Volcanoes Erupting All Over

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Reventador Volcano, Ecuador
22 June 2022 • Height: 3562 m / 11686 feet

Vulkane.net writes following about the Ecuadorian volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the region. I made a location map in order for you to see where the volcano is located.

Vulkan-News 22.06.22: Reventador - Vulkane Net Newsblog

Der Reventador ist effusiv und explosiv tätig. Vulkanasche steigt bis auf 4900 m Höhe auf. Der Alarmstatus steht auf "orange"

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The Reventador is effusive and explosively active
Volcanic ash rises to 4900 m altitude
The alarm status is set to "orange


Reventador with ash cloud and lava flow

State: Ecuador | Coordinates: -0.081, -77.67 | Eruption: Volcanic



In Ecuador, Reventador continues to be active, producing ash clouds that, according to VAAC, rise to an altitude of 4900 m and drift towards the northwest. In addition, a satellite image was taken last week that shows not only an ash cloud, but also a lava flow. It flows over the northern flank of the volcano and reaches the base of the cone. The cone is located in a caldera and can only be reached by a long walk.

Reventador is located in the Andes, on the edge of the Amazon basin, and is often shrouded in clouds. Accordingly, clear views of the volcano are rare, especially from space. Therefore, the photo is already a small sensation. It shows the volcano during an eruptive peak phase, which has already subsided somewhat in recent days. Nevertheless, Reventador regularly emits ash clouds. Since 20 June, 7 VONA warnings have been issued. On this day, 96 seismic eruption signals and 83 long-period earthquakes were detected.

The volcano is monitored by IGPEN. There are seismographs and webcams available online, but they transmit their data only sporadically. On a thermal image that I caught for a few moments, the heat signature of the lava flow was still visible. MIROVA detects moderate thermal radiation with 13 MW power. The alarm status is set to "orange". Humans are not endangered at the moment, as Reventador is located remotely.

About Reventador Volcano

The 3562 m high Reventador is one of the most active volcanoes in Ecuador. During a strong eruption it lost its summit and a horseshoe-shaped caldera was formed. A new cone formed on its rim, from which the current eruptions are taking place. Since 1541, 26 strong eruptions with a VEI between 2 and 4 have been documented.

 

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Fuji Volcano, Japan
23 June 2022

Fuji: Vorbereitungen auf Eruption - Vulkane Net Newsblog

In Tokio bereitet man sich auf eine Eruption des Vulkans Fuji vor. Es werden Notfallpläne ausgearbeitet und Staubmasken bestellt.

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Fuji: Preparations for eruption
by Marc Szeglat

Tokyo is preparing for an eruption of the volcano Fuji
Emergency plans are being drawn up and dust masks ordered
A geophysicist sees a concrete danger
Emergency plans are being drawn up for Mount Fuji



The Japanese capital Tokyo is apparently preparing for a possible eruption of the volcano Fuji. This is the result of several press reports, some of which are quite lurid. Mount Fuji is a very symmetrical 3776 m high stratovolcano and a symbol of Japan.

In the island kingdom on the Pacific Ring of Fire, there are 111 volcanoes that are classified as active. This means they have erupted at least once within the last 10,000 years.

There are many hot springs in Japan, around which a bathing culture has built up that is firmly rooted in the collective soul of Japan, as is the respect for volcanism. Although Mount Fuji is 153 km from the centre of Tokyo, scientists have concluded that the city could be affected by a volcanic eruption of Mount Fuji, at least if the wind blows from the direction of the volcano. Volcanic ash could then blow towards Tokyo and deposit in the city area.

Something similar is said to have happened during the last major eruption in 1707. For a metropolis like Tokyo, even comparatively small amounts of ash would be problematic. If a lot of ash were to fall, public life in the city could come to a standstill and damage could be done to the infrastructure.

Especially when volcanic ash gets wet after rainfall, it forms a cement-like layer weighing several tonnes that can cause house roofs to collapse and clog the sewage system. But Tokyo is unlikely to become a modern Pompeii, as some articles suggest. Based on these findings - which are not really new - the civil defence and the police are now working out emergency measures and are planning to order dust masks and protective goggles. Medical face masks are often used as dust masks, which should now be plentiful in pandemic times and are practically available in many households.

