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[Sevan Makaracı]

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

Active volcanoes (Sep 28, 2012)

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

[jorge namour]

16° Parossismo Etna- SICILY ITALY 16-17 novembre 2013

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Mt Sinabung Erupts Again Forcing the Evacuation of Thousands - Nov 14

Mt Sinabung erupted yet again on the western Indonesian island of Sumatra, forcing thousands of villagers to evacuate, officials said. Mount Sinabung spewed a 7-km (4.3-mile) column of ash into the air Sunday through Thursday, prompting authorities to impose a 3-km evacuation radius.

Indonesian farmers continued to harvest their crops Thursday even as the volcano erupted less than two and a half miles away, coating their fields in ash.

Up to 4,300 residents have been evacuated from five villages in North Sumatra due to the eruptions of Mount Sinabung, according to Getty Images. The volcano has been spewing ash and lava 2.5 miles into the sky.

The Jakarta Globe reported that tens of thousands of hectares of farmland had been affected, with losses to farmers expected to amount to millions of dollars.

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[Howard]

 Japan' Sakurajima Volcanic Explosions Nearly Continuous (Nov 14)

The Showa crater has been producing nearly constant ash emissions and vulcanian explosions with ash plumes rising up to 14,000 ft (4.2 km) altitude.  

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[jorge namour]

Monday, November 11. 2013

Etna,- SICILY ITALY extraordinary spectacle at sunset here is the extremely rare "smoke ring" [PHOTOS]

It is repeated tonight at sunset on Mount Etna quit rare and exceptional, 6 months after the last time when, in April, the volcano had surprised all ( the pictures ). At sunset, after the paroxysm of this morning, the New Southeast Crater / East, the volcano has produced many many smoke rings: a rare phenomenon and particularly fascinating. It is a visible vortex ring of steam and gas which is expelled from a vent volcanic

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[Howard]

Mt. Sinabung's Eruptions Intensify,  Thousands Evacuated (Nov 11)
4,300 residents in 5 villages in North Sumatra were evacuated following intensified volcanic ash and pyroclastic flows from Mount Sinabung’s latest eruptions.

The volcano erupted twice Nov 11, the first more powerful, spewing volcanic ash 4,000 meters and molten lava flowing down the mountain 1,000 meters from the crater.

During the first eruption, volcanic ash reached Gurukinayan village and caused panic among residents, but Gurukinayan is located outside the 3-kilometer danger zone.

"So far, 5,265 people have been evacuated from seven villages," local government spokesman Robert Peranginangin told AFP.

"They were all very scared as the volcano has not shown signs of slowing down."

Residents from five villages had been evacuated following the first eruption two weeks ago. Four of the five villages are located within the 3-kilometer radius. They are Simacem, Bekerah, Suka Meriah and Mardinding,

“We evacuated 4,300 people from the five villages,” said Jhonson, adding the evacuees were accommodated in a number of shelters in Kabanjahe, Tiga Nderket, Paung and Namanteran districts.

Hundreds of locals forced to evacuate have suffered respiratory problems and eye irritation from exposure to volcanic ash.

A doctor at the Tiga Nderket shelter, Bertha Sembiring, said that the number of evacuees treated had increased from around 30 people per day to around 100 in the last two days. “Some of the patients are children, who are also suffering from diarrhea,” said Bertha on Tuesday.

Sejahtera Bangun, a resident of Payung district, which is located around 8 kilometers from the volcano, said that residents in his village had also suffered from respiratory illness.

“The volcanic ash was carried to our village. The eruption scared us. We are worried pyroclastic flows may head to our village,” Sejahtera said.

Disaster Response commander Let. Col. Meyer Putong, who is also Tanah Karo Military Command chief, said the evacuees' were not allowed to return home until conditions improved.

“Mount Sinabung erupts almost every day, so conditions aren’t safe for evacuees to return home,” Putong said, adding the emergency response status was still imposed.

The Karo regency administration has declared an emergency response period following the increasing frequency of Mount Sinabung’s eruptions since Nov. 5.

The imposition of the emergency response period has forced evacuees, who are mainly farmers, to suffer losses. Their farms can no longer be tilled as they are covered by thick ash.

North Sumatra Agriculture Office head M. Roem said farmers suffered losses of more than Rp 4 billion (US$345,930) due to the eruptions.

The eruptions have also disrupted the supply of food commodities, in particular vegetables, from North Sumatra to several other areas in Sumatra, including Batam in Riau Islands.

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http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/11/12/4300-evacuated-erupti...

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/11/13/volcano-evacuees-suff...

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[jorge namour]

Monday, November 11 2013

Etna, today was very long and spectacular eruption, followed by loud noises: a summary

After an interval of 16 days of relative quiet, the New Southeast Crater of Etna this morning has produced a new episode of lava fountain

The Section of the INGV Catania explains that the climax stage with fountains of lava, ash emission and lava flows, began at about 05:00, after about 10 hours of Strombolian activity gradually increasing.

