Happy 10th birthday to the Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 7 November 2010
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The Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is ten years old! The first report covered 1-7 November 2000, and reported on activity at Bezymianny, Etna, Guagua Pichincha, Karangetang, Kilauea, Popocatépetl, Soufrière Hills and Tungurahua. Ten years on, 220 volcanoes have featured in the report, and the report is viewed on average 35,000 times every week. For everyone who takes an interest in what the world’s volcanoes are up to, the Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is both fascinating reading and an essential source of information.
So, happy birthday to the report and congratulations to Weekly Report Editor Sally Kuhn Sennert (who talked about her work in a great interview at Eruptions a little while ago) and all her colleagues for their hard work. And, very importantly, a big thank-you, too, to all the volcano-watchers all over the world who contribute the information about volcanic activity without which there would be no report. As Sally writes on a posting to the VOLCANO list today: ‘We appreciate the continuing support of the volcanological community. Thank you to those who have sent reports, photographs, and comments. Your contributions are appreciated!’
There’s a special page to mark the anniversary, featuring selected highlights of the last ten years, on the Global Volcanism Program website.
Merapi eruption update 5 November 2010
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To my great regret I’ve only been able to run a minimalist blog recently and haven’t been able to cover the Merapi eruption up to now, but fortunately Erik Klemetti’s coverage of this dramatic and tragic event at the Eruptions blog (click here for ‘Merapi’ tagged posts) couldn’t be bettered.
The news from Indonesia today continues to be grim indeed. News reports say that a further eruption of Merapi, ‘the biggest so far’ according to Indonesian volcanologist Surono (quoted by AFP), took place just after midnight local time on Friday 5 November, although this may have been a dome collapse rather than a new eruptive event. Darwin VAAC reports emissions at FL550 (55,000 feet / 16,700 metres a.s.l.), with the plume extending 190 nautical miles (~350 km) to the west and south-west. Pyroclastic flows reached 13 km, and perhaps as far as 18 km, from the volcano’s summit, pushing at the limits of the exclusion zone as then in force and destroying villages on the slopes. Many more people have been killed: news reports give death tolls of around 50, with at least 70 critically injured. The total number of deaths in this eruption is now around 100. Ash fall occurred in the city of Yogyakarta, 30 km from Merapi, and the sound of the latest eruption was heard up to 20 km away. Flights from Yogyakarta airport have been disrupted again, after resuming briefly yesterday.
The exclusion zone around the volcano has now been extended to 20 km from the summit. Between 70,000 and 100,000 people have fled the area around the volcano, stretching Indonesia’s emergency resources to the limit. But tribute must be paid to Indonesia’s volcanologists and emergency officials, who have been providing all the information and warnings they can about this eruption as rapidly and effectively as possible throughout. Their warnings have not always been heeded, sadly. Information from the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia about the ongoing activity at Merapi (in Indonesian) can currently be found here.
News
Indonesian volcano claims another 49 lives – AFP, 5 November 2010
Death toll from Indonesian volcano nears 100 – Times of India, 5 November 2010
Dozens die in new Mount Merapi eruption in Indonesia – BBC News, 5 November 2010
Deaths from Indonesian volcano wrath near 100 – GMANews.TV, 5 November 2010
Death toll from Indonesian volcano tops 100 – ABC News, 5 November 2010
Information
Global Volcanism Program: Merapi – summary information for Merapi (0603-25=)
Volcanological Survey of Indonesia – News and information portal for the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia
SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 27 October – 2 November 2010 4 November 2010
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The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 27 October to 2 November 2010 is compiled by Sally Kuhn Sennert and published by the Global Volcanism Program. Some selected highlights:
- Kliuchevskoi: ash plumes to 8-9 km altitude causing flight diversions
- Merapi: eruption continues with pyroclastic flows, plumes to more than 6 km altitude, ashfall
- Piton de la Fournaise: eruption continues, an active lava lake observed
- Eyjafjallajökull: the 2010 eruption is officially over, says scientist
Click on the map for a larger version (1280 x 898 pixels).
The Smithsonian Institution/United States Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 27 October – 2 November 2010 is now available on the Global Volcanism Program website. The following is a summary and not a substitute for the full report.
- The current report: Weekly Volcanic Activity Report.
- Previous reports: Weekly Reports Archive.
- The SI/USGS map of volcanoes discussed this week.
New activity/unrest: Colima (Mexico), Kliuchevskoi (Russia), Krakatau (Indonesia), Merapi (Indonesia), Piton de la Fournaise (Réunion Island), Planchón-Peteroa (Chile), Shiveluch (Russia).
Ongoing activity: Dukono (Indonesia), Eyjafjallajökull (Iceland), Fuego (Guatemala), Karymsky (Russia), Kilauea (Hawaii, USA), Manam (Papua New Guinea), Pagan (Mariana Islands), Sakura-jima (Japan), Sangay (Ecuador), Santa María (Guatemala), Villarrica (Chile).
