Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Volcano watch
Benevolent extraterrestrials monitoring volcanoes to provide early warning to human partners.
Volcanic activity worldwide 18 October, 2025: Kilauea in Hawaii, Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, and soon "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."
"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
jorge namour
CARIBBEAN: Warnings issued as volcano near Grenada becomes restless
Volcano Kick ’em Jenny
April 30, 2017
https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/caribbean-warnings-issued-as-volc...
CMC – The National Disaster Management Agency is monitoring an increase in activities taking place at Kick ’em Jenny, the region’s only submarine volcano located between Grenada and the Grenadine island of Carriacou.
In a release early Sunday, the disaster agency said it has been advised of the increase in activity by the Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI).
“The UWI/SRC recorded a high amplitude signal, lasting about 25 seconds, on one of the Grenada stations. The signal was also recorded on a station in Montserrat. This signal follows an increase in the number of background events associated with the Kick-’em-Jenny volcano,” said the release which confirmed that persons in the St Patrick’s area have reported feeling tremors.”
As a result, the alert level is now on yellow and sea users and ships have been warned to stay away from vicinity of the submarine volcano.
“In light of the ongoing we are advising all sea users that the 5km (3.1 miles) exclusion zone of Kick ’em Jenny be strictly observed. The SRC has advised that heightened alert is necessary for the exclusion zone,” the release added.
A yellow alert means the volcano is restless; seismicity and/or fumarolic activity are above the historical level or other unusual activity has been observed or can be expected without warning.
SOUFRIÈRE , SAINT LUCIA , WEST INDIES :
New vent at Soufriere volcano no cause for alarm.
http://lechaudrondevulcain.com/blog/2017/05/04/may-04-2017-en-ubina...
3 MAY 2017 . he National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) has said that the discovery of a new vent at the Soufriere volcano here is no cause for alarm. The new vent was discovered about two weeks ago
persons were concerned that the new vent was a sign of activity within the Soufriere volcano because ashes were emitted. CONTINUE...
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GERMANY
https://www.facebook.com/VolcanoPlanet/ APRIL 2017
Volcano Planet
Yesterday, mountaineers climbed Mount Walzmann outside Schonau-am-Konigsee and noticed an odour of sulphur. When they got to the summit they had discovered that a lava dome had been growing in the summit area. Police has closed access to the mountain pending further investigation from scientists. Mount Walzmann, previously thought to be a mountain is located in Germany's deep south in the Bavaria region.
MAP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watzmann
May 5, 2017
Starr DiGiacomo
Sunday, 7 May 2017
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/05/state-of-emergency-declared-aft...
State of emergency declared after colossus The Volcán de Fuego spews ash and steam 3763 meter high in Guatemala; hundreds evacuated
In Guatemala, the state of emergency declared in the vicinity of the Fire Volcano.
The Volcán de Fuego came this week for the fourth time this year to burst and thrust a two kilometer high ash cloud from.
From the 3763 meter high volcano are two lava flows threaten down the nearby villages.
330 people had to be evacuated and had to be closed ten schools.
There are believed to be no casualties.
The inhabitants of the villages can attend not yet returned to their homes.
Due to heavy rains the danger of avalanches and landslides,
Insisvumeh reports, the organization that monitors earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The Fire Volcano, fifty kilometers southwest of the capital Guatemala City is located, is known as the most active in the Americas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=Ebr_J_Yaj0Y
May 8, 2017
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2017/05/volcanic-island-nihinoshima-grows-...
Volcanic island NISHINOSHIMA continues to grow in Japan – 180 meters in 2 weeks
Within 2 weeks it gained more than 170 meters of new lava ground or 70,000 square meters.
Last month, Nishinoshima started erupting again after a rest of more than a year and a half.
The island has now expanded more than 180 meters on the southwest side and about 170 meters on the west.
This is equivalent to an increase of 70,000 square meters and a total of 2.75 square kilometers for the island.
Scientists believe the island could still continue growing in the future.
Imagine, expertes thought Nishinoshima wouldn’t grow that large after the first eruption. There is no exact SCIENCE, especially in volcanology.
May 16, 2017
M. Difato
Bogoslof RED/WARNING Alerts: Significant explosive eruption at Bogoslof volcano
http://strangesounds.org/2017/05/bogoslof-redwarning-alerts-signifi...
The strong explosive eruption occurred at 14:16 AKDT (22:16 UTC) on May 28, 2017 and ended after about 50 minutes.
Satellite images and pilot reports indicate that the cloud from today’s eruption reached at least 35,000 ft, and possibly as high as 45,000 ft asl.
The Aviation Color Code remains at RED and the Alert Level remains at WARNING, reports AVO .
An observer on Unalaska Island reported seeing a large white-gray mushroom cloud form over Bogoslof, with ash fall out to the west. Winds in the area are currently to the northwest.
Since the explosion, seismicity and infrasound as detected on neighboring islands is quiet, no lightning has been detected, and satellite images show no additional emission from the volcano.
The National Weather Service Alaska Aviation Weather Unit has issued a SIGMET for possible ash to 50,000 ft asl.
The NWS has a Marine Weather Statement for trace or dusting of ash over coastal waters near the island.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1jhw7i6gzQ
Bogoslof volcano remains at a heightened state of unrest and in an unpredictable condition. Additional explosions
producing high-altitude volcanic clouds can occur at any time. Low-level explosive activity that is below our
ability to detect in our data sources may be occurring. These low-level explosions could pose a hazard in the
immediate vicinity of the volcano.
May 29, 2017
M. Difato
Indonesia: Marapi volcano in West Sumatra erupts
http://en.vietnamplus.vn/indonesia-marapi-volcano-in-west-sumatra-e...
Hanoi (VNA) – Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia erupted on June 4, spewing clouds of volcanic ash over the region of Tanah Datar in Sumatran province.
According to the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre (PVMBG), Marapi volcano erupted twice at 10:01 am and 10:22 am (local time).
The first eruption generated a 300-metre high plume of smoke from the peak, while the second one spewed ash much higher at around 700 metres from the mountain top.
The PVMBG set up an exclusion zone with the three-kilometer radius from the mountain summit, and called local residents to abide by instructions as well as notices of the centre.
The centre said it will deliver an early warning about whether the volcano continues to pose danger or not.
Meanwhile, head of Tanah Datar district Irdiansyah Tarmizi said that the volcanic ash of Marapi volcano has blanketed four sub-districts namely Batipuh, Pariangan, Sungai Tarab and Salimpaung.
However, the daily activities of local people are not affected much by the eruption, he said.-VNA
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Sakurajima volcano in SW Japan erupts
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-06-06/detail-ifyfuzym8112945.shtml
TOKYO, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Mount Sakurajima, a volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, erupted on Tuesday morning, the weather agency here said.
According to the agency, the eruption occurred at 7:56 a.m. local time and marked the second significant event there in recent weeks.
Ash and smoke was recorded as billowing as high as 3,200 meters into the sky, the weather agency said, and was ejected from the 1,117-meter volcano's Showa crater.
The agency warned that similar eruptions could occur, although there have been no immediate reports of injury or damage as a result of the latest eruption.
The last major eruption occurred at the mountain on May 29 this year and the volcano is under Level 3, orange alert by the Japan Meteorological Agency, signifying the volcano is active and should not be approached.
In September, 2016, a team of experts from Bristol University and the Sakurajima Volcano Research Centre in Japan concluded after studies that the volcano could have a major eruption within the next 30 years.
Jun 6, 2017
M. Difato
New Eruption at Poas Volcano Reported This Tuesday Morning
June 6, 2017, http://news.co.cr/new-eruption-poas-volcano-reported-tuesday-mornin...
The National University’s Volcanology and Seismology Research Institute (OVSICORI) reported an eruption that reached 1,000 meters above the crater, 3,708 meters above sea level (12.162,24 ft.), began at 8:50 a.m. local time this Tuesday and was still in progress at 10:05 a.m.