Earthquake could reactivate Fuji

The reason for the alarmism is a statement by geophysicist Hiroki Kamata, professor emeritus at Kyoto University. He said that Mt. Fuji is located just north of the area where the Tokai earthquakes originated.

According to Kamata, Mt Fuji was stimulated by the 2011 earthquake and cracks were opened in the ceiling of its magma reservoir, putting it in a 'standby state', so to speak, for an eruption. As a result, there are fears that the volcano could erupt within the next few decades.

The 2011 earthquake is also said to have woken a good 20 other volcanoes in Japan from their slumber, putting them into standby mode. Of these volcanoes, some have already erupted. Although there is a real possibility that Fuji will erupt again at some point, I am not aware of any current signs such as swarm quakes, gas emissions, or inflation.

The volcano's alert level is set at "1" by the JMA. The potential for an increase in activity is seen. The precautionary measures are well justified, but there is no reason to panic. Such contingency plans should be in place everywhere, including for other natural disasters.

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Chikurachki, Russia
24 Jun 2022

An eruption occurred on the Kuril island of Paramushir, Russia. Flight traffic over the area is alerted to that at any time explosive eruptions can occur, with even higher than 6000 meter.

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Vulkane.net writes following:

Vulkan-News 24.06.22: Chikurachki - Vulkane Net Newsblog

Chikurachki in Eruption Staat: Russland | Koordinaten: 50.33; 155.46 | Eruption: Vulcanianisch Auf der Kurileninsel Paramushir ist der Vulkan Chikurachki ausgebrochen. Das geht aus 3 VONA-Meldungen des VAACs Tokio hervor. Demnach stieg Vulkanasche bis auf einer Höhe von 5500 m auf und driftete...

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Chikurachki in Eruption

State: Russia | Coordinates: 50.33; 155.46 | Eruption: Vulcanian

The volcano Chikurachki has erupted on the Kuril island of Paramushir. This is according to 3 VONA reports from the Tokyo VAAC. According to the report, volcanic ash rose to an altitude of 5500 m and drifted towards the northeast. KVERT raised the alert status from "yellow" to "orange" and explicitly warns that explosive eruptions could occur at any time, with volcanic ash rising higher than 6000 m and endangering air traffic. People on the ground are not currently at risk unless they get too close to the volcano. The area is sparsely populated.

There were already 2 explosions at Chikurachki at the end of January 2022, which had a comparable strength to the current ones. The eruptions produced ash clouds that rose up to 5 km above sea level and drifted up to 255 km.

About Chikurachki Volcano

Chikurachki has a summit height of 1781 m, making it the highest volcano on Paramushir. Nevertheless, the volcanic cone is described as small at the GVP, as the current volcano sits on top of an older (Pleistocene) volcanic edifice. First eruptions started during the Pleistocene when mainly basaltic lavas were produced. Although eruptions that produce basaltic lavas are rarely highly explosive, plinian eruptions are said to have occurred. My guess is that similar processes were at work as in the Etna paroxysms. Later eruptive phases also produced andesitic lavas. During the Holocene, lava flows reached the sea and lava deltas were created. To the south of Chikurachki is a group of cinder cones called Tatarinov.

There are several volcanoes on Paramushir. Among these is Ebeko, which we have encountered frequently in the news in recent years, but now seems to have become quite quiet. Northwest of Paramushir is the island volcano Alaid, which is known for its VEI 4 eruptions.

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PS: On the same island of Paramushir also located, is the Ebeko volcano; you may remember the famous image from Aug 2009.

 

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Ebeko Volcano, Russia
25 June 2022

Well, it took only one day, to hear news from an eruption at the unsettled Ebeko Volcano on the same island (Paramushir), where the Chikurachki volcano already made headlines yesterday.

