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Russia warns about volcano eruption

The Russian Academy of Sciences has issued an advisory to airlines, urging them to avoid flying over the Kamchatka mountains where four volcanoes have become more active.

These include Shiveluch, Karymsky, Kizimen, and Flat Tolbachik.

The ash from these volcanoes can cause fatal consequences. If the particles get caught in aircraft engines, a crash would be inevitable.

At the moment Shiveluch volcano is throwing a column of ash to a height almost 4,500 meters above sea level, while Karymsky volcano is spewing ash at a height of about 2,700 meters above sea level.

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Eruption in New Guinea

An large eruption seems to have occurred this morning around 05:30 GMT from Manam volcano north of New Guinea. VAAC Darwin reported an ash plume rising to 45,000 ft (approx. 14 km) altitude. For the moment, no precise other information about the nature of the eruption is available, as the island is remote.

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Global Volcanic Activity:

The Copahue volcano in Argentina's Neuquen province and Chile's Biobio region began spewing ash and gas early on Saturday.

Thousands of people evacuated from Palue Islands in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara due to volcanic eruption at Mt. Rokatenda, Indonesia. People have evacuated to Maumere, Sikka, Ropa and Ende. Many water sources are reported to be contaminated with volcanic ash.

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Indonesia/Mount Lokon recent volcanic activity

-Mount Lokon volcano located in Sulawesi, Indonesia spewed fire and ash into the air today.

-Volcanic ashes were spewed about 3,000 metres above the sky.

-However there is no ash fall in the nearby Tomohon.

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Russia's Plosky Tolbachik volcano located far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is spilling a record 1,200 tonnes of lava every second.

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A seismic swarm of 2000 microearthquakes near the island of Nisyros since 24 November could indicate a start of a or coming of a volcanic eruption near Nisyros, Greece.

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Tolbachik volcano eruption - Kamchatka (Russia) -Lavas from the Kamchatka Russia volcano Plosky Tolbachik have destroyed two nearby scientific camps. -Scientific bases were 10 kilometers away from the Plosky Tolbachik volcano. -Schools and kindergartens have cancelled all classes in nearby Kozyrevsk village. -Tolbachik volcano is throwing clouds of ash to the height of 3,000 meters with the potential for ash explosions up to 10 km.

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Guatemala is on alert as the Santiaguito volcano dumps plumes of smoke and ash over nearby communities, coating cars and houses in grey dust. Residents of nearby communities woke on Wednesday morning to find a thin layer of ash coating their cars, streets and homes. White columns of smoke reached up to 5km (3.1 miles) into the sky.

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For the first time in 2012, Kīlauea lava flows have entered the Pacific Ocean, adding slivers of new land to Hawai'i Island.

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Global volcanic activity:

Popocatépetl's activity in Mexico remains stable with about 2 weak explosions per hour. Most of these only produce steam plumes, only the stronger ones are accompanied by weak ash plumes. Crater glow is visible at night and a significant SO2 emission indicates that magma continues to rise in the volcano.

Explosive activity from Fuego volcano, Guatemala is increasing in favor of effusive. Since yesterday, there have been 13 weak to moderate explosions with ash rising up to 1000 m. The lava flow towards the Ash Canyon is still active and now 400 m long.

A mild ash explosion from the Santiaguito lava dome [Guatemala] occurred this morning with a weak plume rising to 3100 m altitude. Activity otherwise remains mainly effusive. The thick block lava flows that descend from the summit are still weakly active and produce avalanches of rocks detaching from their fronts.

Heavy rainfalls around Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador triggered lahars one of which damaged the Baños-Penipe road.

The seismic swarm in the Tjörnes Fracture Zone north off Iceland continues and the Icelandic Civil protection issued warning about the possibility of a larger earthquake.

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Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano has registered at least 26 eruptions accompanied by steam and gas, as well as a volcano tectonic quake.

Mount Marapi volcano has erupted on Indonesia's Sumatra island, spewing thick grey smoke up to 1.5 kilometres into the sky.

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Kizimen volcano (Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)) activity update: active lava flow, occasional pyroclastic flows and/or explosions, ash plume to 11 800 ft.

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Long-simmering Fuego volcano has exploded in Guatemala. The series of eruptions on Thursday hurled thick clouds of ash nearly three kilometres high, spewing rivers of lava down its flanks and prompting evacuation orders for more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities.

New Activity/Unrest has been reported at the following sites:

Apoyeque, Nicaragua | Grozny Group, Iturup Island | Krakatau, Indonesia | Little Sitkin, Aleutian Islands | San Cristóbal, Nicaragua | Soufrière Hills, Montserrat | Tangkubanparahu, Western Java (Indonesia)

Ongoing Activity:

Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia) | Cleveland, Chuginadak Island | Fuego, Guatemala | Gamkonora, Halmahera | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) | Kilauea, Hawaii (USA) | Machín, Colombia | Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia | Paluweh, Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia) | Sakura- jima, Kyushu | Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia) | Sirung, Pantar Island (Indonesia)

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San Cristobal volcano in Nicaragua erupts. 3 000 residents evacuated.

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Anak Kraktoa volcano in Indonesia erupts. Lava flows extend the shoreline by 100 metres.

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Bezymianny volcano on Siberia's Kamchatka peninsula has had an explosive eruption, sending an ash plume 34 000 ft into the stratosphere.

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New Activity/Unrest has been reported at the following volcanos:

Havre Seamount, SW Pacific | Grozny Group, Iturup Island | Soputan, Sulawesi | Soufrière Hills, Montserrat | Tangkubanparahu, Western Java (Indonesia) | Tungurahua, Ecuador.

Ongoing Activity:

Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia) | Cleveland, Chuginadak Island | Fuego, Guatemala | Galeras, Colombia | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) | Kilauea, Hawaii (USA) | Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia | Popocatépetl, México | Sakura-jima, Kyushu | Santa María, Guatemala | Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia).

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A swarm of earthquakes has shaken the Little Sitkin volcano in the western Aleutian Islands off Alaska. No eruption has been observed, but may be imminent.

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Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador erupts again. 110 families living in close proximity have been evacuated.

 

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Cleveland volcano in Alaska has small eruption with a low level ash cloud.