Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 22-28 June 2011 4 July 2011
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Here’s the Smithsonian Institution and United States Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for the week 22-28 June 2011, compiled by Sally Kuhn Sennert. Some of the highlights:
- Ambrym: degassing, occasional explosions, light ashfall
- Nabro: eruption continues, with plumes of water vapour and sulphur dioxide, lava flows and ashfall
- Puyehue-Cordón Caulle: eruption continues, with active lava flow, and ash clouds affecting air traffic
- Planchón-Peteroa: ash and gas-and-steam plumes detected
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The Smithsonian Institution/United States Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 22-28 June 2011 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: Ambrym (Vanuatu), Kirishima (Japan), Nabro (Eritrea), Puyehue-Cordón Caulle (Chile).
Ongoing activity: Batu Tara (Indonesia), Fuego (Guatemala), Karymsky (Russia), Kilauea (Hawaii, USA), Kizimen (Russia), Planchón-Peteroa (Chile), Sakura-jima (Japan), Shiveluch (Russia).
Note: ‘a.s.l.’ = ‘above sea level’.
SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 18-24 August 2010 26 August 2010
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Here’s the regular review of the past week’s volcanic activity, compiled by Sally Kuhn Sennert and published by the Global Volcanism Program:
- Galeras: erupted on 25 August
- Popocatépetl: produced a 1-km steam plume on 23 August
- San Cristóbal: a report of a steam plume on 20 August
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The Smithsonian Institution/United States Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18-24 August 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: Galeras (Colombia).
Ongoing activity: Ambrym (Vanuatu), Batu Tara (Indonesia), Dukono (Indonesia), Karymsky (Russia), Kilauea (Hawaii USA), Kliuchevskoi (Russia), Pagan (Mariana Islands), Popocatépetl (Mexico), Sakura-jima (Japan), San Cristóbal (Nicaragua), Sangay (Ecuador), Shiveluch (Russia), Soufrière Hills (Montserrat), Suwanose-jima (Japan), Ulawun (Papua New Guinea).
Note: a.s.l. = ‘above sea level’.
SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 2-8 December 2009 10 December 2009
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The Smithsonian Institution/United States Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 2-8 December 2009 is 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: Llaima (Chile).
Ongoing activity: Ambrym (Vanuatu), Chaitén (Chile), Colima (Mexico), Dukono (Indonesia), Fuego (Guatemala), Karymsky (Russia), Kilauea (Hawaii, USA), Kliuchevskoi (Russia), Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), Sakura-jima (Japan), San Cristóbal (Nicaragua), Shiveluch (Russia), Soufrière Hills (Montserrat), Suwanose-jima (Japan).
Vanuatu’s volcanoes at the NASA Earth Observatory 9 December 2009
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This image, from the NASA Earth Observatory (click on the image to view the original full-size version) shows the northern part of the Republic of Vanuatu in the south-west Pacific. It was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite on 3 December 2009 and shows two currently active Vanuatu volcanoes: Ambrym (bottom right) and Gaua (top left). Detail views of both are shown below.
The current eruptive phase at Ambrym, which has a history of frequent eruptions over the last 2000 years or so, began in May 2008; an earlier Earth Observatory image showed an instance of the vog that Ambrym’s sulphur dioxide emissions can produce. Gaua, meanwhile, which last erupted in 1982, has been restless since the autumn of this year: evacuations were recently ordered when gas and ash emissions from its active cone (Mt Garat) were making life impossible for the inhabitants of nearby villages. Another very active Vanuatu volcano, Yasur, is out of shot to the south.
Above: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu, emitting a thin plume to the west on 3 December 2009.
Above: Gaua or Santa Maria island and Gaua volcano, Vanuatu, on 3 December 2009. The lake partially filling the 6 x 9 km caldera has developed a crescent shape because of the construction of the currently active cone of Mt Garat. The brown marking on the western side of the island shows where recent gas emissions from Mt Garat have caused damage to vegetation.
Information
Global Volcanism Program: Ambrym – summary information for Ambrym (0507-04=)
Global Volcanism Program: Gaua – summary information for Gaua (0507-02=)
Vanuatu Geohazards Observatory – official Vanuatu geohazards website
Vanuatu volcanoes and volcanics – information from the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory