• Yellowstone geysers became active again

    According to article published in YellowstoneGate a handful of Yellowstone National Park geysers appear to be active again after periods of dormancy, including one geyser that last erupted almost two decades ago.Morning Geyser, quiet for 18 years, is now active,

  • Constant lava emission at Guatemalan Fuego volcano continues

    Fuego volcano continues to produce lava flows and strong strombolian explosions. CONRED warned about possibly pyroclastic flows that could be generated by collapsing lava flow fronts and incandescent material rolling down the steep upper slopes of the volcano as has

  • Active volcanoes in the world: June 13 – June 19, 2012

    This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from June 13 – June 19, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria. New unrest has been noticed around 5 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes.FUEGO, Guatemala14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit

  • Volcanic gases could deplete ozone layer

    A new study has found that massive volcanic eruptions that took place over the past 70,000 years in Nicaragua could have injected enough gases into the atmosphere to temporarily thin the ozone layer. The study also concluded that if such an event took pace today, the

  • Shiveluch volcano on Kamchatka spews ash 8 km high

    The Shiveluch volcano on Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted ash rising to an altitude of 8 km above sea level, the Kamchatka branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Geophysical Service reported on Friday, June 15, 2012.Currently there is no danger for local

  • Active volcanoes in the world: June 6 – June 12, 2012

    This report covers active volcanoes recorded from June 6 – June 11, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria. New unrest has been noticed around 4 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes.FUEGO, Guatemala14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit elev. 3763

  • Guatemalan stratovolcano Fuego erupted again

    Guatemalan stratovolcano Fuego erupted again on Sunday, June 10, 2012 and spewed a column of ash up to a kilometer (about 3,300 feet) high.The National Vulcanology Institute said in a communique that the volcano, which rises 3,763 meters (12,230 feet) above sea

  • Kilauea volcano – lava flows march across coastal plain

    Over the past week, lava flows on Kīlauea’s coastal plain have been persistently advancing towards the ocean, though at a slower pace during a mid-week pressure decrease, increasing over the past day with renewed pressure. The flow front is estimated to be about