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NASA predicts weakest solar activity in 200 years
NASA predicts weakest solar activity in 200 years
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On June 17, Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano exploded and sent a large fumarole of ash, gas, and smoke into the sky.
On June 17, Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano exploded and sent a large fumarole of ash, gas, and smoke into the sky.
The Popocatépetl volcano began erupting on Monday, sending large plumes of smoke and ash as high as 5km into the sky. Passengers flying near the active volcano at the time were able to get a clear view of the terrifying eruption.
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According to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington, the largest eruption fired a thick ash column to an estimated 42,000 feet (12.8 km) above sea level, and comfortably into the stratosphere. Within a 24 hour window, the Popocatépetl volcano monitoring network detected 187 exhalations.See also: NASA predicts weakest solar activity in 200 years
Popocatépetl, whose name means Smoking Mountain in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, sprang back to life in 1994 (solar minimum of cycle 22) after half a century of quiescence.
Over the past few months, violent activity at the volcano has increased tenfold, correlating neatly with the sharp drop-off in solar activity (see 'UPTICK' below).
BACKGROUND
Stratovolcano: 5426 m / 17,802 ft
Central Mexico: 19.02°N / -98.62°W
Current status: ERUPTING (4 out of 5)
Eruption list: 1345-47, 1354, 1363(?), 1488, 1504, 1509(?), 1512, 1518, 1519-23(?), 1528, 1530, 1539-40, 1542, 1548, 1571, 1580, 1590, 1592-94, 1642, 1663-65, 1666-67, 1697, 1720, 1802-04, 1827(?), 1834(?), 1852(?), 1919-22, 1923-24, 1925-27(?), 1933, 1942-43, 1947, 1994-ongoing
UPTICK
Seismic and Volcanic activity has been correlated to changes in our sun.
The recent global uptick in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions is likely attributed to the drop-off in solar activity, coronal holes, a waning magnetosphere, and the influx of Cosmic Rays penetrating silica-rich magma.
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SLEEPING GIANT - Bolshaya Udina, a volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, has long been inactive. Some scientists suggest the volcano is waking up, based on nearby seismic activity. But others say those rumblings may be linked to active volcanoes in the region.
SLEEPING GIANT - Bolshaya Udina, a volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, has long been inactive. Some scientists suggest the volcano is waking up, based on nearby seismic activity. But others say those rumblings may be linked to active volcanoes in the region.
Fewer than 10,500 people live within 100 kilometers of the volcano, called Bolshaya Udina, making a catastrophic eruption that would affect large numbers of people extremely unlikely. When the volcano last erupted is unknown, but it hasn't for at least 10,000 years, so many volcanologists consider it no longer active, or "extinct." But Kamchatka is home to numerous active volcanoes, including nearby Bezymianny, which most recently erupted March 15.
Scientists had detected an apparent increase in seismic activity in the vicinity of Bolshaya Udina beginning in late 2017. So researchers, led by geophysicist Ivan Koulakov of the A.A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics in Novosibirsk, Russia, installed four temporary seismic stations near the volcano. From May 5 to July 13, 2018, the stations recorded a swarm of 559 earthquakes.
Overall, from October 2017 through February 2019, researchers detected about 2,400 seismic events, the strongest of which was a magnitude 4.3 earthquake in February. Previous to that 16-month period, scientists detected only about 100 weak seismic events in the region from 1999 to 2017.
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington has warned of a thick ash column rising to at least 32,000 feet (9.8 km) a.s.l. and moving in a NE direction at 30-35 kts .
Particulates ejected to altitudes above 32,800 feet (10km) or FL328 —and into the stratosphere— have a direct cooling effect on the planet.
Twitter was quickly clogged with awesome photos and footage:
Esta mañana el volcán Popocatépetl #DonGoyo registró una explosión a las 10:40 y generó una columna de una altura aproximada de 5 mil metros de altura con contenido moderado de ceniza.El semáforo de #AlertaVolcánica permanece en #AmarilloFase2 (📹@garzaec) pic.twitter.com/CPXKI8O5up
— LupitaJuarez (@LupitaJuarezH) June 14, 2019
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Mount Sinabung spewing thick volcanic ash into the sky, as seen from Karo, on June 9, 2019.
