When NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at noon local time (00:00 Universal Time) on October 6, 2012, Shilveluch Volcano was quiet (first image). By the time NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the area
Mount Lokon volcano in northern Indonesia erupted again on Sunday, October 7, 2012 spewing smoke and ash that caused muddy rain to fall in nearby villages. Local monitoring official Farid Ruskanda Bina said to AP that the volcano rumbled as heavy rain fell around its
Scientist claim that true polar wander is happening now. True polar wander is a solid-body rotation of a planet with respect to its spin axis, causing the geographic locations of the North and South Poles to change, or
New unrest has been noticed around 4 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from September 26 – October 2, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a
New unrest has been noticed around 5 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 8 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from September 19 – September 25, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report
New unrest has been noticed around 7 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 7 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from September 12 – September 18 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is
Indonesian stratovolcano Mount Soputan erupted on September 18, 2012 shooting ash and smoke nearly 1500 m (1 mile) into the sky. State volcanology officials said that Mount Soputan on central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island erupted Tuesday afternoon but there is still no
Two separate explosions occurred at Gamalama volcano on Ternate Island, Indonesia on September 16, 2012 at 13.22 and 14.15 local time. Volcano Discovery reported that the eruption followed an increase in seismic activity and triggered PVMBG to raise the alert level
More than 33 000 people were forced to evacuate the area after another violent eruption of Guatemalan volcano Fuego. North and northeast winds forecasted for the weekend period would help to steer most of the smoke and ash from the eruption away from the city. …
Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego erupted on the morning of September 13, 2012. According to the Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres ((CONRED), the eruption included ash emissions to the west, and a 500-meter (2,000-foot) long lava flow. CONRED