Vulkane.net writes following

Vulkan Ebeko am 25.06.22 - Vulkane Net Newsblog

Der Kurilen-Vulkan Ebeko eruptierte gestern Vulkanasche. Sie stieg bis auf einer Höhe von 4600 m auf und driftete in Richtung Süden.

www.vulkane.net

There were 2 eruptions at Ebeko
Volcanic ash rose to 4600 m altitude
There were warnings of further eruptions


Ebeko with eruptions

State: Russia | Coordinates: 50.68, 156.01 | Eruption: Phreatic

Ebeko on Paramushir Island erupted yesterday after the neighbouring volcano Chikurachki gave it a steep lead. This is according to 2 VONA reports published at VAAC Tokyo. According to them, the ash cloud rose to a height of 4600 m and drifted towards the south. At first I thought that ash from Chikurachki was wrongly assigned to Ebeko there, but KVERT also confirmed the eruption and upgraded the warning level to "orange".

Volcanologists warned that stronger eruptions could spew ash up to an altitude of 6 km, endangering low-flying aircraft approaching Severo-Kurilsk airport. KVERT has already reported several eruptions of Ebeko this year, while VAAC Tokyo has listed the first two reports of the year.

When some association members visited the volcano before the pandemic, they reported that Ebeko erupts much more often than the VAAC reports suggest. They only capture a portion of the eruptions.

Chikurachki was also still active yesterday, producing more ash clouds that rose to 5200 m altitude. KVERT describes fumarolic activity today. Further eruptions cannot be ruled out.

Both volcanoes are located on the Kuril island of Paramushir. Ebeko is located in the north of the elongated island, Chikurachki (which forms a complex with other volcanoes) in the southwest. There are also 2 other volcanoes on Paramushir that are classified as potentially active. These are the fire mountains Fuss, and Karpinski.

Paramushir is the second largest island of the volcanic island arc of the Kuril Islands. It is 100 km long and up to 30 km wide. It lies off the southern tip of Kamchatka. The island chain is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and stretches as far as the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The Kuril Islands are Russian territory. Some of the islands in the southern Kuril Islands are claimed by Japan, as they were Japanese territory until 1945.

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Popocatepetl, Mexico
25 June 2022

While not unusual, that Popocatepetl volcano gives off ash clouds and mild eruptions - but this time it took a woman's life. Vulkane.net writes following today on 25 June 2022:

Vulkan Popocatepetl: Bergsteigerin stirbt bei Ausbruch - Vulkane Net Newsblog

Gestern kam es am mexikanischen Vulkan Popocatepetl zu einem Unfall mit Todesfolge als der Vulkan ausbrach.

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A weak eruption occurred at Popocatepetl

At this time a group of climbers was on the volcano
One woman was killed
A rescue team recovered 5 people alive
Volcanic eruption at Popocatepetl causes one fatality

State: Mexico | Location: 19.028, -98.62| Eruption: ash emissions

Yesterday, a fatal accident occurred at Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano as the volcano erupted. According to media reports, a group of 6 climbers were on the volcano where they were surprised by an eruption. One woman was killed. Her exact cause of death has not yet been reported. Whether she suffocated in gases, was hit by a lava bomb or froze to death is not clear from local news reports. Climbers are often killed by falling rocks. The group called for help and after a few hours 5 people were rescued alive. Two people had been injured.

The rescue team ascended from the State of Mexico side and was in action for several hours. The rescue work was hampered by snowfall. The Civil Protection said that the volcano emitted only small amounts of ash and mostly steam. The last VONA report was on 18 June. CENAPRED reported 23 ash-steam exhalations and one low-intensity eruption. There were also 9 minutes of tremor and a volcanotectonic earthquake.

A LiveCam photo shows the eruption. Depending on where the climbers were, they could have been hit by a rockfall triggered by the eruption. If you are directly at the crater rim during such an eruption, you can also be directly hit by tephra or suffocate in the exhalations.

Similar accidents have often occurred on Popocatepetl in the past. Climbing to the summit is prohibited and there are warnings about volcanic hazards. The alert status is set to "yellow". Literally, at the beginning of every CENAPRED message it says: "The traffic light for the volcano Popocatepetl is on YELLOW PHASE 2. CENAPRED urges NOT to approach the volcano and especially the crater due to the danger of falling ballistic fragments".

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Earthmaster shows signs of a possible steam plume near the peak of Mt. Shasta.

