earth-and-nature/rare-video-of...
Feb 1, 2016
Howard
Colima's Violent Eruption Captured on Video (Jan 29)
The awe-inspiring timelapse footage shows the volcano as it burst last Friday. The mountain is still erupting intermittent explosions varying from 3,000ft to 9,800ft in height, according to VolcanoDiscovery.
Footage from the webcam, installed across from the mountain to catch volcanic activity, is being analyzed by a specialized team at the University of Colima.
As Mt. Colima is one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, the eruption wasn’t the first for the locals, who have suffered the wrath of the mountain as recently as July 2015.
Colima, a small state beside Western Mexico, about 155 miles (250km) from Guadalajara, has endured more than 30 periods of eruptions, including several significant explosions in recent years, often covering the town in sheets of ash.
Residents have not been evacuated yet as winds are blowing the ash north-east, away from villages. However, the area has been placed on a possible evacuation alert until the eruptions die down.
Source
https://www.rt.com/news/330936-mexico-volcano-colima-video/
Feb 2, 2016
jorge namour
The Alboran Island, a volcanic island in the western Mediterranean.
February 3 2016
http://www.earth-of-fire.com/2016/02/the-alboran-island-a-volcanic-...
The series of earthquakes that hit Alboran Sea since 25 January (link: http://www.earth-of-fire.com/2016/01/nombreux-seismes-dans-la-mer-d... ) is linked to the tectonic and volcanic origin of Alborán island.
This island is located between the Iberian Peninsula (Eurasian plate) and North Africa (African plate), at the coordinates 35º56'24 "N 3º02'04 y" W, in the west of the Mediterranean Sea.
The island has a visible part which is limited to 7.12 ha and a maximum extent of 265 m 605mètres; its highest elevation is 15 meters above sea level.
This small area contrasts with the expansion of its submerged base, formed by the ridge of Alboran and a continental shelf, 10 km wide and 45 km long, located at a maximum depth of 200 meters. The edges of the continental shelf, on each side, plunge to depths between 1,000 and 2,000 meters. CONTINUE...
Feb 4, 2016