This report covers active volcanoes recorded from March 28 – April 3, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria. New unrest has been noticed around 7 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 8 volcanoes.CLEVELANDChuginadak Island 52.825°N, 169.944°W; summit
After an unusually cold winter in Ukraine, the spring melting of the Kyiv (or Kiev) Reservoir on the Dnieper River has caused potentially hazardous rafts of ice to start drifting toward a dam and hydroelectric plant at the southern edge of the reservoir. The
After devastating tsunami on March 11 2011, the Japanese government estimated that 5 million tons of debris was swept up by the event. Estimates are that about 70 % sunk to the seafloor and 1.5 million tons left floating. More than a year later, the debris from that
Ambrym (Vanuatu) is showing signs of activity. After a longer period of silence on Modvolc, a strong thermal signal is again visible at Marum and Benbow craters on the MODIS Global Hot Spot monitoring tool from the University of Hawaii (ModVolc). It is difficult to
Nevado del Ruiz seems to be getting closer to a new eruption. INGEOMINAS reports that during the last week, there has been a significant increase in the activity of the volcano, which can be summarized as follows:- From March 27, there have been phases of volcanic
Flood-ravaged Fiji declared a state of emergency on Sunday and warned tourists to stay away for the time being, as heavy rain and high winds continued to pound the South Pacific nation.Officials said they could not guarantee visitors’ safety in the wake of flash
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico at 17:36 UTC on April 2, 2012 according to USGS. The epicenter was located 27 km (17 miles) SSE (148°) from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico (16.477°N, 98.287°W). The depth of epicenter was at 12.3 km (7.6 miles).This
Drought has put a squeeze on water supplies in parts of England and its now has begun to spread. It was underway in East and South East England earlier this year. As the drought-hit regions faced drastic restrictions on consumption, experts issued an extensive
Researchers from The Australian National University have challenged the concept that Earth formed from the same material as the Sun — and thus has a “chondritic” composition — an idea that has been assumed accurate by planetary scientists for quite some
The tremor signal has started to rise sharply on Saturday, March 31, which could mean that the 23rd paroxysm is about to occur. The next hours will show.Strombolian activity continued since Friday, March 30, at the new Southeast Crater crater.Explosions throw
