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

Active volcanoes (Sep 28, 2012)

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

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AUGUST 24 :

Volcano agency warns:  Mount Papandayan volcano is in imminent danger of erupting

 

Indonesia’s highly active Mount Papandayan volcano is in imminent danger of erupting, the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Agency warned on Wednesday.

The agency, known as the PVMGB, said it was likely the volcano in Garut, West Java, would erupt either before or just after Idul Fitri, which marks the end of Ramadan.

The prediction was based on the increasing activity of the volcano, the agency said on its Web site.

“The volcano has more energy compared to its last eruption in 2002,” agency head Surono said in Bandung, the provincial capital, on Tuesday.

Papandayan has shown an alarming increase in activities since the volcano’s status was raised to standby. Between Aug. 19 and 20, there were 45 earthquakes.

“If the quakes increase to 60, an eruption will happen,” he said. “If Papandayan erupts, the annual exodus [mudik] routes will be blocked and 16 subdistricts in Garut will be isolated.”

The agency asked officials at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) to stay alert.

The head of West Java’s BNPB, Ujuwalprana Sigit, said it had prepared multiple quick-response strategies for the possible eruption. 

The BNPB has prepared evacuation routes and emergency shelters for people living within 5 kilometers of the crater.

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/volcano-agency-warns-of-likely-...

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AUGUST 22 :

Katla volcano showing signs of increased seismic activity :

 

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AUGUST 22 :

Minor earthquake swarm in Öræfajökull volcano :

 

Since early this morning there has been a minor earthquake swarm in Öræfajökull volcano. This earthquake swarm is so far just minor one, with the largest earthquake being ML2.0 at 4.3 km depth.

This earthquake swarm is most likely due to magma injection into Öræfajökull volcano. But this volcano is normally quiet and almost never has any earthquakes. But that has been changing during the past few years, but earthquake swarms have been getting more common in Öræfajökull volcano. Something that is in fact a big change from few years ago when no earthquakes where recorded from Öræfajökull volcano.

http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/?p=1347

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AUGUST 21 :

Cleveland Volcano status update :

Mostly cloudy conditions have obscured the summit of Cleveland volcano for the past 24 hours; however, a weak, 1-pixel thermal anomaly was observed in a recent satellite view during a cloud break.

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/archiveupdate.php?noticeid=6566

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AUGUST 21 :

Kizimen Volcano generates more than 900 seismic tremors in last 24 hours :

 

Kizimen volcano located on the Kamchatka Peninsula Russia has got a burst of activity during the last 24 hours (August 20/21 2011). KVERT Russian scientists have measured more than 900 seismic tremors over the last 24 hours. Earthquake-Report.com was auto-alerted by a shallow 4.3 earthquake probably caused by activity below the volcano. The tremor itself could not generate any damage as they are too weak. The SO2 satellite date from August 21 shows activity on the same place, but the image is not strong enough to show on this page. The volcano is in an active state since December 2010. Kizimen volcano is located at approx. 365 km from the regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamtchatski. The current aviation code for Kizimen Volcano is Orange. Kizimen volcano is located in a very remote area in Kamchatka with almost no other people than scientists living from time to time near the volcano. Weather in the area is mostly cloudy so that visual inspection of the eruption is only possible on the rare clear days. Russian scientists are only communicating from time to time in the open Internet space (a couple of times per week)

This is what KVERT, Russian Kamchatka volcano scientific service, wrote on August 19 (this is the latest report we found from them):

Eruption of the volcano continues. Strong ash explosions up to 32,800 ft (10 km) ASL could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft. Seismic activity was above background levels all week. Weak volcanic tremor continues to registering all week. According to video data, moderate fumarole activity was observing on August 14; sometimes a gas-steam plume rose up to 9,840 ft (3.0 km) ASL. The lava flows continues to moving on the eastern flank of the volcano. A big bright thermal anomaly was registering over the volcano all week at satellite images. Gas-steam plume extending about 35.4 mi (57 km) to the north-north-east from the volcano was noted on August 15, on satellite images.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VE...