This past Friday, June 2 the Poás Volcano registered constant activity
with small size eruptions and red columns of gases and ash, on Saturday some activity continued but Sunday and Monday there were no new eruptions although there was an intense column of steam and gases emanating from the crater.
The Poás Volcano has experienced several changes of its structure since the eruptions began back in April, with new cones forming, the dome almost completely destroyed,
and the water of the lake drying fast, new small fumaroles have also appeared and incandescent materials can be seen in certain areas at night time.
As of now there have not been reports of ash fall in the nearby communities; however the wind direction is to the west which means it could reach the community of Bajos del Toro.
Dr. Maarten de Moor from OVSICORI is in the area and was able to capture the image included with this article.
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Jun 7, 2017
M. Difato
23 explosions at Fuego volcano create strong lahars disrupting communication between communities in Guatemala
The heavy rains falling on Santiaguito and Fuego volcanoes created lahars which disrupted the communiation between communities living close to the volcanoes.
On June 8, 2017, the Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala erupted 23 times (13 small, 6 moderate and 4 strong). According to local observers, the Fuego produced one of the strongest explosion of recent years.
The 4 powerful explosions generated plumes of gray color rising up to 4,400-4,500 m. asl, before dispersing to the west and north.
Incandescent pulses of 150 m. Over the crater caused moderate to strong avalanches in the Santa Teresa, Taniluya, Ceniza and Trinidad barrancas.
Lahars
Due to heavy rains lahars are descending in different ‘barrancas’ along the slope of the Fuego and the Santiaguito volcanoes.
Lahars hit the slopes of the Fuego volcano in the barranca Santa Teresa, dragging 1 to 3 meters in diameter rocks, trunks and complete trees, and in the barrancas Trinidad as well as Cenizas, transporting smaller blocks disrupting intercommunity communications.
Concerning the Santiaguito volcano, lahars carring trunks and blocks measuring 1 to 2 meters in diameter have engulfed the Rio Cabello de Angel, a tributary of the Rio Nima and San Isidro, and the Rio Samala
Source: http://strangesounds.org/2017/06/23-explosions-at-fuego-volcano-cre...
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Jun 10, 2017
M. Difato
It's raining ash - volcano eruption forces children to stay indoors in Kluchi village
http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/its-raining-ash-volcano-...
Residents were issued with masks and gauze bandages after the (June 14) @ 4.23am eruption of Shiveluch volcano some 50 kilometres away.
Some 330 grams of ash were registered per one square metre in the village.
The ash fall was 3mm thick in places.
The eruption sent ash some 12 km above sea level.
'We have enough gauze masks, we always have plenty of them in storage and at pharmacies,' said Alexander Voznikov, head of the village council.
There are no complaints from citizens, the situation is under control.
'This is nothing new for villagers here, we are used to be living next to two large volcanoes.'
Resident Viktoria said: 'We're cleaning our house with a hose. A lot of ashes fell, the whole yard is grey.
'We can't let our poor dog outside. Children are sitting at home, of course.
'The particles of ash are small. They crunch on the teeth and sticks to our faces, it's a terrible feeling.'
Lyudmila, who has lived in Kluchi for ten years, said: 'People are sneezing. In the morning they wore hoodies, masks and carried umbrellas.
'Windows are shut; everything is covered with ash - gardens, grass.
Clouds of ash might reach villages of Atlasovo, Milkovo, Ust-Kamchatsk, and Ivashka, warned experts.
Kluchi village is located 560 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, capital of Kamchatka region in the Russian Far East.
Around 5,700 people are living in the village.
Shiveluch is the northernmost volcano in Kamchatka, some 3,283 metres above sea level and 70,000 years old.
Jun 18, 2017
Starr DiGiacomo
https://watchers.news/2017/06/16/bezymianny-eruption-june-16-2017/
Major explosive eruption of Bezymianny volcano, ash to 12.2 km (40 000 ft) a.s.l.
June 16, 2017
A major explosive eruption took place at Russia's Bezymianny volcano at 04:53 UTC on Friday, June 16, 2017. By 05:10 UTC, ash plume from the eruption reached an altitude of 12.2 km (40 000 feet) above sea level and a distance of 40 km (25 miles) NE of the volcano, according to the Tokyo VAAC. This is the strongest eruption of this volcano since September 2012.
At 05:43 UTC, KVERT said they raised the Aviation Color Code from Orange to Red. "Ash cloud as big as 28 x 25 km (17.4 x 15.5 miles) drifts to the northeast of the volcano," the Observatory said, adding that ash explosions up to 10 - 15 km (32 800 - 49 200 feet) a.s.l. could occur at any time. "Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
This is the strongest eruption of Bezymianny volcano since September 1/2, 2012. It comes just two days after a powerful eruption of nearby Sheveluch volcano ejected ash to an altitude 12 km (39 360 feet) a.s.l. Sheveluch is located 90 km (56 miles) NE of Bezymianny.
The last significant eruption of Bezymianny volcano, although nowhere near today's, took place on March 9, 2017. Based on webcam observations, an ash plume rose to altitudes of 6 - 7 km (20 000 - 23 000 feet) a.s.l. and drifted 20 km (12.4 miles) northeast. The Aviation Color Code was raised from Yellow to Orange. About 30 minutes later, an ash plume rose to altitudes of 7 - 8 km (23 000 - 26 200 feet) a.s.l. and drifted 60 km (37 miles) northwest. Later that day a 274-km-long (170 miles) ash plume identified in satellite images drifted NW at altitudes of 4 - 4.5 km (13 100 - 14 800 feet) a.s.l.; the majority of the leading part of the plume contained a significant amount of ash. A lava flow traveled down the NW part of the lava dome.
Bezymianny is one the most active volcanoes in the world. In 1955, for the first time in history, it started to erupt, and after six months it produced a catastrophic eruption with the total volume of eruptive products over 3 km3.
The lava dome began to grow in the explosive caldera immediately after the catastrophe and still continues. At least 44 Vulcanian-type strong explosive eruptions of Bezymianny occurred between 1965 - 2012.
Geological summary
Prior to its noted 1955-56 eruption, Bezymianny had been considered extinct. The modern volcano, much smaller in size than its massive neighbors Kamen and Kliuchevskoi, was formed about 4700 years ago over a late-Pleistocene lava-dome complex and an ancestral edifice built about 11000 - 7000 years ago. Three periods of intensified activity have occurred during the past 3000 years.
Jun 19, 2017
M. Difato
Rincón de la Vieja volcano eruption blasts over 2000 meters in Costa Rica
https://www.sott.net/article/354568-Rincon-de-la-Vieja-volcano-erup...
The National University's Volcanology and Seismology Research Institute (OVSICORI), reported an eruption at the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in Guanacaste at 2:56 p.m. this Friday, June 23, where the column reached 2000 meters above the crater and 3,916 meters above sea level, (12844.48 ft).
According to the report by OVSICORI, the eruption registered is phreatomagmatic, which means it results from the interaction between magma and water. This type of eruptions usually contains juvenile magmatic clasts.
The activity was short, only lasting one minute, There are no reports of ash-fall for the time being, but the explosive and violent eruption caused once again a small pyroclastic flow, meaning a current of hot gas and volcanic matter such as rocks that heads down the north slope of the volcano forming a lahar. The lahars that form as a product of eruptions in this volcano usually affect the rivers Pénjamo, Azul and Quebrada Sufrosa.
Volcanologists recommend staying away from these rivers since the water level can increase suddenly.
http:// https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LOvOW7cBMQ
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AVO Bogoslof RED/WARNING - Significant explosive eruption and increase to Aviation Color Code and Alert Level.
http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/646322/avo_bogoslof_redwarning...
Jun 24, 2017 02:20 - A significant explosive eruption at Bogoslof volcano occurred at 00:49 UTC, June 24
(16:49 AKDT, June 23) and lasted about 10 minutes. The eruption produced a volcanic cloud that reached
about 36,000 ft above sea level, and was accompanied by strong seismcity, lightning and infrasound.
Thus, AVO is raising the Aviation Color Code to RED and Alert level to WARNING for Bogoslof volcano.
Satellite data through 1:30 UTC shows a volcanic cloud with an estimated altitude of 36,000 ft asl moving
towards the northeast. Seismic and infrasound data suggest that the ash ...
Jun 24, 2017
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/07/sileri-crater-at-dieng-plateau-...
Monday, 3 July 2017
Sileri crater at the Dieng Plateau volcano Indonesia eruption as a helicopter carrying eight people crashes during evacuations
Photoibtimes.co.uk
A helicopter carrying eight people crashed Sunday while on the way to help with evacuations near a volcano that erupted on the main Indonesian island of Java.
Officials didn't know the fate of the people on board, but villagers said they found two bodies at the crash site.
The eruption of the volcano, located in a popular tourist area, injured at least 10 people.
The helicopter from the National Search and Rescue Agency was carrying four crewmen and four rescuers when it crashed near Candiroto village in Central Java province's Temanggung district, Heronimus Guru, the agency's deputy operations chief, told KompasTV.
Guru did not know the fates of those on board, but villagers told the TV station that they found the bodies of two people.
Photo BNPB Indonesia
Earlier Sunday, Sileri Crater at Dieng Plateau spewed cold lava, mud and ash as high as 50 meters (164 feet) into the sky when it erupted, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
He said the sudden eruption occurred at around 11:30 a.m., when there were about 17 visitors around the crater.
Ten people were injured and were treated at a hospital.
Soldiers and police officers were dispatched to the scene, while local residents and visitors were asked to evacuate the area in case of further eruptions, Nugroho said.
Sileri is the most active and dangerous among some 10 craters at Dieng Plateau.
Its most recent eruption was in 2009, when it unleashed volcanic materials up to 200 meters (656 feet) high and triggered the creation of three new craters.
Dieng Plateau, located in the Central Java district of Banjarnegara, is a popular tourist attraction because of its cool climate and ninth-century Hindu temples.
It sits about 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) above sea level.
Some 142 people were reportedly asphyxiated in 1979 when the volcano spewed gases.
Jul 3, 2017
M. Difato
Alaskan volcano erupts again, leading to aviation warning
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/national/alaskan-volcano-erupts-agai...
Spewed an ash cloud up to 30,000 feet
An Alaskan volcano that has erupted several times since last year spewed an ash cloud up to 30,000 feet, leading to an aviation warning.
The Bogoslof volcano erupted Saturday (July 8), sending ash over the Aleutians Islands, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) said.
It "remains at a heightened state of unrest and in an unpredictable condition, and additional explosions producing high-altitude volcanic clouds could occur at any time," the observatory said.
The volcano sits under the flight path of many flights from Asia to North America and its ash cloud could adversely affect aircraft.
"Ash and aircraft do not mix, as volcanic ash is abrasive, melts at jet engine temperatures, and can cause engine failure," the United States Geological Survey says.
The aviation color code remains at red..."
Jul 9, 2017
jorge namour
Earthquake activity in Katla volcano - ICELAND
July 23, 2017
http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/?p=6950
On Friday 22-July-2017 and on Saturday 23-July-2017 earthquake swarm activity took place inside Katla volcano caldera. Largest earthquake on Friday 22-July was magnitude 3,1 and on Saturday a magnitude 3,2 earthquake took place. Before and after the main earthquakes a swarm of smaller earthquakes took place.
Strong earthquake swarm on Reykjanes peninsula ICELAND
Posted on July 26, 2017
http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/?p=6956
Currently there is a strong earthquake swarm on the Reykjanes peninsula. Largest earthquake so far was a magnitude 4,0 with second largest earthquake having magnitude of 3,8. This earthquake swarm is currently ongoing. Over 150 earthquakes have been detected so far (this number is going to get obsolete soon).
Update 1 at 00:04 – 27-July-2017
Over 300 earthquakes have happened so far on the Reykjanes peninsula. Largest earthquake so far had the magnitude of 3,8 and second largest had the magnitude of 3,3.
Glacier flood confirmed from Mýrdalsjökull glacier ICELND
July 28, 2017
http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/?p=6977
It was confirmed at around 22:00 UTC that a small glacier flood has now started from Mýrdalsjökull glacier (Katla volcano). At the moment the glacier flood is small. It is unclear if this glacier flood is going to remain small and run it course as it is or if it is going to increase in next few hours.
Reports have been coming of strong sulphur smell in the area of Múlakvísl on Mýrdalssand area (desert area south of Mýrdalsjökull glacier).
Civil protection authority in Iceland have closed down few tourist roads and limited access to certain areas for time being due to this glacier flood. I strongly recommend that people follow those closers since change can happen in Katla volcano without warning and the closer people are to the volcano the less time they have to get away from it if an eruption starts.
Jul 29, 2017
Howard
Powerful Eruption at Sumatra's Sinabung Volcano (Aug 2)
Mt Sinabung blasted volcanic ash as high as 4.2 kilometers (2.6 miles) on Wednesday, one of its biggest eruptions in the past several months of high activity.
Isya Nurrahmat Dana, an official at a volcano monitoring post in North Sumatra province, said at least 19 eruptions followed by lava flows were recorded by midday Wednesday.
Hot ash tumbled down the mountain's slopes as far as 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) east and southeast into the Labortus River, inside the already devastated and evacuated zone around Sinabung.
National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said thousands of people in 10 villages were directly affected by ash fall from the latest eruption.
He warned villagers to stay out of a danger zone that extends as far as 7 kilometers (4.4 miles) from the peak.
Sources
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article16491063...
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/64524/Sinabung-volca...
http://strangesounds.org/2017/08/volcanic-eruptions-august-2017-sin...
Aug 2, 2017
Howard
2 Powerful Eruptions at Sheveluch and Bogoslov Volcanoes (Aug 8)
At 21:20 UTC, the front of the 220 km (137 miles) long ash cloud was located about 360 km (224 miles) SSE of the volcano.
At 03:17 UTC on August 9, KVERT reported that explosive eruption of the volcano was ending, adding that a large ash cloud continues to drift from the volcano. The front was stretching out to the west and east. At 02:30 UTC, its western edge was about 490 km (305 miles) from the volcano, while the eastern edge was about 600 km (373 miles).
The explosive-extrusive eruption of the volcano continues, the agency said and warned that ash explosions up to 10 - 15 km (32 800 - 49 200 feet) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
On August 7, another strong explosive eruption occurred at Bogoslov volcano, generating an ash plume that rose to estimated 32,000 ft (10 km) altitude.
The eruption began at about 18:00 UTC (10:00 AKDT local time) and was observed by a pilot. It lasted approximately 3 hours. The volcano's Aviation Color Code was again raised to RED.
Sources
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/bogoslof/news/64618/Bogoslof-volca...
https://watchers.news/2017/08/07/bogoslof-eruption-august-7-2017/
https://watchers.news/2017/08/09/sheveluch-eruption-russia-august-2...
Aug 9, 2017
M. Difato
Fernandina Island Volcano Erupts in Galapagos
http://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/thedish/fernandina-island-volcano-...
Shortly after noon on September 4, 2017, crew on Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic ship Endeavor II observed a volcanic eruption at Fernandina Island in the Galapagos of Ecuador. The National Park of Galapagos was immeditaly notified.
It was confirmed as a new eruptive phase of Fernandina's La Cumbre volcano.
After eight years of relative calm, this volcano began generating a column of water vapor and magmatic gases that were about four kilometers high.
Fernandina Island erupts September 4, 2017
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Sep 5, 2017
Scott
Geothermal Heat Forms Giant Holes in Glacier (September 4, 2017)
Over 400 meter (1312 feet) wide holes [seen above in view from aircraft] have formed in Vatnajökull, Iceland's largest glacier. This is near the Bárðarbunga area, which had a volcanic eruption between 2014 and 2015.
According to geologist Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, the entire Bárðabunga landscape changed after the eruption, with increased geothermal heat that has melted away a hundred meters of thick, glacial ice, forming these calderas.
