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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

[Howard]

Update of today's powerful eruption at Sangeang Api Volcano, Sunda Islands, Indonesia.

Menacing 12-mile-high ash cloud looms over Indonesia's 'Mountain of Spirits' (May 30)

This is the incredible moment when a huge volcano erupted in Indonesia sending ash spewing an estimated 12 miles into the sky.

The powerful explosion took place at Mount Sangeang Api in the Lesser Sunda Islands and sent a distinctive spaceship-shaped ring of pyroclastic smoke high into the air.

After erupting, the volcano sent a distinctive spaceship-shaped ring of pyroclastic smoke high into the air. Pilots in the area reported seeing the cloud rising to 65,000 feet, spreading over a 25 mile area.

Seismic activity preceding the eruption, including a nearby magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 03:05 UTC, was reported felt in the nearby city of Bima (Sumbawa Island) and even on Flores.

Scores of farmers who work but do not live on the island were ordered to leave and not return until the volcano has finished erupting, said Muhammad Hendrasto, head of Indonesia's National Volcanology Agency.

NASA satellite image of the ash plume and continuing ash emissions.

Flights around Australia this weekend have been disrupted after the major volcanic eruption sent an ash cloud barreling into Aussie skies.

The ash and SO2 plume has drifted and spread over more than 3000 km to the E and SE, covering a vast area that includes parts of northern and eastern Australia. Darwin Airport is now closed.

Qantas and Virgin Australia have confirmed all their flights to and from Darwin have been cancelled.
“Because of the impact of the volcano we have cancelled all flights today on our schedule to and from Darwin,” Virgin Australia spokeswoman Jacqui Abbott said.

At this stage experts do not expect a major impact on the east coast, although they warn that could change as Mount Sangeang Api, a volcano off the northeast coast of the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, continues to discharge debris.

The manager of the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre at the Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin, Emile Jansons, said the cloud is dispersing as it spreads south.

Mr Jansons said it is clear from satellite images that the volcano is still erupting and the situation could still change at any time.

“It is continuing to disperse but it is moving very rapidly — at 70 to 80 knots (130 to 150km/h) — towards Alice Springs,” Mr Jansons said.

The Northern Territory News reports that while there is no official announcement yet, word on the ground at Darwin Airport is most flights will be cancelled until Monday.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2644253/Incredible-moment-h...

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sangeangapi/news/44991/Sangeang-Api...

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/darwin-airport-shuts-a...

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sangeangapi/news/45013/Sangeang-Api...

[Howard]

Sangeang Api Volcano Erupts in Southern Indonesia, Forcing Evacuations (May 30)

Powerful burst of hot ashes erupted from a rumbling Mount Sangiang in West Nusatenggara province of Indonesia on Friday, forcing evacuation of growers from the areas at the slope of the volcano, official said.

Mount Sangiang of 1,842 km located in a small island of Bima district spewed ashes by up to 3,000 km to the sky at 15:55 p.m. local time, Muhammad Hendrasto, head of National Volcanology Agency, revealed. "Scores of farmers cultivating the land in the island, 7 km from the crater, have been told to leave the area since this morning. And they have been warned not to reenter the island during the eruption period,"he told Xinhua by phone.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, an official at the National Board for Disaster Management, said in a press release, “Sangeang Api island has no permanent settlements. However, residents from Sangeang’s mainland have gardens on the island and were evacuated from the gardens."

A joint search and rescue team conducted the evacuation by boat.

Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation raised the alert level after the eruption, most of the volcanic ash from which fell into the sea.

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=221596

http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/137775/volcano-in-indonesias-sout...

[Howard]

Shiveluch Volcano in Russia Spews Ash 10 km High (May 26)

The volcano remains very active, growing its lava dome which occasionally loses some of its mass due to avalanches and explosions. A stronger eruption occurred at the volcano this morning producing an ash plume that rose to 33,000 ft (10 km) altitude and drifted to the SE.

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[Howard]

Evacuations Ordered Near El Salvador Volcano (May 19)

Approximately 1,000 people have been relocated from villages near a volcano in the country's far south that reportedly began expelling reddish ash on Monday.

Authorities in El Salvador have evacuated at least 1,000 people living in close proximity to the Chaparrastique volcano, where increased seismic activity has been reported this week.

Officials say that an explosion occurred near the volcano on Monday, which later began to belch reddish ash. There are now fears of a larger eruption.

The nation’s Civil Protection Department issued an alert on Monday for the municipality of San Miguel, where the volcano is located.

Chaparrastique’s last major eruption occurred in 1976, according to the Associated Press. The volcano is located 90 miles east of the country’s capital San Salvador.

Sources

http://time.com/105789/el-salvador-volcano-chaparrastique/

http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/7146/20140520/el-salvador-v...

[Howard]

Shiveluch Volcano in Kamchatka Russia Erupting (May 12)

A strong explosion occurred on May 12 that produced an ash plume that rose 33,000 ft (10 km) altitude.

On May 13, Shiveluch bellowed 3 columns of ash within 2 hours to heights of seven to ten kilometers.

The first ash cloud spread eastwards. Plumes from the second and third ejection moving in a westerly direction.

