Volcanos

Roundup of Global Volcanic Activity:

Slamet (Central Java): Mild strombolian activity occurs from the summit crater of Java's second highest volcano. A stronger explosion Wednesday morning at 08:47 local time produced an ash column rising about 2 km, according to a local press article. Light ash fall occurred in areas to the NW. The explosion was the largest in the current eruptive episode so far. The alert status of the volcano (raised to 2 out of 4 last Monday) was not changed,- apparently, no significantly larger eruptions are expected. During the past days, the volcano has been producing strombolian eruptions at rates of 1-2 per hour, with ash plumes typically rising 500-1500 m.