In fact, this marks the first time in hundreds or even thousands of years that the ground beneath the glacier can be seen.
Magnús Tumi says the area needs to be carefully watched in order to watch out for any more calderas that might trigger a glacial outburst flood.
http://icelandreview.com/news/2017/09/04/geothermal-heat-forms-gian...
http://www.ruv.is/frett/gat-i-gegnum-jokulinn
ZetaTalk Comment 4/17/2010: Iceland hosts many volcanoes as it sits on the boundary between the great Eurasian Plate and the great N American Plate, which are spreading apart. The tearing of the Atlantic Rift has been predicted by ourselves to occur long before the pole shift, and is already occurring.
Sep 16, 2017
M. Difato
Mexico suffers volcano eruption same day as deadly quake
http://nypost.com/2017/09/20/volcano-also-erupted-in-mexico-during-...
As if the deadly earthquake in Mexico weren’t enough, a volcano erupted amid the violent tremors.
Popocatepetl — about 45 miles southeast of quake-ravaged Mexico City and some 30 miles from the temblor’s epicenter — belched ash and gas as the 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the country’s central region.
The county’s volcano-monitoring system registered one explosion and 256 “low-intensity exhalations” between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings but said none of the activity can be attributed to the earthquake, according to Mexico’s National Center for Prevention of Disasters.
A church in Atzitzihuacan at the foot of the mountain collapsed during the quake and eruption, killing 15 worshippers as they celebrated Mass inside.
Pope Francis said he was praying for victims in the majority-Catholic country.
“In this moment of pain, I want to express my closeness and prayers to all the beloved Mexican people,” he said.
The 17,700-foot Popocatepetl has been particularly active this summer and also blew its top amid the Aug. 21 solar eclipse.
Sep 21, 2017
KM
http://www.ntd.tv/2017/09/28/vanuatu-orders-evacuation-of-island-wi...
Vanuatu Orders Evacuation of Island with Rumbling Volcano
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Vanuatu officials on Thursday ordered the complete evacuation of an island in the Pacific archipelago where a rumbling, belching volcano is threatening to blow.
Boats were soon to begin ferrying residents off Ambae island, which is home to about 11,000 people, in a process expected to take about a week. The Manaro volcano has been increasingly active for a week or more, raising fears of a major eruption.
Government spokesman Hilaire Bule said ministers decided they couldn’t risk people’s lives and so ordered the compulsory evacuation. Previously, people had been evacuated to other areas on the island itself.
Ambae resident Lilian Garae said she could see “smoke coming out from the hills” and hear regular booming noises from the volcano. She said she was waiting to hear when she might have to leave her home and where she might be sent.
Ambae is about 400 square kilometers (154 square miles), making it a little larger than the city of Detroit. It is one of about 65 inhabited islands in the Pacific nation about one-quarter of the way from Australia to Hawaii.
The activity measure of the volcano was raised last weekend to Level 4, on a scale in which Level 5 represents a major eruption, and an emergency was declared Monday.
New Zealand’s military flew a plane over the volcano on Tuesday, and said huge columns of smoke, ash and volcanic rocks were billowing from the crater.
Some residents have left the island voluntarily. For them, it’s a waiting game to see whether the volcano erupts or returns to normal activity that’s not a threat. Officials say they have no real way of predicting what the volcano will do next and that evacuees will just have to wait it out.
Bule said the evacuation will be carried out by boat and continue through Oct. 6. He said residents will be moved onto nearby islands. Officials are setting up two sites on Pentecost Island, he said, where evacuees will be housed in government buildings or in temporary camp sites.
Ambae island has long been volcanically active. A previous eruption in 2005 forced about 3,300 people to temporarily leave their homes and relocate elsewhere on the island, but didn’t lead to an evacuation of the island itself.
Dickinson Tevi, a spokesman for the Vanuatu Red Cross Society, said the relief agency has been shipping water and shelter equipment to Ambae island.
“People are quite afraid with the sound of rumbling going on,” he said. “They are very uncertain and afraid.”
Bule said the government had allocated 200 million vatu ($1.9 million) toward the evacuation effort and was deploying 60 police officers to help people leave and to ensure there was no looting.
“We’ve prepared for cyclones by putting evacuation centers on the island but we are not ready for a volcanic eruption,” Bule said. “The government has to put a policy in place to cater for this in the future.”
Vanuatu’s Meteorology and Geohazards Department has previously warned that people nearest to the volcano face the biggest risk from airborne rocks and volcanic gas and that acid rain could damage crops across a broader area.
Vanuatu is home to about 280,000 people and is prone to natural disasters, with a half-dozen active volcanoes as well as regular cyclones and earthquakes. It sits on the Pacific’s “Ring of Fire,” the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are common.
Sep 29, 2017
Juan F Martinez
Seven Volcanoes In Six Different Countries All Start Erupting Within Hours Of Each Other
https://worldtruth.tv/seven-volcanoes-in-six-different-countries-al...
Oct 2, 2017
jorge namour
The seismic swarm of La Palma is compatible with a "small magmatic intrusion 20 kilometers deep" - CANARY ISLANDS - REGION SPAIN
OCTOBER 13 2017
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=y&...
they have mobilized all means available to the scientific community to study a phenomenon that, she said, is not had been in La Palma for 27 years.
For its part, the director of the National Geographic Institute, María José Blanco, has stated that the seismic instability "is compatible" with a "small" magmatic intrusion 20 kilometers deep.
MAP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Palma
https://www.facebook.com/163883668446/photos/a.204047918446.132527....
TRADUCED
LATEST NEWS ON THE PALMA'S SWARM
There are already 68 earthquakes located in the south dorsal of La Palma and surely there are more without locating. The seismic swarm began on 7 October morning being the last earthquake located this morning 9 October at 06:11:37.
"Since we have the network, which is dense for a short time, there has never been a seismicity of this style."
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FROM A LINK
Incredible aerial footage of the volcanic eruption at Kirishima Shinmoedake in Japan shot on 12th October 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwREayL_JHc
MAP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinmoedake
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AGUNG , INDONESIA : 13 octobre 2017
http://lechaudrondevulcain.com/blog/2017/10/13/october-13-2017-en-s...
Meanwhile, the popular resort island of Bali remains on heightened alert over the possible eruption of the Mount Agung volcano.
Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) will be using three kinds of drones to monitor the development of Mount Agung, reported Antara news agency.
SHEVELUCH , KAMCHATKA :
Volcanic Activity Summary:
According to satellite data, the plume of resuspended ash blowing from the vicinity of the volcano area continues to drift for about 230 km to the east from the volcano.
Explosive-extrusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 32,800-49,200 ft (10-15 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Oct 13, 2017
jorge namour
Bárðarbunga volcano system - ICELAND
November 8 2017
Increased Conductivity Could Mean Glacial Outburst Flood
http://icelandreview.com/news/2017/11/08/increased-conductivity-cou...
Geologists say it is possible a glacial outburst flood is beginning in Jökulsá á fjöllum river, RÚV reports. There are no signs of an eruption, though it cannot be ruled out.
According to the Icelandic Met Office, increased conductivity has been measured in the river in the last two weeks. At one location, Upptyppingar, the value measured was double the usual for this time of year.
The source of the increased conductivity is unknown, but is it likely caused by a drainage of geothermal water from the Vatnajökull glacier, where the river’s source is located.
Experts planned to fly over the area to assess the situation this morning, but the trip was called off due to unfavourable weather. Specialists will continue to monitor automated meters in the area closely.
Deep earthquakes in Bárðarbunga volcano system and increased conductivity in Jökulsá á fjöllum glacier river
http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/?p=7164
It is also in the news that conductivity in Jökulsá á fjöllum glacier river (map of Jökulsá á fjöllum glacier river can be found here) is at all times high and have been increasing for the last two weeks (14 days) and are now the highest ever recorded.