Mount Shasta activity... Ash/Smoke Blowing all day... Earthquake update Sunday night 6/26/2022

Mt. Shasta is a majestic, steep-sided stratovolcano located about 97 km (60 mi) north of Redding along the I-5 corridor in Northern California. It is the most voluminous of all the Cascade Range volcanoes, and the towns of Weed, Mt Shasta City, and McCloud lie in the shadow of its 4,317 m (14,163 ft) high snow- and ice-clad edifice. Mount Shasta began forming on the remnants of an older, similar volcano that collapsed 300,000 to 500,000 years ago. The collapse spawned one of the largest landslides known on Earth, covering more than 440 km2 (170 mi2) of Shasta Valley to the northeast. Activity over the last 300,000 years includes long intervals of quiet interrupted by shorter spans of frequent eruptions. Eruptions at about 11,000 years ago built Black Butte and Shastina on the western flanks of Mount Shasta. In the last few millennia, smaller eruptions have broken out at the volcano’s summit and from vents on its upper east flank. The youngest dated eruption occurred about 3,200 years ago, producing block and ash flows on the volcano's north flank. Hot springs and volcanic gases seep from the summit indicating a relatively young and still-hot system. Non-volcanic shedding of young volcanic rock and ash from Mount Shasta’s steep slopes occurs during heavy rainfall or glacial floods. In the last 1,000 years, more than 70 mudflows have inundated stream channels. The record of eruptions over the last 10,000 years suggests that, on average, at least one eruption occurs every 800 to 600 years at Mt Shasta. USGS and UNAVCO seismic and geodetic networks provide real-time volcano monitoring data. Earthquake activity has been low for the last few decades and ground deformation is negligible. Links in video.. https://app.watchduty.org/ https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1539700088024563712

240 Cubic Miles Of Magma Was Just Discovered Beneath California's Supervolcano

One of the largest supervolcanoes in the world sits underneath California, lying dormant for the past 100,000 years. Now, researchers have gotten a clearer glimpse into what lies below the Long Valley supervolcano, uncovering 240 cubic miles of magma sitting beneath California.

www.forbes.com

Aug 16, 2018,11:57am EDT

https://twitter.com/x/status/1541277093660606466

#volcan #volcano #Dukono Explosive activity was ongoing on last 24 of june; through @sentinel_hub

https://twitter.com/x/status/1540347825023852546

Meanwhile:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1541161057649041410

 

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San Cristobal Volcano has erupted, spewing clouds of ash high into the sky.

Published on Jun 26, 2022 (0:39)

Published on Jun 27, 2022 (1:35)

More here.

 

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Sakurajima volcano has erupted, spewing ash 2.7 kilometers into the sky.

Sakurajima volcano (Kyushu, Japan): vigorous eruption today

Sakurajima volcano (Japan): news & eruption updates

www.volcanodiscovery.com

BY: MARTIN - 27 Jun 2022

Published on Jun 27, 2022 (1:37)

 

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Vulcano, Aeolian Islands - Sicily, Italy
30 June 2022

News from the Aeolian Volcano "Vulcano" have shown up at the german site Vulkane.net today, showing water discolorations appearing at the port, which points to volcanic fluids ! Vulkane.net writes following:

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Vulcano with strong water discolouration on 30 June

Water discolouration occurs again in the Bay of Levante
They are caused by volcanic fluids
Gas emission and gas temperature are high

Vulcano mit starken Wasserverfärbungen am 30. Juni - Vulkane Net Newsblog

In der Bucht von Levante kommt es wieder zu Wasserverfärbungen. Sie werden von vulkanischen Fluiden verursacht.

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Vulcano: Water discolouration intensified

On the Lipari island of Vulcano, water discolouration in the bay of Porto di Levante has increased again. While they had become much weaker in the middle of the month and could practically no longer be detected on satellite photos, they are now clearly visible again. Moreover, it is travel season and numerous ground-based images of the phenomenon are published on social media. Video footage even shows that strong gas emissions from the seabed are causing the water to bubble up to an extent that is significantly higher than the normal level of fumaroles on the beach. The discolouration of the water is caused by the oxidation of sulphides that come out with the gases and solutions from the underwater fumaroles.

The beach "Spiaggia delle Acque Calde", where the water discolouration occurs, borders directly on the mud pool "I Fanghi di Vulcano", which was created in the 1950s by oil sampling. Next to the mud pool rises the rock "Faraglione", where low carbon dioxide values have been measured. The situation is different at the harbour, however, where the values are still medium high. Very high values are recorded at the crater. They are around 10000 g per square metre per day. The trend is slightly upwards. The situation is similar with sulphur dioxide: very high concentrations are measured at the crater, with a further rising trend. Gas temperatures at the fumaroles remain high, reaching 380 degrees Celsius at peaks. The INGV weekly report on Tuesday continues to say that seismicity is low. Ground deformation was not detected.

What could happen on Vulcano

There are still scenarios according to which phreatic eruptions could occur at any time. Volcanologists also warn of a sudden increase in carbon dioxide concentrations in inhabited areas. The odourless gas could accumulate in basements and ground-floor flats and, in the worst case, lead to asphyxiation. Reliable forecasts of what will happen next at Vulcano volcano cannot be made.

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1224248391660597

The Facebook video text translated:

The change in the colouring of the sea on Vulcano is still ongoing.

Starting on 22 May, the inhabitants of the island of Vulcano began to notice a significant change in the colouring of the sea water near Levante beach, in the north-eastern part of the island. This change was caused by an impulsive outgassing event that affected the numerous fumaroles in the area in front of the beach, an area already historically well known for its gas and/or fluid emissions.
In the days that followed, INGV researchers carried out a long series of meticulous samplings that confirmed that the seawater in the area in front of Levante beach had suffered a drop in pH, i.e. it had become more acidic. This data forced the island's mayor to issue an order prohibiting bathing in the entire stretch affected by the change in seawater colour. In addition to the pH, the sampled seawater showed a significant increase in temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations.

Today, more than a month after it began, the phenomenon is still ongoing and is also clearly visible from high-resolution satellite images (photo in comments). The phase of unrest - i.e. agitation - of the volcano that began last summer also continues. The temperature values of the fumaroles and the gas concentrations recorded in the Fossa Crater area continue to be higher than the values recorded in recent years. Despite this, however, these values are still lower than those recorded during the autumn of 2021.

Video recorded yesterday by Marco Pistolesi.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1543104223008661504

Explosion recorded on the morning of July 1 at Lewotolok volcano, located on Lembata Island, East Nusa Tenggara, #Indonesia Plume height 700 m. #volcano #eruption

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1543104223008661504

Explosion recorded on the morning of July 1 at Lewotolok volcano, located on Lembata Island, East Nusa Tenggara, #Indonesia Plume height 700 m. #volcano #eruption

Impressive... kind of beautiful column. Albeit, it looks to me as if the ash cloud is mightier than 700 meter, because the volcano itself is already 1,423 m (4,669 ft) high.

I read that back in 2020, it was able to send an ash cloud as high as 15 km into the sky.

 

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Vulcano - Sicily - Italy

Vulcano with strong water discolouration on 30 June

Water discolouration occurs again in the Bay of Levante
They are caused by volcanic fluids
Gas emission and gas temperature are high

A small addition

I found a beautiful photo which shows very clearly and in higher detail, the discoloration which takes place at Isola di Vulcano right now. The little yellow-white pond, is the place where people used to take a hot mud bath (see two photos below). I believe the pond is closed now due to the risk of high CO2 concentrations.



Hot mud pond at Vulcano, from 26 May 2019

 

[Pierre]

"The Ebeko volcano in the Kuril Islands has woken up. Do you see what I see? Understand who can." (I think he is referring to what looks like a face on the right of the plume).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543712964083175425

 

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Je vois un monstre qui nous nargue...

I see a monster taunting us...

 

[Cleopatre VII]

I recently watched a documentary on the awakening of Vesuvius.

Some scientists predict that Vesuvius will erupt soon. In cities that are close to this volcano, the ground is registered to rise.

The case looks very interesting. Volcanic activity is slowly increasing.

The documentary also mentioned Baiae. This city was visited in the past by Caesar and Cleopatra, among others. Today it is submerged.

Are we in for another event that will go down in the pages of geological history for eternity?