Volcanoes
S


Cloud Grey

Tonga eruption blasted unprecedented amount of water into the stratosphere


Jet Propulsion Laboratry
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:10 UTC
Tonga eruption
© AFP/National Institute of Information and CommunicationFootage taken by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite, January 15, 2022.
The huge amount of water vapor hurled into the atmosphere, as detected by NASA's Microwave Limb Sounder, could end up temporarily warming Earth's surface.

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South Pacific Ocean also blasted an enormous plume of water vapor into Earth's stratosphere - enough to fill more than 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. The sheer amount of water vapor could be enough to temporarily affect Earth's global average temperature.
Read More...
Fire

Eruption at Sakurajima Volcano, Japan on July 30 - 3rd within 2 weeks


YouTube
Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:42 UTC
eruts
At approximately 11:55 JST a cloud obscured explosion was observed.

Our three cameras can be found here:

Live 3 KTS : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-He...
Sakurajima TV : https://www.youtube.com/c/sakurajimaTV
Morinaga : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClKj...

Thank you for watching.


Comment: Details of the 2 other eruptions: Sakurajima volcano erupts on the island of Kyushu in western Japan on 24 July

Lava bombs as Sakurajima volcano erupts in Japan

Read More...
Fire

Mount Raung in East Java erupts

Petir Garda Bhwana
en.tempo.co
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:43 UTC
Raung Volcano
Raung Volcano
Mount Raung in East Java suddenly erupted on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at 17:19 western Indonesian time or WIB, spewing ash clouds as high as 1,500 meters above the peak to the west and northwest direction.

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) official Oktory Prambada said the eruption was not caused by magma movement activity. "It happened in 540 seconds," he said to Tempo on Thursday, July 28, 2022

According to him, the ash column was not dense which indicated that the eruption occurred only on the surface, and it was considered a small eruption. "It's just a release of energy or degassing," he added.

Read More...
Fire

Sakurajima volcano erupts on the island of Kyushu in western Japan on 24 July

Aİ World Disasters
YouTube
Sun, 24 Jul 2022 13:38 UTC
erupt

A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu, called Sakurajima, erupted at about 8:05 p.m. (1105 GMT) on Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but media said there were no immediate reports of damage.

There were reports of volanic stones raining down at a distance of 2.5 km (1.5 miles) from the volcano, NHK public television said. The eruption alert level has been raised to 5, the highest, with some areas advised to evacuate, it added.

Sakurajima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes and eruptions of varying levels take place on a regular basis. In 2019 it spewed ash 5.5 km (3.4 miles) high.

Read More...
Fire

This week in volcano news: Tsurumidake alert level raised - Raung gas emissions

GeologyHub
YouTube
Sun, 17 Jul 2022 10:18 UTC
volcano
In the last week, the alert level was raised at the Tsurumidake volcano which more than 100,000 people live in close proximity to. Also, the Raung volcano produced an earthquake swarm which was associated with an increase in sulfur dioxide emissions. Clearly, magma is present at depth. And, also in Japan, the Tomachidake volcano is showing signs of unrest. This video will discuss these volcano related news stories, as told and analyzed by a volcanologist.

Read More...
Fire

Lava bombs as Sakurajima volcano erupts in Japan

Chave Weather
YouTube
Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:11 UTC
erupt
Sakurajima volcano erupted in Japan on July 17th 2022.

A pillar of smoke and ash was expelled to a height of nearly 3 kilometers.

Lava bombs were emitted into the surrounding area by the eruption.

Warnings are in place for ash fall in the surrounding area for the coming days.

Flights are on alert with the smoke set to affect plane travel.

Citizens have been advised to remain clear of the volcano during this period.

Read More...
Fire

This week in volcano news: Fuego erupts, warning on Kanlaon

GeologyHub
YouTube
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 20:37 UTC
Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala
Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala
This week there were several major news stories related to volcanoes. In Guatemala, Volcan Fuego produced a long duration pyroclastic flow which travelled 6 kilometers away from its summit. It stopped only a short distance from a local town.

Meanwhile, in the Philippines, the Phivolcs disaster agency released a special warning regarding the Kanlaon volcano. And, in Alaska, two volcanoes which have each not erupted in about a century produced a several thousand foot tall plume of ash.

This video will discuss these volcano related news stories, as told and analyzed by a volcanologist.

Read More...
Fire

Russia's Ebeko volcano sends smoke and ash into the skies


Ruptly
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 12:03 UTC
Ebeko volcano
Ebeko volcano
Ash is rising up to 2km into the sky over the Ebeko volcano on Paramushir Island. No threats to vital activities or citizens of nearby Severo-Kurilsk were reported, as no ash fall was detected in the area.

Read More...
Fire

This week in volcano news: Activity at 4 Alaskan volcanoes, San Cristobal erupts

GeologyHub
YouTube
Sun, 03 Jul 2022 18:51 UTC
San Cristobal volcano
San Cristobal volcano
In the last week, it was revealed that 4 separate volcanoes within Alaska are displaying signs of magmatic uplift, including two which are near populated cities. One of these volcanoes is Mount Edgecumbe which is relatively close to the town of Sitka. Meanwhile in New Zealand, a crater lake heating phase began at the Ruapehu volcano, marking a new upward trend in activity. And in Nicaragua, the San Cristobal volcano produced a moderate sized eruption on June 26th. This video will discuss these volcano related news stories, as told and analyzed by a volcanologist.

Read More...
Fire

Highest volcano in Nicaragua records explosion of gases and ashes


The Tico Times
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:03 UTC
ERUTION
The San Cristóbal volcano, the highest and most active peak in Nicaragua (northwest), registered this Sunday an explosion of gases and ashes up to 1,500 meters high that spread over three neighboring communities, informed an official source.

During the explosion, "the ash column reached a height of 1,500 meters above (the) crater of the volcano that due to the effect of the wind" reached with "a small layer of ashes the communities Las Grecias 3, Las Grecias 4 and the city of El Viejo", indicated the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (Ineter) in a communiqué.

However, the volcano's activity was of "moderate intensity" and did not cause major damage to nearby towns, it said.

Read More...