MAP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1r%C3%B0arbunga
Nov 8, 2017
Yvonne Lawson
Yellow alert put up for Öræfajökull volcano
A new caldera, measuring a diameter of one kilometres has been formed in this last week in Öræfajökull glacier, a caldera spotted via satellite images of the glacier.
Iceland's volcanoes may be ready to blow
According to the Iceland Met Office this caldera shows increased activity in Öræfajökull which is located in Vatnajökull, Iceland's largest glacier.
A great sulphuric stench has eminated from the river Kvíá last week.
Increased seismic activity has occured in the area in recent months, activity which has subsided in recent days. The volcano hasn't erupted since 1727. There are still no signs of an imminent eruption states an announcement from the Met Office. However, the safety code has been put up to yellow.
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2017/11/18/yell...
Nov 18, 2017
Derrick Johnson
Bali travel chaos as airlines warn ash cloud from Mount Agung could cancel scores of flights – as villagers flee the erupting volcano
The eruption of Bali's Mount Agung volcano overnight could cause flight disruptions if ash makes its way into the airspace.
The volcano began spewing grey ash and gas 700m above peak at 5:05pm local time, but authorities say its alert level remains unchanged.
All airlines said on Wednesday morning flights in and out of Bali are operating as scheduled, but Jetstar Airways claims that could change if the smoke continues to billow.
With Schoolies underway, thousands of students have flocked to Indonesia or are expected to fly this week.
The eruption has forced about 29,000 evacuees into emergency shelters (pictured)
'We are continuing to closely monitor volcanic activity at Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia after a minor eruption earlier today,' the airline said in a release.
'All Jetstar flights to and from Bali are currently operating as scheduled.'
'Should any volcanic ash make its way into in Bali airspace tomorrow, however, this could result in flight disruptions.'
Virgin Australia said it is also monitoring the volcano's activity but plans to operate as 'scheduled, unless otherwise advised.'
'We encourage guests booked via travel agents or third parties to ensure Virgin Australia has your mobile number, should we need to contact you in the event of any changes,' the airline said.
'Guests with travel insurance are also encouraged to check with their insurer about their individual circumstances.'
The Department of Foreign Trade is advising anyone travelling to Bali to always 'exercise a high degree of caution in Indonesia'.
Officials estimated recent fears over Mount Agung's eruption have cost Bali at least $110 million in lost tourism and productivity, as many local residents moved to shelters.
Indonesia is home to around 130 volcanoes due to its position on the "Ring of Fire", a belt of tectonic plate boundaries circling the Pacific Ocean where frequent seismic activity occurs.
In 2010 Mount Merapi, considered one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in the world, erupted and killed more than 300 people and forced 280,000 people to flee.
Mount Sinabung on Sumatra island, which is currently at its highest alert level, has been active since 2013.
Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency has called on the public to remain calm, and Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport remains open.
The eruption was considered small although the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the danger zone around the volcano was 'dynamic' and could change at any time.
They advise people to stay out of the exclusion zone, which remains unchanged, and extends 7.5km from the volcano.
About 29,000 evacuees are currently living in shelters — that's far less than the 150,000 people who fled their homes last month in fear the volcano would erupt.
The Australian government advises all Australian tourists in Bali to monitor local media, follow instructions from local authorities and ensure they have travel insurance.
The alert level remains at three after it was downgraded from the maximum level of four on October 29.
Agung has been rumbling intermittently since August.
Officials estimated recent fears over Mount Agung's eruption have cost Bali at least $110 million in lost tourism and productivity, as many local residents moved to shelters.
Indonesia is home to around 130 volcanoes due to its position on the "Ring of Fire", a belt of tectonic plate boundaries circling the Pacific Ocean where frequent seismic activity occurs.
In 2010 Mount Merapi, considered one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in the world, erupted and killed more than 300 people and forced 280,000 people to flee.
Mount Sinabung on Sumatra island, which is currently at its highest alert level, has been active since 2013.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5105179/Ash-cloud-Bali-s-Mo...
Nov 22, 2017
Juan F Martinez
Bali volcano Sinabung explodes in Bali Indonesia.
Bali volcano explodes
https://www.facebook.com/493431804369872/videos/518152865231099/
Nov 29, 2017
Howard
Bali's Agung Volcano Erupts, Closing Airports and Forcing 100,000 to Evacuate (Dec 2)
The continuous ash emission is accompanied by explosive eruptions, with sounds heard up to 12 km (7.4 miles) from the summit.
Around 100,000 residents living near erupting Agung volcano in Bali, Indonesia have been told to evacuate.
Layers of ash coated cars, roofs and roads in an area southeast of the crater. Children wore masks to walk to school.
Within hours the after the second phreatic eruption within a week started, Agung shifted into magmatic phase. Lahars were observed descending down the mountain, prompting authorities to raise the alert level to 4 (highest).
The danger zone is now expanded to all areas within a radius of 8 km (5 miles) from the crater and as far as 10 km (6.2 miles) to the north-northeast and southeast-south-southwest.
According to Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesperson for the National Board for Disaster Management, "some 40,000 have been evacuated but a further 60,000 also need to move. There are those who haven’t evacuated because their farm animals haven’t been evacuated yet and those who feel they are safe because their area hasn't been affected during 1963/64 eruption," Sutopo said, adding that security personnel were trying to persuade people to leave but they could be evacuated by force. Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika later said that 150,000 could be called on to evacuate.
At least 445 flights at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali's main airport, were canceled for 24 hours starting 00:15 UTC, November 27 (07:15 local time), stranding some 59,000 domestic and international passengers.
The danger zone is dynamic and continuously evaluated, and can be changed at any time following the most recent observational data, BNPB said.
The lingering volcanic ash cloud has forced the cancellation of several flights from Bali, keeping thousands of holiday-makers stranded, and all flights to the island from Australia have been cancelled by Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar.
More than 7400 passengers have been flown back home by Jetstar, Virgin and Qantas since Denpasar Airport reopened on November 29 after the ash cloud from Mount Agung’s eruption briefly cleared.
But more than 2000 people will remain at the popular holiday destination after conditions started to deteriorate on December 2 — nearly a week since the volcano’s initial eruption.
Sources
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/agung/news/66208/Gunung-Agung-volc...
https://watchers.news/2017/11/27/agung-eruption-shifts-to-magmatic-...
http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/warnings/bali-volcano-...
https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/asia/2017-11-29-bali-plans-...
Dec 3, 2017
jorge namour
Bali's Agung Volcano DECEMBER 28 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulENCSrc1XM
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VOLCANO Sinabung - North Sumatra, Indonesia
DECEMBER 28 2017
http://www.earth-of-fire.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnYi1KWjigw
Sinabung - eruption and Pyroclastic flows of 27.12.2017 / 15h36
As reported in the update of yesterday's article, the Sinabung was the site of a strong eruption on December 27 at 15:36 WIB.
Dec 28, 2017
Howard
Kadovar Volcano Awakens in PNG, First Eruption in Known History (Jan 5)
Kadovar started erupting around 12:00 local time Friday, January 5, 2018 (02:00 UTC), prompting authorities to send out boats to evacuate more than 500 people living on Kadovar Island. The boats were sent from Kopar, the nearest island, some 30-minutes boat ride from Kadovar.
According to Loop PNG, immediately after sending boats to Kadovar, Kopar councilor Tom Kelly said that thick clouds can be seen rising from the island. "The clouds are darker and increasing at an alarming rate," Kelly said.
Places like Kairuru Island, Mt Uru in Yangoru and Woginara in the West coast of Wewak District are under thick clouds and dust, Loop PNG reported 00:53 UTC, January 6. Kairuru is not visible from Wewak and Mushu is covered by dust, it said.
In a Loop PNG article published 08:24 UTC, January 6, Ricky Wobar, Wewak District Administrator, said that the situation at Kadovar Island has worsened.
The statement was made after an overflight confirmed lava coming out of the once dormant volcano.
"At least 50 to 60 percent of the island is covered in lava," he said.
Wobar said they saw no evidence of inhabitants on the island, adding that he hopes all of them have been evacuated. The National Disaster and Emergency Services were called in to respond at the earliest tomorrow.
