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Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts putting nation's second-biggest city on alert

Ciaran McGrath
Daily Express
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 18:16 UTC

Peru's Sabancaya volcano, which is located less than 50 miles from the country's second city, Arequipa, has begun erupting, sending a column of ash more than two miles into the air.

The latest phase of eruptive activity follows reports of explosions at the volcano averaging 23 per day between August 6 and 12, as well as earthquakes and high levels of toxic sulphur dioxide gas.

The Volcano Discovery website characterised the eruption as "intermittent" while the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) tweeted yesterday: "The ash from the Sabancaya was dispersed today towards the Northeast, East and Southeast of the volcano.

"The most important explosion of this day generated an erupting column of 3,500 metres from the base of the crater."

Japan prepares to evacuate Kuchinoerabu island as volcano warning level rises

Georgina Laud
Express
Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:43 UTC

The level four warning issued for Kuchinoerabu - or Kuchinoerabujima - tells residents to prepare to evacuate and is only one step away from mandatory evacuation orders.

Kuchinoerabu is located to the south of Japan roughly 1,000km south-west of Tokyo and has been suffering volcanic earthquakes and increased sulphur emissions at a peak on the island.

The warning had been at level two, which asked residents to avoid approaching the crater.

At present some 100 people live on Kuchinoerabu.

What happened the last time Kuchinoerabu erupted?

Comment: Flashfloods, wildfires, and other restless volcanoes have led to evacuations elsewhere in the world; check out the select few below that have occurred in just the last few months:

Surge in volcanic activity at Ambae, Vanuatu, blankets island with ash, thousands evacuated

Ben Graham
news.com.au
Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:13 UTC

A MASSIVE humanitarian crisis is unfolding on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean after a volcanic eruption sent thick ash bucketing down on everything in sight.

Thousands of people in Ambae, a tiny, idyllic island in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, have been ordered to evacuate after a volcano at the centre of the island began to spew out thick ash - which has rained down on villages and blacked out the sun.

The volcano has been erupting in bursts since September, but a new UNICEF report this week revealed the situation was becoming increasingly dire for island inhabitants after a surge in volcanic activity.

Local media reports that all roads to the west of the island are cut and massive mud flows have washed away many roads.

It means the entire west side of the island is accessible only by sea or air, forcing volcano experts examining the terrifying situation to trek for hours to find villages filled with desperate residents who clamour for basic supplies.

Comment: Volcanoes may be common in the ring of fire but clearly this recent activity is unprecedented, and when we take into account similar events around the world, clearly there has been a surge in unusual and ominous volcanic activity - and not just on our planet: Worldwide volcanic activity uptick update, and new volcano discovered on Jupiter's moon Io

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Volcano in Chile erupts as chairlift carries skiers to mountain's peak

Global News
Thu, 09 Aug 2018 18:08 UTC

The Chilean volcano Nevados de Chillan spewed plumes of dark smoke near a popular skifield on Wednesday, as helpless skiers being carried to the volcano's summit watched the eruption.

Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts again, threatening local residents

Xinhua
Sun, 05 Aug 2018 15:42 UTC

Fuego volcano

The Fuego volcano, whose eruption killed around 300 people about two months ago, erupted yet again on Sunday evening.

Authorities have ordered the evacuation of emergency personnel who have been working in the area since the last eruption in early June.

Guatemalan officials warned residents in the area to keep away from rivers that might overflow and to be on alert for further instructions from authorities.

The volcano wreaked havoc on nearby towns almost two months ago, killing around 300 people and displacing thousands.

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Anomalous warm waters in Arctic, did underwater volcanoes awake?

Adapt 2030
Sun, 05 Aug 2018 20:53 UTC

Strange warm Arctic Ocean tempertaures in a circular point @ 77.5N and 5.5E, in my opinion it could be a large underwater eruption causing the heating. Arctic research vessel turned back by thick sea ice earlier in the year. Covered sections of the Arctic in Google Earth.

Sources

Russian volcano erupts with enormous explosion

RT
Thu, 02 Aug 2018 23:58 UTC

A helicopter tour guide filmed incredible high-definition aerial footage of a Russian volcano as it spewed plumes of ash into the sky. The eruption was so severe that a Volcanic Ash Advisory has been issued for the region.

The Karymsky Volcano in Kamchatka, eastern Russia, is one of the most active volcanoes in the region - which is home to more than 100 active volcanoes. Local tour guide Aleksandr Ostrowski, 27, said he filmed the eruption while flying to the Valley of Geysers via helicopter.

Plumes of ash from the volcano have spread for about 92 km according to the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT), who have categorized Karymsky's current state as orange, meaning "erupting or restless".

Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano spews huge ash plume into the sky

BBC
Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:33 UTC

One of Mexico's most active volcanoes has sent a huge ash plume into the sky, the country's centre of disaster monitoring has reported.

Overnight video taken by the centre shows ash and incandescent material shooting from the Popocatépetl volcano 2,000m (6,500ft) into the air.

People have been warned to avoid the area inside the 12km security radius surrounding its crater.

Ash has been falling on communities near the volcano.

Carlos Valdés, the director-general of the monitoring centre, Cenapred, posted footage of the eruption on his Twitter account.

He wrote that incandescent material had been thrown 400m down the slopes of Popocatépetl.

Comment: There seems to be an uptick in volcanic activity around the world at present. See also:

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Strangeness on our planet during first half of 2018

Adapt 2030
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 05:38 UTC

An aerial view of the flooded Asakura City, Japan

© STR/AFP/Getty Images
An aerial view of the flooded Asakura City, Fukuoka prefecture. Huge floods swept away houses in southern Japan.

These are some of the strange, unusual and unexplained events that occurred on our planet during the first half of 2018.

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To understand how and why these extreme weather events are occurring read Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

Volcano activity update: Indonesia, Russia, Vanuatu, Hawaii, Galapagos and Chile

Strange Sounds
Tue, 31 Jul 2018 09:09 UTC

Seismographs going crazy on Lombok, Indonesia

Here the latest volcanic news with some new eruptions at Ibu (Indonesia) and Karymsky (Russia) and some updates about the ongoing volcanic activity at Rinjani (Indonesia), Ambae (Vanuatu), Kilauea (USA), Sierra Negra (Galapagos) and Villarica (Chile).

Seismographs going crazy on Lombok, Indonesia

The M6.4 earthquake on July 28, 2018 was followed by an amazing 280 aftershocks (at 30.07 / 10:00 local) ranging between M5.7 and M2.1.

Many landslides were reported on the slopes of Rinjani volcano, situated just a few tens of kilometers away from the epicenter, stranding more than 500 hikers... Their evacuation in helicopters was sheduled for today.

Sources: media

New lava flow and explosions at Ibu volcano, Indonesia

Comment: The above are just some of the volcanoes around the world showing an uptick in activity: Worldwide volcanic activity uptick update, and new volcano discovered on Jupiter's moon Io

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Volcanoes

Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts putting nation's second-biggest city on alert

Japan prepares to evacuate Kuchinoerabu island as volcano warning level rises

Surge in volcanic activity at Ambae, Vanuatu, blankets island with ash, thousands evacuated

Volcano in Chile erupts as chairlift carries skiers to mountain's peak

Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts again, threatening local residents

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Anomalous warm waters in Arctic, did underwater volcanoes awake?

Russian volcano erupts with enormous explosion

Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano spews huge ash plume into the sky

Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Strangeness on our planet during first half of 2018

Volcano activity update: Indonesia, Russia, Vanuatu, Hawaii, Galapagos and Chile

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