Mount Sinabung spewing thick volcanic ash into the sky, as seen from Karo, on June 9, 2019.
A column of thick ash was spewed 7km high into the sky from the crater of Mount Sinabung volcano on Sumatra Island of western Indonesia on Sunday (June 9), the country's national volcanology agency said.
The volcano began belching ash and smoke at 4.28pm Jakarta time, followed by a spread of hot ash to the southeast and south of the crater by up to 3.5km and 3km respectively, the agency said in a statement.
The agency, however, said there was so far no report of damages or casualties.
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Deemed inactive for decades, the Bolshaya Udina volcano has come back to life, according to recent research, prompting concern about a potentially cataclysmic natural disaster.
"When a volcano is silent for a long time, its first explosion can be catastrophic," said Ivan Kulakov, the head of the seismic tomography lab at the Russian Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, in an article for the Russian Academy of Sciences' Siberian branch. "A large amount of ash is thrown into the air, it is carried far away, and not only the surrounding settlements, but also large territories all over the planet, can suffer."
"Recall Pompeii," the researcher added ominously: the ancient Roman settlement was wiped off the map by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which laid dormant for thousands of years prior. The city was buried in over 10 feet of ash and most of its inhabitants are thought to have been killed in the disaster.
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Eruption of Popocatépetl June 3rd 2019
Eruption of Popocatépetl June 3rd 2019
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington is reporting on a "large ash emission to FL370".
Particulates ejected to altitudes above 32,800 feet (10km) or FL328 -and into the stratosphere- have a direct cooling effect on the planet.
Twitter was quickly clogged with awesome photos and footage:
Comment: This eruption tops one that occurred just a few months ago that, at the time, was also declared as the 'largest in years'.
Significant volcanic activity appears to be on the rise everywhere, here are just a few other recent reports::
- Mount Merapi on Java erupts, spews ash columns 3000 metres into the sky
- Bali volcano spews ash 6,500 feet into the sky in new eruption
- Sicily's Mount Etna bursts into life in early hours
- Flights cancelled after Bali's Mount Agung volcano erupts again, sending rocks 3kms away
- Largest underwater eruption ever recorded in the Indian Ocean
Mount Merapi
Indonesia's most active volcano, Mount Merapi, has spewed ash columns 3000 metres into the sky, local media report.
Indonesia's Geological Disaster Research and Development Centre said by Saturday, Merapi had emitted 72 ash columns from its crater since it started showing signs of forming ash columns and spewing incandescent lava in late January, state news agency Antara reported.
Agency head Hanik Humaida said based on the ash-column activity, the volcano's lava dome could potentially cause a lava avalanche of 458,000 cubic metres in volume that would move up to 3 kilometres from the crater toward the river Gendol.
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Mount Agung is about 70 kilometres from the tourist hub of Kuta
Mount Agung is about 70 kilometres from the tourist hub of Kuta
Mount Agung, about 70 kilometres from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been erupting periodically since it rumbled back to life in 2017, sometimes grounding flights and forcing residents to flee their homes.
The latest eruption shortly before noon on Friday shot a cloud of volcanic ash high into the sky, but caused no disruption to flights, Indonesia's geological agency said.
Agung remained at the second highest danger warning level, and there is a four-kilometre no-go zone around the crater.
Lava flows from Mount Etna in spectacular display
Europe's highest and most active volcano burst into life at 3am (CEST) with eruptions sending rivers of smoking red lava streaming down its southeastern slope.
Seismic activity began to rise on Thursday evening, peaking around midnight and decreased over the following hours.
Fissures in the 3,330 metre-high peak can flare into action several times a year, although the last major eruption was in 1992.
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- NASA predicts weakest solar activity in 200 years
- A Global Food Disaster is in The Making
- Daily habits of prepared people
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