According to Darwin VAAC, the volcanic emission was clearly visible on Himawari-8 imagery acquired 02:30 UTC today. The volcanic ash cloud was reaching an altitude of 2.1 km (7 000 feet) above sea level.
Sources
https://watchers.news/2018/01/06/dormant-kadovar-volcano-awakens-fi...
http://strangesounds.org/2018/01/volcanoes-are-rumbling-again-shive...
Jan 6, 2018
Juan F Martinez
Volcanoes are rumbling again: Popocatepetl (Mexico), Shiveluch (Russia), Agung (Indonesia), Sinabung (Indonesia), Ebeko (Russia), Kadovar (PNG), seismic unrest at Tenorio, Irazu and Miravalles volcanoes (Costa Rica)
Jan 12, 2018
After a quiet start in 2018, volcanoes are rumbling again around the world, with strong volcanic activity recorded in Russia (Shivelush and Ebeko), in Indonesia (Agung and Sinabung) and a seismic unrest measured below Tenorio, Irazu and Miravalles volcanoes 5 minutes after the M7.6 (+2 = ~ M9.6) earthquake hit Honduras.
http://strangesounds.org/2018/01/volcanoes-are-rumbling-again-shive...
Jan 12, 2018
Howard
Philippines Mt. Mayon Volcano Erupts, Over 34,000 Evacuated (Jan 20)
The current exclusion zone includes a Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) that extends in a 6-kilometer (3.7 km) radius around the volcano and an Extended Danger Zone (EDZ) that extends 7 km (4.3 miles) on the southern flanks of the volcano, due to higher hazard in this area.
Lava flows were first observed on the southern slopes on January 14, followed by two lava collapse events producing rockfalls and pyroclastic density currents as well as degassing events which sent ash plumes SW and WSW of the volcano on January 15.
On January 18, twenty-four rockfall events and one volcanic earthquake were recorded by Mayon's seismic monitoring network.
Rockfall events were generated by the collapsing lava front and margins of the advancing lava flow on the Miisi Gully and by shedding from the summit dome onto the Bonga Gully. The Miisi lava flow has advanced to approximately 3 km (1.8 miles) from the summit crater well within the Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ). Ash clouds were lofted from the rockfall events as well as from the persistent disintegration of lava on the advancing front of the Miisi lava flow before drifting to the southwest.
Sulfur dioxide gas emission was measured at an average of 1,478 tonnes/day on January 18, 2018.
Similar activity was observed on January 19. Seismic network registered 5 rockfall events and the Missi lava flow was still 3 km from the summit crater.
Sulfur dioxide gas emission was measured at an average of 1,131 tonnes/day on January 19, 2018. Electronic tilt measurements indicate a sustained swelling or inflation of the edifice since November 2017, consistent with pressurization by magmatic intrusion.
Alert Level 3 remains in effect, which means that the volcano is still in a relatively high level of unrest and a hazardous eruption is still possible within weeks or even days.
The public is strongly advised to be vigilant and desist from entering the 6 kilometer-radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) and the 7-km Extended Danger Zone (EDZ) on the southern flanks due to the danger of rockfalls, landslides and sudden explosions or dome collapse that may generate hazardous volcanic flows.
PHIVOLCS is also advising increased vigilance against pyroclastic density currents, lahars and sediment-laden streamflows along channels draining the edifice.
Civil aviation authorities must also advise pilots to avoid flying close to the volcano’s summit as ash from any sudden eruption can be hazardous to aircraft.
Source
https://watchers.news/2018/01/20/more-than-34-000-evacuated-around-...
Jan 20, 2018
jorge namour
JAPAN
JAN 23, 2018
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/01/23/national/mount-shirane...
MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – A Self-Defense Forces member died and 11 other people were injured after a volcano erupted near a ski resort in Gunma Prefecture on Tuesday morning, spewing cinders and possibly causing an avalanche.
Stones from the eruption of Mount Kusatsu-Shirane hit a gondola lift and injured at least four people on board with shattered glass, according to local rescuers. The 9:59 a.m. eruption of the 2,171-meter mountain is the first since 1983, according to the Meteorological Agency.
The stones also crashed through the roof of a rest house where about 100 people had evacuated, the rescuers said.
Video footage from the top of the resort’s gondola showed skiers gliding down the slopes as black rocks plummeted from the skies and snow billowed up as they struck the ground, sometimes just missing skiers. A cloud of black smoke later drifted in.
“There was this huge boom, and a big plume of totally black smoke rose up,” one skier told NHK. “I had absolutely no idea what had happened.”
A photograph taken at the site and shown on NHK depicted a gondola with a shattered window. At least several of the injuries were due to broken glass.
“Other people appeared to be hurt by the stones, which appeared to be around 10 to 20 cm in size,” another skier told NHK. CONTINUE.....
Jan 23, 2018
Juan F Martinez
The ‘Ring of Fire’ is on high alert. This horseshoe-shaped geological disaster area comprises over half of the world’s active volcanoes as well as subductions zones and plate movements responsible for earthquakes and, sometimes, subsequent tsunamis… Well, within the last few days, several countries situated on the ‘Ring of Fire’ such as the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, and Alaska were hit by unprecedented volcanic eruptions and powerful earthquakes. Is this increased seismic activity due to the slowing down of Earth rotation? Or is the Super Blue Moon eclipse on January 31, 2018, playing with our nerves? Nobody knows… But some impressive seismic and volcanic events are going on right now on Earth.
http://strangesounds.org/2018/01/ring-of-fire-on-alert-as-powerful-...
Jan 24, 2018
Juan F Martinez
An eruption of lava and mud has occurred in Trinidad and Tobago, as the Wobble and South America Roll continues to increase.
Videos ad pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/rorocontreraslopez/posts/10215227870388497
Feb 14, 2018
jorge namour
LAST MINUTE | Strong Eruption of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia. 02/19/2018.
https://www.facebook.com/SismoMundial/photos/a.806107496124749.1073...
Feb 19, 2018
M. Difato
Japanese volcano that starred in James Bond film erupts, threatening to eject hot debris
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-volcano-eruption...
Flights grounded, as cars and buildings covered in ash after two violent eruptions
The smoke was visible from a long distance (Kyodo/via Reuters)
A Japanese volcano that appeared in a James Bond film has erupted, shooting smoke and ash thousands of feet into the sky and grounding dozens of flights.
Residents living near Shinmoedake were warned about flying rocks and pyroclastic flows - hot gas and volcanic debris that race down the slopes at high speeds, incinerating or vaporising everything in their path.
Japan's meteorological agency said the volcano, seen in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice, violently erupted violently several times, in its biggest explosion since 2011.
Grey smoke can be billowing into the sky and orange lava rising to the mouth of the crater on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu.
At the foot of the volcano, pedestrians in Kirishima city wore surgical masks or covered their noses with hand towels. Others used umbrellas to protect from falling ash, which covered cars and buildings.
About 80 flights in and out of the nearby Kagoshima airport were cancelled.
The 4,660ft volcano started having smaller eruptions last week.
The meteorological agency said the volcanic activity was expected to continue.
Japan, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", has 110 active volcanoes and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
An eruption of Mount Ontake in 2014 killed around 60 people.
Mar 6, 2018
Juan F Martinez
World unprepared for next major volcanic eruption, researchers say ‘death tolls could reach millions’
https://globalnews.ca/news/4067606/wold-unprepared-next-major-volca...
Mar 8, 2018
Juan F Martinez
Orange alert for Kick Em Jenny volcano as activities increase 12 March 2018
An Orange alert has been issued for the Kick Em Jenny Volcano due to heightened activity.
Grenada's National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) through the technical support provided by the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center in Port-of –Spain, Trinidad issued an advisory on Tuesday indicating that the alert level has been raised from Yellow to Orange.
The statement said that with this increase in the alert level, ships and other marine operators are asked to observe the exclusion zone of 5 km/3.1miles.
