Volcanos

Roundup of Global Volcanic Activity

Karymsky (Kamchatka): An ash plume was reported this morning from the volcano drifting SE (VAAC Tokyo).

Bagana (Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea): A small ash plume was reported yesterday from the volcano (VAAC Darwin). A moderate thermal anomaly from the crater remains visible on satellite data. This suggests mild ongoing effusive and/or explosive activity.

Batu Tara (Sunda Islands, Indonesia): Strombolian activity remains apparently intense. Ash plumes from the volcano have been spotted more frequently in the past weeks.

Sinabung (Sumatra, Indonesia): Explosions and pyroclastic flows continue to occur at the volcano during the past days. This morning, a pyroclastic flow traveled 2 km and produced an ash plume of 2.5 km height.

Dukono (Halmahera): Darwin VAAC reported ash plumes drifting at estimated 7,000 ft (2.1 km) 40 km to the north of the volcano.

Piton de la Fournaise (La Réunion): According to the volcano observatory, the effusive phase of the eruption is over (no more activity since the sudden stop of lava effusion on Saturday). A weak tremor signal continued to be recorded this morning, probably related to degassing. The eruption has emplaced an impressive pahoehoe (ropy) lava flow field south and southeast of Dolomieu crater.