A new swarm of earthquakes started yesterday at El Hierro, Canary Islands. So far, almost 200 tiny quakes (none above magnitude 3 so far) have occurred in a broad N-S oriented area beneath the NE part of the island at around 18 km depth.
A possible explanation
In last 7 days new activity was observed at 4 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 11 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from March 5 – March 11, 2014 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
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An international team of researchers has found evidence that the steam and heat from volcanoes and heated rocks allowed many species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, helping scientists understand how species respond to climate change.
The research
According to local media Indonesian Mount Merapi erupted early Monday, March 10, 2014 causing a thick-pyroclastic surge to shoot 1 500 meters up in the air. "The eruption took place at around 6:54 a.m. [local time] and the ash spread up to 7 kilometers from the…
Indonesian media is reporting major problems with fresh water supply in districts around Mount Kelut after strong eruption that occurred on February 13, 2014.
Springs were covered by volcanic materials, pipelines from the springs to the water tanks
In last 7 days new activity was observed at 6 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 10 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from February 26 – March 4, 2014 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
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A new phase of increased volcanic activity began today at Guatemalan Pacaya volcano. Authorities have issued an amber alert, the third highest – people must remain alert and be prepared to leave the area at short notice.
The volcano shot plumes of ash and
A swarm of very deep earthquakes was recorded in last 24 hours in the area of Punalu`u on the south-west flank of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii.
The following map shows earthquakes registered in last 7 days (February 20 – 27, 2014). Orange markers show
Mexican CENAPRED counted 544 small to moderate emissions at Popocatepetl volcano during 24 hours between February 25 – 26, 2014.
An overflight made yesterday afternoon showed that the dome number 48 was destroyed by this activity leaving a funnel-shaped cavity
In last 7 days new activity was observed at 5 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from February 19 – February 25, 2014 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
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