NaDMA in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center will continue to monitor the activities of Kick em’ Jenny and will update the public as necessary, the release said.
Source: http://www.looptt.com/content/orange-alert-kick-em-jenny-volcano-ac...
Mar 13, 2018
Starr DiGiacomo
From December 2017 article
http://www.newsweek.com/rising-blob-hot-rock-could-mean-volcano-for...
If the Hot Rock Swelling Under New England Is a Volcano, the Region Is Less Stable Than Scientists Thought
Is New England about to blow? A rising blob of hot rock recently detected under Vermont suggests the region might not be as stable as scientists once thought.
Scientists from Rutgers University found evidence that heated rock is swelling underneath the Appalachian mountains—which could mean a new volcano is forming. The rising blob is the smaller and slower cousin of magma pockets that geologists have observed under well-established volcanoes, according to National Geographic. The research was published in a new paper in the scientific journal Geology.
Fortunately any such volcano will not blow any time soon. The researchers collected the data using the National Science Foundation's EarthScope program, which monitors the North American continent for seismic activity. If the data prove accurate, geologists are going to have to re-evaluate a few things—maybe New England isn't as stable as everyone assumed after all.
“Our study challenges the established notion of how the continents on which we live behave,” lead author Vadim Levin of Rutgers’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences told Rutgers University. “It challenges the textbook concepts taught in introductory geology classes.”
Apr 3, 2018
M. Difato
New eruption starts at Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion
A new effusive eruption started at Piton de La Fournaise volcano in Reunion at 06:40 UTC on April 3, 2018. The Alert Level was raised to 2-2 and the Aviation Color Code to Orange.
In its latest bulletin issued April 1, 2018, OVPF said that seismicity at the volcano showed an increase during the last fortnight of February. Subsequently, volcano-tectonic activity was observed under the volcano, with an average of 4 earthquakes per day, and two peaks of activity on March 28 and 31, while the inflation of the volcanic edifice continued throughout March.
The Piton de la Fournaise observatory said their records show an increase in the number of earthquakes and persistent deformations at the top of the volcano starting at 01:50 UTC (05:50 local time) today.
Under these conditions, the Reunion prefect declared Alert 1 "eruption probable or imminent," restricting public access to the upper part of the volcano. In addition, the Journal de l’Ile indicates that the evacuation of the Enclos is in progress.
The volcano started erupting at 06:40 UTC today, on the north flank near the Nez Coupé de Sainte-Rose. The Alert Level was raised to 2-2 and the Aviation Color Code to Orange.."
Source:
https://watchers.news/2018/04/03/new-eruption-starts-at-piton-de-la...
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Apr 3, 2018
Howard
Japan Volcano Erupts After 250 Years (Apr 19)
The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the alert level to 3 of the country’s 5-level scale to keep people from the 1,317-meter mountain, cautioning against falling rocks and pyroclastic flows from the volcano within a 2-kilometer range.
The alert level prior to the recent eruption was 2, in which access to the area around the volcanic vents was prohibited.
The Kirishima mountain range straddles Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures on the main island of Kyushu.
The eruption of Mount Ioyama was the latest in a series of volcano eruptions in the mountain range.
The last time the eruption of Mount Ioyama was recorded was in 1768, according to the agency’s Fukuoka Regional Headquarters.
The agency raised the warning level to 2 in February, citing volcanic activity.
It marked the first time the agency has raised the alert level to 3 for the mountain.
Source
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201804190062.html
Apr 20, 2018
KM
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/island-of-no-return-vanuatu-evacua...
Island of no return: Vanuatu evacuates entire population of volcanic Ambae – Thousands permanently resettled as Manaro volcano spews ash 30cm deep
Thousands of south Pacific islanders at the mercy of an active volcano will be permanently relocated by the end of May, the Vanuatu government has said. Ash as deep as 30cm has already settled on many parts of the island, and people are experiencing breathing difficulties, skin reactions and illnesses such as chest infections as they waited to leave. Islanders are frightened and can not wait to get away.
Island of no return: Vanuatu evacuates entire population of volcanic Ambae covered in ash.
Ambae Island is home to 11,000 people, and for the second time in six months Ambae’s Manaro volcano on top of Mount Lombenben has started rumbling, spewing torrents of ash and gas from its crater and burying vegetable plots and crops, causing breathing and health problems for locals, and threatening their lives and livelihoods.
People living in the north, west and south of the island are worst affected by the ash and began being evacuated on Thursday after a state of emergency was declared on Tuesday.
Island of no return: Vanuatu evacuates entire population of volcanic Ambae covered in ash
One Ambae resident, Nadia Kanegai, said islanders were frightened and could not wait to get away.
Island of no return: Vanuatu evacuates entire population of volcanic Ambae covered in ash
“The ashfall, like part of west Aambae was covered and it was dark [because] of the smoke and the population there was remaining inside and could not come outside. And there was a gas emission as well. So the people are scared.”
Island of no return: Vanuatu evacuates entire population of volcanic Ambae covered in ash
A local priest said the situation was “desperate” for locals as food supplies and animal feed were beginning to run out, water was contaminated by ash and disease was spreading among the evacuees, most of whom are subsistence farmers.
Island of no return: Vanuatu evacuates entire population of volcanic Ambae covered in ash
Police and some aid agencies are already in place, with the army expected to arrive later this week to orchestrate the mass evacuation which this times looks to be permanent.
“In times like these, it is always the vulnerable sections of our communities being the women, the children and the elderly, that are most affected,” Avio Roberts, national coordinator for the Vanua’aku party.
Negotiations are under way between landowners and central government to acquire land for Ambae evacuees on either Maewo or Pentecost – the two closest islands to Ambae, but a safe distance from the volcano, which is one of the most active in the world.
“People’s lives must be our first priority,” said prime minister Charlot Salwai during the October evacuation, in which planes, ships and barges were used in the DIY effort.
Vanuatu is no stranger to natural disasters, and the the south Pacific nation was rated the most at-risk country in the world in a 2016 UN study.
Its 83 islands are stuck in the middle of hurricane alley and they dot the border of the “ring of fire” – a belt around the Pacific prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The Australian government provided AU$3.2m to support early recovery efforts for those affected by the Ambae volcano last year, and is ready to give further assistance. The New Zealand government has provided more than NZ$1.5m in assistance, as well as technical support and relief supplies.
Apr 22, 2018
Derrick Johnson
Ten thousand told to evacuate their homes as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava into towns and cracks streets in half after more than 250 quakes rocked the Big Island in scary seismic explosion
Ten thousand Hawaii residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes after the island's Kilauea volcano began spewing lava.
Warning sirens sounded across the Big Island on Thursday as Hawaii County Civil Defense urged residents of Leilani Estates, in Puna, to flee the approaching lava streams.
Lower Puna resident Ikaika Marzo told the Honolulu Star Advertiser that he saw 'fountains of lava' shooting 150 feet in the air and molten lava spreading down Mohala Street in Leilani Estates.
'It sounds like a jet engine. It's going hard,' he said. 'There are a lot of elderly people who need help to get their stuff out,' Marzo said.
Thick smoke was also seen rising from the Puu Oo vent on Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano.
A fiery wall of lava is seen at the end of a street in Leilani Estates where authorities have ordered residents to evacuate
The American Red Cross of Hawaii has opened an emergency shelter at Pahoa Community Center for evacuating residents.
The eruption comes after multiple earthquakes rocked the Puna district in recent days. The crater floor of the Puu Oo vent collapsed during the tremors, earlier this week, which sent lava flowing ten miles down the mountain towards the community on the southeast coastline.
The U.S. Geological Survey says new ground cracks were reported Thursday afternoon. Hot vapor emerged from a crack and spattering lava began to erupt.
Hawaii County Civil Defense said a mandatory evacuation is in effect for residents in Leilani Estates, from Luana Street to Mohala Street, stretching to the end of Leilani Avenue and Pohoiki Road.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, releasing red lava into a residential neighborhood and prompts mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes
Officials said that people coming to the emergency shelters should bring their 'emergency evacuation supply kit including necessary medicine, food, and necessary items.'