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AUGUST 21 :

Kilauea Volcano : Lava reappeared in Pu`u `O`o crater and rapidly filled the lowest part of the crater floor :

 

DI inflation continued at the summit and at Pu`u `O`o (until early this morning). At the summit, the lava lake continued with drain-and-fill cycles. In the middle east rift zone, lava reappeared in Pu`u `O`o crater and rapidly filled the lowest part of the crater floor this morning but there was no sign of activity from the west flank vents. Seismicity, other than the episodic tremor bursts associated with the fill-and-drain cycles, was low. Gas emissions remained elevated from summit and rift zone vents. All lava activity remained within Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and posed no direct hazard to any developed areas

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/archiveupdate.php?noticeid=6563

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AUGUST 20 :

Papandayan Volcano : Residents feel higher temperatures near the crater :

 

A number of residents living and working around Mount Papandayan, told the volcanologists and the press that they have the noted that the temperature in the vicinity of the crater is hotter than the last couple of days.

 

Mount Papandayan remained also Friday on alert level 3. The seismic activity was still strong and conditions are still volatile. The 2 km  No-Go area remains in place. The area around the crater had 15 volcanic tremors on Friday. Although the seismic activity at the crater increased, people living around the slopes of Mount Papdayan are continuing their normal (mostly farming) activity. The tourists numbers visiting the area have dropped sharply. A lot of tourists (locals as well as foreign) have canceled their intended visit.

http://earthquake-report.com/2011/08/20/papandayan-volcano-java-indonesia-alert-status-raised-from-level-2-to-level-3/

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AUGUST 20 :

Seismic Activity, Caldera of Prestahnukur :

 

http://en.vedur.is/

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Thank you Planet 12 for update.

 

AUGUST 20 :

Experts Keep An Eye On The Turrialba Volcano :

 

For over 100 years the Turrialba was dormant, but now is visited weekly by experts who are tracking its changes.

Recently, experts have been investigating new holes in the craters, where the temperature of gas emissions has been rising and forming a single plume of gas that is visible at the top.

The Turrialba volcano records an average of 100 micro quakes daily. In addition, the degassing is affecting production at nearby crop and dairy farms.

 

To follow the pulse of the temperatures the University of Costa Rica (UCR) has installed infrared cameras, this along with the seismic stations, it will allow experts to learn any drastic change at the volcano in minutes.

Cameras have also been installed at the Poás volcano.

Last July 22 the Ministry of Environment and Telecommunications (MINAET) decided to reopen the Turrialba Volcano National Park, that had been closed since January 2010 activity.

 

http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2011/august/19/costarica110819...

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AUGUST 17 :

 

Indonesia's Mount Lokon volcano erupts again :

(BNO NEWS) -- Indonesia's Mount Lokon, which is located on the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi, erupted again on Wednesday, local authorities said. Farid Ruskanda Bina, the Mount Lokon and Mahawu Kakaskaben monitoring post chief, said Mount Lokon began to spew volcanic ash at around 1.25 p.m. local time. Ash fell as far away as the Kinilow I village and the Tinoor areas in North Tomohon sub district, which is a short distance from Lokon's crater. Mount Lokon's activity had been quickly increasing since Tuesday as more tremors were being detected, the Antara news agency reported. The monitoring post recorded 25 tremors from 1 to 6 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Since June, Mount Lokon has shown constant volcanic activity, prompting authorities to raise its status to alert on June 27 and watch on July 10. A series of eruptions in mid July forced at least 5,269 locals from the villages of Kinilow, Kelurahan Kinilow I and Kakaskasen 1 to evacuate the area. While most residents returned to their homes later that month, some 222 people remain at temporary refugee camps because their homes are in Mound Lokon's red zone - 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) from its crater. After July's activity, Mount Lokon's alert level was lowered from watchful to alert, and has remained at this level since. Dozens of active volcanoes in Indonesia are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, known for frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Next to Mount Lokon is its volcanic twin, Mount Empung, just 2.2 kilometers (1.3 miles) away.

http://channel6newsonline.com/2011/08/indonesias-mount-lokon-erupts...