The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: November 13 – 19, 2024
New activity/unrest was reported for 8 volcanoes from November 13 – 19, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 14 volcanoes.
Storm Bert to rapidly intensify, bringing severe winds and heavy rain to the UK and Ireland
Storm Bert — the second named storm of the 2024/25 European storm season will undergo explosive cyclogenesis on Saturday, November 23, 2024, becoming a “bomb cyclone” with a rapid pressure drop of over 24 hPa in 24 hours. The system is set to bring heavy rain, strong winds, and freezing temperatures across the United Kingdom and Ireland this weekend, with warnings for flooding, power disruptions, and snow in higher regions.
First significant snow of the season forecast for parts of the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Appalachians
A potent upper-level low is forecast to bring the first significant snowfall of the season to parts of the Northeast, Great Lakes, and central Appalachians, with accumulations of up to 30.5 cm (1 foot) expected in higher elevations through Saturday, November 23, 2024, starting Thursday, November 21.
Indonesia prepares for peak rainy season as natural disasters claim 381 lives in 2024
With annual rainfall forecast to reach up to 5 000 mm (196.9 inches) from November 2024 through 2025, Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has urged local authorities to ramp up disaster preparedness efforts for the approaching peak of the rainy season.
Lava destroys Blue Lagoon parking lot in latest eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
Lava from a nearby volcanic flow consumed the entire parking lot of Blue Lagoon geothermal spa resort in Grindavik, Iceland, at 14:00 local time on November 21, 2024.
Prolonged atmospheric river triggers High Risk (level 4/4) of Excessive Rainfall alert for Northern California coastline
Two powerful Pacific storm systems and an atmospheric river event will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher-elevation mountain snow.
Grindavík evacuated as new volcanic eruption begins on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
A new volcanic fissure opened up between Stóra-Skógfell and Sýlingarfell, near the town of Grindavík, Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, at 23:14 local time (LT) on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. This marked the year’s seventh eruption in this region.
Landslide claims 4 lives in Central Java, Indonesia
A landslide in Purworejo Regency, Central Java, struck on Tuesday, November19, 2024, at approximately 16:00 local time (LT), killing three people, severely damaging one house, and leaving one person missing.
Deadly landslide strikes Rize, leaving one dead and three injured, Turkey
A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall struck the Cayeli district of Rize, Turkey, on November 19, 2024. The disaster buried the ground floors of two adjacent apartment buildings under debris, resulting in one fatality and three injuries.
Bomb cyclone kills at least 2, leaves over 1.8 million without power in U.S. and Canada
A powerful, rapidly intensifying cyclone wreaked havoc across the northwestern United States and parts of Canada on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, causing at least 2 deaths and leaving more than 600 000 customers (approximately 1.5 million people) in the U.S. without power. Another 140 000 customers (approximately 335 000 people) were left without power in B.C., Canada.
