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Caribbean volcanoes rumble to life as scientists study activity not seen in years


The Guardian
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:14 UTC
View over Guadeloupe, from the summit of La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent and Grenadines
© Jakob Fischer/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Stock Photo
View over Guadeloupe, from the summit of La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent and Grenadines.
Volcanoes that have been quiet for decades are rumbling to life in the eastern Caribbean, prompting officials to issue alerts in Martinique and St Vincent and the Grenadines as scientists rush in to study activity they say has not been observed in years.

The most recent warning was issued late on Tuesday for La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines, a chain of islands home to more than 100,000 people. Officials reported tremors, strong gas emissions, formation of a new volcanic dome and changes to its crater lake.

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency said that scientists observed an "effusive eruption within the crater, with visible gas and steam" on Tuesday.

The government warned those living near the volcano to prepare to evacuate if needed, declaring an orange alert that means eruptions could occur with less than 24 hours' notice.

La Soufriere, located near the northern tip of the main island of St Vincent, last erupted in 1979, and a previous eruption in 1902 killed some 1,600 people. That occurred shortly before Martinique's Mt Pelee erupted and destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, killing more than 30,000 people.

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Volcano erupts on southwestern Japan island, alert level raised


Kyodo News
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:29 UTC
Mt. Otake on Suwanose Island

Mt. Otake on Suwanose Island
A volcano on a southwestern Japan island erupted early Monday, the weather agency said, warning of the potential for big rocks being hurled into the air within about a 2-kilometer radius of the crater.

The eruption occurred at the crater of Mt. Otake on Suwanose Island of Kagoshima Prefecture at 2:48 a.m., prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to raise the volcanic activity alert level by one notch to 3 on a scale of 5, meaning that people should not approach the crater. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Following the eruption, the Japanese government set up a liaison office at the prime minister's office to gather information.

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4 earthquakes recorded in 24 hours on Mayon Volcano, Philippines

Consuelo Marquez
Inquirer.net
Sat, 26 Dec 2020 11:35 UTC
Mayon Volcano
Four earthquakes were recorded in the vicinity of Mayon Volcano in the last 24 hours as it remained under Alert Level 1 status, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday.

"Mayon Volcano's monitoring network recorded four (4) volcanic earthquakes during the 24-hour observation period," state volcanologists said in a statement.

Phivolcs, likewise, noted that there is "moderate emission of white steam-laden plumes that crept downslope" on the volcano.

Phivolcs also reminded residents living near the volcano to be vigilant because it is still at abnormal condition.
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Suwanosejima volcano (Ryukyu Islands, Japan) - intense strombolian activity continues


Volcano Discovery
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:08 UTC
Strong glow continues to be active at Suwanosejima volcano
© JMA
Strong glow continues to be active at Suwanosejima volcano
Intense explosive activity of the volcano continues characterized by near-constant eruptions.

Strombolian explosions become stronger than the average size of explosions at the volcano and more frequent at regular intervals of 2 to 4 per hour during the past few weeks.

An explosions generated an ash plumes which reached approx. 1,968 ft-3,937 ft (600 m-1,200 m) altitude and drifted SW.

Some of a lava bombs were ejected as far as 800 m away from the crater.
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hits Bárðarbunga volcano, Iceland


Iceland Monitor
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:03 UTC
iceland
An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hit Bárðarbunga volcano, under the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier, yesterday at 11:37 am, mbl.is reports. Its source was at a depth of 1.7 km (one mile), 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Bárðarbunga.

Ten seconds before the earthquake hit, a tremor of magnitude 2.8 registered.

Information regarding seismic activity is available on vedur.is.
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Sheveluch volcano (Kamchatka, Russia) powerful eruption - emissions to 28,000 ft


Volcano Discovery
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:55 UTC
Red circle shows umbrella region formed by explosion at Sheveluch volcano today
© KVERT
Red circle shows umbrella region formed by explosion at Sheveluch volcano today
A spectacular vulcanic explosion occurred from the crater at 12:20 local time today as volcanological observatory KVERT reported.

Plume of ash rose to an altitude of 16,000 ft (4,876 m) and formed relatively large umbrella region in the upper part of the eruption column as can be seen in the image.

A few hours later, at 19:30 local time on today evening, another strong explosion detected by Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo produced spectacular ash plume rising up to 28,000 ft (8,500 m) altitude and extended about 130 km to the southeast of the volcano.
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Mount Etna erupts again as lava blasts from the Southeast Crater

Jeff Parsons
Metro (UK)
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:39 UTC
Mount Etna has erupted for a second time
© Angela Platania/REX
Mount Etna has erupted for a second time
Mount Etna's volcanic activity is continuing with a second powerful eruption following the first last week.

As reported by volcanologist Boris Behncke, who is studying Etna, the second eruption consisted of new lava fountaining ocurring at the Southeast Crater.

This new period of activity occurred in the early morning hours of December 22 and could be seen from the nearby village of Tremestieri Etneo.

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Explosion at Sakurajima volcano, Japan

Volcano Time-Lapse
YouTube
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:19 UTC
Sakurajima Volcano,

Sakurajima Volcano

At approximately 16:40 JST an explosion was registered. This was cloud obscured. Thanks 4 watching!!


Comment: Another is also currently erupting in the Pacific region: Hawaii volcano: Kilauea erupts on state's Big Island followed by magnitude 4.4 earthquake

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Hawaii volcano: Kilauea erupts on state's Big Island followed by magnitude 4.4 earthquake

Gino Spocchia
Independent (UK)
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:57 UTC
Kilauea volcano erupting on Sunday night (NPS/B Hayes
© NPS/B Hayes
Kilauea volcano erupting on Sunday night (NPS/B Hayes
Kilauea volcano has erupted on Hawaii's Big Island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The eruption began late on Sunday within the Halema'uma'u crater, shortly after 9.30pm local time.

Observers at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) noticed the eruption started within the crater at Kīlauea's summit, according to the USGS, who was in contact with the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported in the area shortly after the eruption began, according to news outlets.

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Environmental disasters across globe in November 2020

Burak Bir
Anadolu Agency
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:49 UTC
flood
Seasonal Deyr rains, which hit Somalia between October and December, acutely impact the lives of roughly 73,000 people

November saw a host of global environmental disasters, including floods in Mexico and typhoon gales in the Philippines, as well as forest fires in Algeria and storms in Central America and Somalia.

Here is a timeline compiled by Anadolu Agency.

Nov. 2:

- At least 17 people die and tens of thousands of others evacuated to safer areas due to the ongoing typhoon in the Philippines, according to state media.

Nov. 4:

- A miniature tsunami hits coastal areas in Turkey after being triggered by an earthquake in the Aegean Sea, according to the head of Bogazici University's Kandilli Earthquake Research Institute.
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