The poor weather conditions have strongly prevented visual observations of the activity, which was accompanied by the usual increase of the amplitude of volcanic tremor. The phase of maximum intensity of the activity lasted for 7 and a half hours, ending at 11:30 am, the end of the lava fountain was followed by a long series of powerful explosions that have generated strong explosions heard in the area north of the volcano. Have been reported relapse of ash and lapilli to the east and north-east of Etna. A voluminous lava flow has expanded from the New Southeast Crater to the south, while two small lava flows were issued to the east-southeast and northeast.

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White Island- NEW ZEALAND Monday, November 11 2013

Some pretty gnarly gas coming out of the crater lake today — at White Island Whakatane
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[jorge namour]

Etna - explosive activity at the NSEC NOVEMBER 6 2013

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[Howard]

Sumatra's Mt Sinabung Erupts for 3rd Time in 3 Days (Nov 5)

The frequency and size of explosions at Mt Sinabung is accelerating.

Another eruption occurred this afternoon around 15:20 local time, sending an ash plume to 25,000 ft (7.5 km) altitude, the third such eruption in as many days since Sunday, Nov 3.

The Karo regency administration in North Sumatra has declared an emergency response period following the increasing frequency of Mount Sinabung’s eruptions in the last few days.

Regency administration spokesperson Jhonson Tarigan said the period was effective from this week for an indefinite period, or until the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) recommended otherwise.

The volcano has been placed on alert status as it is continuously spewing volcanic ash.

The latest eruption took place on Tuesday at around 2:30 p.m. local time when the volcano sent a plume of smoke 3-kilometers into the air, while the spread of ash was around 10 km to the southwest.

Jhonson said the eruption was strong as it lasted around 20 minutes and was heard at tourist resort Berastagi, which is located around 15 km from the volcano and 60 km from Medan.

No casualties were reported in the eruption. Jhonson said at least 1,700 people from four subdistricts of Simacem, Bekerah, Mardinding and Suka Meriah had been evacuated due to the eruptions, as their homes were very close to the volcano’s crater.

“Areas within a 3-km radius of Sinabung’s crater have to be cleared, that’s why people must evacuate,” he said.

The evacuees were placed in three evacuation centers in Payung, Tiga Nderket and Naman Teran districts under the responsibility of the respective district heads.

Romel Karo-Karo, a local community figure, said most of the evacuees were traumatized by the eruptions.

“They are very traumatized, especially when eruptions happen at night when they cannot see the volcano, but can suddenly feel the ash covering their villages,” Romel said as he was evacuating people in Naman Teran on Tuesday.

The two eruptions on Monday night, for example, terrified nearby residents as they also sounded very loud.

“The second eruption at about 9:30 p.m. brought with it searing material,” said Romel, adding that the first eruption on Monday lasted about eight minutes while the second one lasted about five minutes.

PVMBG head Hendrasto said on Tuesday the alert status of Mt. Sinabung was maintained as its eruptions continued.

This, he said, was based on the result of observations made from the Mt. Sinabung observation post in Simpang Empat district from Oct. 29 until Nov. 2.

Apart from that, the eruption tremor amplitude and the duration of the tremors were also increasing from day-to-day, he added.

Previously, thousands of people living on Mt. Sinabung’s slopes were evacuated when the volcano, which is 2,460 meters above sea level, erupted in mid September — the first eruption since August 2010. The 2010 incident, which was the first eruption in almost 410 years, claimed several lives and displaced thousands.

Before the eruption, the volcano was categorized as dormant, or a type B volcano, but was later categorized as dangerous or a type A volcano.

According to the PVMBG, type A volcanoes are those that have erupted at least once since 1600, type B volcanoes have not erupted since 1600 but still show signs of volcanic activity, and type C volcanoes have not erupted at all in recorded history.

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http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/05/21320122-volcano-erup...

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/11/06/emergency-period-decl...

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/38567/Sinabung-volcan...

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/38528/Sinabung-volcan...

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/38494/Sinabung-volcan...

[Howard]

Sinabung: Volcano Erupts Again in Indonesia Forcing Mass Evacuations (Nov 3)

Mt Sinabung in Sumatra erupted twice on Sunday, hurling red-hot ash and rocks up to seven kilometres into the air and forcing more than 1,000 people to flee their homes.

1,293 residents from Mardinding and Sukameriah villages evacuated due to the eruption. The number is expected to increase as residents of Bekerah, Mimacem and Sukameriah villages will still be evacuated.  

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera...

http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/7723/20131103/mount-sinabung...

http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/91330/mount-sinabung-erupts-again...

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hundreds-evacuated-...

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[jorge namour]

SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 2013

ETNA- SICILY ITALY

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Double eruption going at Etna!
Esplosione al cratere di nord est!!!!!

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7230459510 2013/10/26 03:11:56 37.845 15.005 29.2 Ml:2.3 Etna
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7230458430 2013/10/26 01:23:20 37.845 14.999 27.3 Ml:2.2 Etna
8230458400 2013/10/26 01:20:25 37.855 15.002 24 Ml:2.8 Etna SWARM
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