Hawaii County Civil Defense officials say they are 'high alert on a 24-hour basis for the possibility of a volcanic eruption in the lower Puna area.'
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5689799/Evacuations-ordered...
May 4, 2018
jorge namour
Alaskan volcano's threat level raised to orange after explosion
May 5, 2018
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/05/us/alaska-volcano/index.html
CNN)An explosion at an Alaskan volcano has prompted authorities to raise its threat level to orange.
Local seismic and infrasound sensors recorded the small explosion Friday night at Mount Cleveland, which is in the Aleutian Island range southwest of mainland Alaska, the Alaska Volcano Observatory said.
The explosion produced a small ash cloud reaching up to 22,000 ft above sea level, the observatory said an aviation advisory.
"Explosions from Cleveland typically produce relatively small volcanic ash clouds that dissipate within hours; however, more significant ash emissions are possible," it said.
A few small earthquakes were also recorded at the volcano during the previous several days.
An orange alert means the volcano is "exhibiting heightened or escalating unrest" according to the AVO
May 5, 2018
Juan F Martinez
Hawaii : VIDEO: 10 pm Eruption Update – 230 ft. High Lava Fountains On Luana St.
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2018/05/05/10-pm-eruption-update-...
May 6, 2018
M. Difato
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts from summit, shooting ash
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hawaii-s-kilauea-volcano-erupt...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted from its summit before dawn Thursday (May 17), shooting a dusty plume of ash about 30,000 feet into the sky.
The explosion came at about 6 a.m. local time (12 p.m. ET) after two weeks of volcanic activity and the opening of more than a dozen fissures east of the crater that spewed lava into neighborhoods, said Mike Poland, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Hawaii volcano erupts, spews ash 6 miles into the sky
".. An Ashfall Advisory means that ash accumulation of less than one quarter inch is expected on boats. It is recommended that vessels be prepared to take appropriate counter measures before putting to sea or entering the advisory area.
Two weeks after a series of cracks began opening beneath the area, the lava from Kilauea is showing no sign of stopping. Wednesday afternoon, open pits or "vents" of lava roared and threw cinder-like ash into the surrounding jungle, igniting smoldering forest fires.
The lava seeping from Kilauea has forced the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people. More than two dozen homes have been destroyed in the rural Leilani Estates neighborhood area about 35 miles from Hilo, the island’s largest city.
The volcano is in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which has been closed since May 11..."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/17/hawaii-volcan...
May 17, 2018
Howard
Situation at Kilauea Volcano ‘steadily worsening’ (May 20)
Kilauea Volcano has been spewing lava and belching hazardous gases on Hawaii’s Big Island since early May, and the BBC reported on Sunday, May 20, 2018, that the situation for residents is “steadily worsening.”
At the summit, a large explosion happened at around midnight on Friday night (May 18) into Saturday, sending a plume of volcanic gas some 10,000 feet (two miles, or 3 km) into the air. Early in the day on May 20, media outlets were reporting the first serious injury from Kilauea.
The injured man was sitting on a balcony at his home when “lava spatter” – projectile molten rock – landed on him. “It hit him on the shin and shattered everything there down on his leg,” a spokeswoman for the county mayor said.
Lava spatters can weigh “as much a refrigerator,” she told Reuters.
The man has reportedly been hospitalized with serious injuries.
In the meantime, on Saturday night, May 19, Hawaii Civil Defense confirmed that lava from Kilauea’s Fissure 20 had entered the ocean, creating conditions for toxic laze. Laze is what happens when molten lava hits sea water; a chemical reaction creates “hazy and noxious conditions” laced with hydrochloric acid and tiny particles of glass. USGS said:
Even the wispy edges of it can cause skin and eye irritation and breathing difficulties.
Eruption of lava and ground cracking in the area of Leilani Estates subdivision continues. Beginning yesterday and into today, the rate of lava eruption has increased. Fissure 17 is weakly active now, and Fissures 16-20 have merged into a continuous line of spatter and fountaining. Flows from the consolidated Fissure 20 crossed upper Pohoiki road late yesterday afternoon and continued flowing southward. This afternoon two flows from the merged fissure complex have joined less than a mile from the coast and continue to flow southward between Pohoiki and Opihikao Roads. The lava flow from Fissure 18 is stalled. It is unknown whether the flows will continue to advance, or stop, and new lava flows are likely given the rate of activity seen at the rift zone. Volcanic gas emissions remain very high.
More than 1,700 people have already evacuated their homes, particularly in the area around Leilani Estates, located in Hawaii’s District of Puna, where 27 homes had been destroyed as of May 9.
Sources
http://earthsky.org/todays-image/kilauea-volcano-situation-worsenin...
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/hawaii/kilauea/current-activity.html
May 20, 2018
jorge namour
Steamboat #geyser Yellowstone
may 20 2018
https://www.facebook.com/USGSVolcanoes/photos/a.984262971602264.107...
For those of you you are #Yellowstone watchers...#Steamboat #geyser is experiencing a water eruption again. Right now.
It started at about 9:49 PM local time. Approximately 90 minutes after eruption is when increased discharge is seen at the Tantalus stream gage. Follow along at https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/uv?site_no=06036940, but note that there is also some precipitation that is resulting in an increase in water flow, too.
Seismic record is from station YNM at the Norris Museum. The thick trace at the bottom of the record denotes the eruption.
Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser erupts for 5th time this year
May 13, 2018
https://www.yaktrinews.com/news/yellowstone-s-steamboat-geyser-erup...
The U.S. Geological Survey said the Steamboat Geyser erupted just before 4 a.m. Sunday, its fifth eruption so far this year.
May 20, 2018
Howard
Kilauea Eruption Continues to Worsen, Evacuation Area Closed Indefinitely (Jun 1)
Hawaii County ordered all residents of a designated portion of the hard-hit Leilani Estates development to evacuate by Friday morning or face possible arrest.
Big Island Mayor Harry Kim declared a roughly 17-block swath of the estates “off limits indefinitely” and gave residents 24 hours to evacuate. Anyone found in the area after that time is subject to arrest.
The lava flow from fissure 8 is wide and feeding multiple flow lobes that are slowly moving downhill. Fountaining lava heights are continuing to reach 230 to 260 ft above ground level and at much higher than normal temperatures. Lava flows up to 10-feet high are advancing at variable rates.
The speed of these lava flows has been up to 100 yards an hour, but they advance in bursts: at times the front does not move as new incoming lava is building up the flow until it becomes unstable and the lava suddenly surges forward at speeds as fast as 600 yards an hour.
In addition to spewing ash, fountaining lava and bursting lava bombs, the ongoing eruption is even creating its own weather. Hawaii Volcano Observatory Scientists are beginning to observe 'pyrocumulus' clouds forming over the Leilani Estates fissure system.
Some residents are reaching their boiling point. A man was arrested after pulling a gun on a neighbor and shooting it during an argument. Sixty-one-year-old John Hubbard is now under arrest, accused of opening fire and allegedly assaulting a neighbor who came to check on his property. The victim was injured, but was not shot.
According to Wendy Stovall, a volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Survey:
“There’s no sign we’re getting that anything is going to slow down,” Stovall told reporters.
Sources
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-01/heed-evacuation-order-or-...
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2018/06/01/hawaii-volcano-ne...
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/kilauea/news/69197/Kilauea-volcano...
Jun 2, 2018
Recall 15
03 June, 2018 Guatemala´s Fire Volcano Erupt Its reported 6 dead and 20 Wonded so far.
At least six people died in the community of Los Lotes, the capital of Escuintla, when their homes were hit by a flood, a mixture of lava and mud, the product of the eruption of the Volcán de Fuego, which erupted on Sunday.
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Jun 4, 2018
Recall 15
Video of the Eruption of Guatemala´s Fire Volcano: https://www.facebook.com/CanalSeisNoticias/videos/820847684788056/?t=8
Jun 4, 2018