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Lorry-sized boulders spew from Ecuador volcano as 300 people flee for their lives


DailyMail.Co.Uk
Sun, 01 May 2011 11:48 UTC
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano hurled lorry-sized pyroclastic boulders more than a mile in a powerful eruption that prompted at least 300 people to flee their homes, authorities said.

Schools were closed for a third straight day as ash showered down on a dozen towns in the sparsely populated area surrounding the 16,480-foot volcano.

Thundering explosions could be heard miles from Tungurahua, which is on the Andes cordillera 84 miles southeast of Ecuador's capital, Quito.

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© Associated Press
Fireball: The Tungurahua Volcano spews ash and stones during an eruption which forced 300 people to flee from their homes
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Bizarro Earth

Volcano In Ecuador Erupts Friday

George Harrison
Dig Triad
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:52 UTC



Banos, Ecuador -- Tungurahua Volcano spews ash as high as 10km (33,000-feet) into the air, triggering residents to evacuate and officials to divert flights. Known as "Throat of Fire," Tungurahua is one of eight active volcanos in Ecuador.

Ecuador's "Throat of Fire" volcano erupted today spewing ash that forced hundreds of residents to flee, authorities said.

Loud explosions shook the ground and rattled windows near the volcano, known as Tungurahua in the indigenous Quechua language, 81 miles southeast of Quito, officials said.
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Radar

Two Russian Volcanoes Spew Ash


EarthWeek
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:03 UTC
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© National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kamchatka volcanoes: A cluster of snow-capped volcanoes stretching across eastern portions of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
Two of Far East Russia's most active volcanoes threatened aviation and wildlife during eruptions that spewed ash above the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Ash from Shiveluch soared nearly five miles high near some key trans-Pacific aviation routes.

RIA Novosti reports an eruption of Kizimen volcano brought hazardous conditions to areas inhabited by wild animals, including some endangered species.

The news agency said reindeer were leaving their normal habitat because their usual winter food supply of moss was buried beneath a thick crust of ash-covered snow.

Experts from the Krontosky Nature Reserve told reporters that reindeer numbers may be reduced to less than 1,000 as a result of the eruption.
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Bizarro Earth

Chile: Dark ash plume at Planchón-Peteroa

Erik Klemetti
Big Think
Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:54 UTC
Planchón-Peteroa volcano

A webcam capture from Planchón-Peteroa in Chile, as seen at 4:29 PM (local time) on April 26, 2011.
Eruptions reader Gitta noted a fairly impressive ash plume at Chile's Planchón-Peteroa - at least seen on the webcam. The plume isn't especially tall (see below), at least not from the vantage point of the webcam, but it is rather dark and grey in complexion, suggesting a lot of fractured rock or new magma in the plume itself.

Planchón-Peteroa has been producing intermittent plumes for the past year or so, some as high as 4.6 km / 15,000 feet, but nothing in the way of a large eruption, which the volcano is definitely capable (see the VEI 4 eruption of 1762).

The activity has been fairly low as of late, with no SERNAGEOMIN update (spanish) on the volcano since last October. This current plume is likely just more of the same from Planchón-Peteroa, but at least today, the viewing is very nice to see the activity at the remote Chilean volcano.
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Bizarro Earth

Ecuador: Residents evacuate as volcano spews ashes


CNN
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:02 UTC
Tungurahua volcano
© AFP/Getty Images
An explosion of Tungurahua volcano can be seen from Guadalupe observatory in Tungurahua province, Ecuador, Tuesday
Authorities in Ecuador closed schools and evacuated residents in areas near a volcano Tuesday after ashes spewing from its crater fell on homes and farms, state media reported.

Ashes from Tungurahua -- which means "throat of fire" in the native Quechua language -- rose more than 7 kilometers (4 miles) into the air Tuesday, the government news agency said.

Authorities issued an alert as monitors detected six eruptions, ranging from moderate to large, and a significant ash cloud Tuesday, state media said.
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Bizarro Earth

Taal volcano heats up, gets ready to rumble

Maricar Cinco and Marrah Erika Lesaba
Inquirer.net
Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:15 UTC
taal,volcano
© Jason Gutierrez / AFP - Getty Images file
San Pedro, Laguna - The water temperature in the main crater of Taal volcano increased over the weekend, a sign that the volcano may be about to erupt.

Volcanologists raised alert level 2 over Taal early this month.

A bulletin released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the temperature of crater waters rose from 30.5 degrees Celsius to 31.5 degrees Celsius over the weekend.
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Bizarro Earth

Orange Volcanic Alert on Kamchatka


The Voice of Russia
Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:23 UTC
Kamchatka volcano
© Flickr.com/robnunn/cc-by-nc
Kamchatka volcano.
The Shiveluch volcano has spewed a new plume of ash 7.5 km above the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula. The ash cloud sprawled 143 km to the northwest.

The authorities announced the orange alert level warning aircrafts about volcanic dust and gases in the air. At present, there is no risk to human health.

Shiveluch, is one of Kamchatka's largest volcanoes. It rises more than 3.200 meters above sea level.
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Evil Rays

Philippines: Intensity 3 quake 'with rumbling sounds' felt near Taal Volcano

Angelo L. Gutierrez
PhilStar
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:59 UTC
Intensity 3 and Intensity 1 volcanic earthquakes were felt in two villages near Taal Volcano yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

Phivolcs said in its April 20 bulletin that a total of 13 volcanic earthquakes were detected in Taal Volcano during the past 24 hours.

One of the quakes, which occured at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, was felt at Intensity 3 in Barnagay Calauit and Intensity 1 in Barangay Pira-Piraso.

Phivolcs said that the tremor was accompanied by rumbling sounds.

In the Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale, Intensity 3 is classified as "weak", but it is felt by many people indoors specially in upper floors of buildings.
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Bizarro Earth

Russia: Spewing volcano threatens Kamchatka reindeer


The Voice of Russia
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:52 UTC
Image
© RIA Novosti
Kizimen
The continuing eruption of the Kizimen Volcano in Kamchatka poses a threat to wild reindeer which are listed as endangered species.

As the volcano continues to spew ash for hundreds of kilometers, reindeer are leaving their traditional habitat for lack of fodder.

Reindeer moss, the animals' only food in winter, is buried under a thick crust of ice and ash.

Experts from the Krontosky Nature Reserve warn that Kamchatka's less than 1,000 reindeer may die out as a result of the eruption.

Kizimen, one of the 29 acting volcanoes in Kamchatka, has been spewing ash since December 2010.
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Phoenix

New Zealand: Ruapehu activity slowing but still elevated


TVNZ
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:21 UTC
Image
© Ray Maxwell
Early winter snow on Mt Ruepehu
Volcanic activity on Mt Ruapehu appears to be slowing according data monitored by GNS Science.

While activity seems to be decreasing overall, and there are no data to suggest an imminent eruption, the volcano remains in a state of elevated unrest above the typical background level.

The Aviation Colour Code remains at Yellow and the Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1.

The temperature of Crater Lake is down to around 33-34C from a peak of 41C in March 2011.
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