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  • Akan volcano alert level raised, Hokkaido, Japan

    The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a Near-crater Warning for Akan volcano (Meakandake) at 03:30 UTC on November 23, 2018. The decision was made due to increased seismic activity at the volcano. A similar event occurred in 2015 when the increased…

  • The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: November 14 – 20, 2018

    New activity/unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes between November 14 and 20, 2018. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Fuego, Guatemala | Mayon, Luzon (Philippines) | Suwanosejima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan)….

  • Destructive waterspout hits Marmaris, Turkey

    A large waterspout formed near the coast of Marmaris, southern Turkey on November 21, 2018. At least one boat sank and more were destroyed in the mooring area. There were no reports of injuries at the time of press. ​ This report will be updated when more…

  • ‘Corona – The Zenith Aurorae’ by Adrien Mauduit

    Take a break and watch this video. 'Corona – The Zenith Aurorae' by astrophotographer and nature cinematographer​ Adrien Mauduit ​Duration: 4:43 Anyone who has ever seen a decent display of Aurora knows that it explodes to fill up the whole sky,…