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http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/kamchatka/sheveluch/news/44604/Shiv...

http://www.km.ru/v-rossii/2014/05/13/mchs-rf/739732-na-kamchatke-vu...

[Howard]

Santiago Volcano Erupts in Guatemala, 300 Evacuated (May 9)

A strong eruptive phase occurred on May 9 and produced a series of pyroclastic flows that affected the southern and eastern slopes of the Caliente lava dome. Ash plumes rose to estimated 7-8 km altitude

Ash fall was reported in the villages Las Marías, San Marcos Palajunoj, El Faro, La florida, and Patzulín, all located on the southern side of the volcano, necessitating the evacuation of about 300 people.

Yesterday Monday, May 12 , the alert level was maintained due to the emission of a large amount of flow , and a large mudslide called lahar (a flow of volcanic mud made ​​of water , ash volcanic and tephra).

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http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/guatemala/santiaguito/news/44614/Sa...

http://www.actulatino.com/2014/05/13/guatemala-la-vigilance-demeure...

[Howard]

Japan's Sakurajima Volcano Erupting Again (May 11)

The Sakurajima volcano started erupting on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu today. Sakurajima is considered to be one of the most active volcanos in Japan. The national meteorological service of the country reports that the column of ash is rising to the height of over 4,5km.

According to Japanese meteorologists, this eruption has become the most powerful this year. The flow of lava and ash is moving in the direction of Ibusiki City but currently there is no information about any wreckage or casualties.

Sakurajima erupts up to several hundred times a year. Today's eruption is No.126.

The volcanic activity usually harms the neighbouring Kagoshima Prefecture where the only Japanese space launch site Uchinoura is located.

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http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_05_11/Sakurajima-volcano-eruptin...

[Yvonne Lawson]

Newly-discovered active volcano could erupt underneath ice in Antarctica and add  to effects of global warming, say scientists

A newly-discovered  active volcano could erupt underneath Antarctica, melting the ice from below and  compounding the effects of global warming, according to scientists.

Researchers  discovered the volcano underneath the ice after setting up devices to measure  tectonic activity across Marie Byrd Land in the west of the  continent.

Scientists had  intended to use the seismograph machines to help in their efforts to weight the  ice sheet - only to find that a volcano was in fact forming underneath the  ice.

Discovery: A newly-discovered active volcano could erupt underneath Antarctica,  melting the ice from below

Effect: Although an eruption would be unlikely to breach the ice - the  accompanying heat could have an effect on the landscape

Volcanic activity was discovered around 30 miles  from Antarctica's highest volcano, Mount Sidley, and although an eruption would  be unlikely to breach the ice - the accompanying heat could have an effect on  the landscape.

Even a sub-glacial  eruption would still be able to melt ice, creating huge amounts of water which  could flow beneath the ice and towards the sea - hastening the flow of the  overlying ice and potentially speed up the rate of ice sheet loss.

'Numerous  volcanoes exist in Marie Byrd Land, a highland region of West Antarctica,' said  Amanda Lough, of Washington University in St Louis in the team's paper on the  subject, published in the Nature Geoscience journal.

Findings: Volcanic activity was discovered around 30  miles from Antarctica's highest volcano, Mount Sidley

'High heat flow  through the crust in this region may influence the stability of the West  Antarctic Ice Sheet.'

The  Antarctic ice  sheet is one of the Earth's two polar ice caps and covers  an area of 5.4  million square miles - around 98 percent of the  continent, making it the  largest single mass of ice on earth.

Although  scientists have suggested that sea ice around the continent is increasing, land  ice appears to be decreasing and the area is very sensitive to global warming.

Seismologists had  set up two crossing lines of seismographs across Marie Byrd Land in 2010 - the  first time such instruments able to withstand the cold  temperatures year-round  had been used.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625583/Newly-discovered-ac...

[Recall 15]

Santiagito Volcano in Erupting mode May 9 2014:

At approximately 10:00 am this day the Santiaguito volcano recorded a new eruptive phase with moderate to strong Pyroclastic flows on the flanks East and Southeast , according to the special Volcanological Bulletin No. 43 issued by INSIVUMEH.

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[jorge namour]

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VOLCANO shared photo.
6 hours ago MAY 7 2014

NASA catches images of volcanic activity in South Sandwich Islands
- MERCOPRESS

May 6th 2014. The South Sandwich Islands, in the far southern Atlantic Ocean, are often shrouded with thick cloud, making it difficult to view the region from space. Sometimes, however, the use of false-color imagery can be used to reveal events that would otherwise be obscured under cloud cover. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over the South Sandwich Islands on April 19, 2014 and acquired a false-color image of the cloudy scene.

In the north of the image, a thin plume of white rises from the volcano on Zavodovski island, the northernmost of the South Sandwich Islands and streams to the northeast. Further south, a wider white plume can be seen blowing across the Atlantic Ocean. This plume rises from the Mount Michael volcano, which is a young and frequently active strato-volcano located on Saunders Island, near the center of the South Sandwich Island chain.
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IMAGE: The images from 19 April refer to the Zavodovski island and Mount Michael volcano on Saunders island

http://en.mercopress.com/2014/05/06/nasa-catches-images-of-volcanic...