Authorities in Chad declared a state of emergency last week due to widespread floods affecting more than 1 million people. The floods affected 18 of the country’s 23 provinces.
An intense thermal anomaly was detected over Alaid volcano, Atlasov Island, Russia at 00:39 UTC on September 15, 2022, signaling the beginning of a new Strombolian explosive eruption after several years of quiescence.
An explosive eruption began at Chikurachki volcano at around 15:10 UTC on October 15, 2022, producing an eruptive column up to 4.5 km (14 700 feet) above sea level.
Ash emissions at Nishinoshima volcano, Japan increased on October 2 and 3, 2022, after more than 12 months of relative quiescence.
Moderate volcanic activity continues at Alaid volcano, Russia, with ash emissions rising up to 3 km (10 000 feet) above sea level at 05:20 UTC on September 27, 2022, according to the Tokyo VAAC.
A catastrophic tailings dam failure occurred at the Jagersfontein diamond mine in South Africa early Sunday morning, September 11, 2022, leaving at least 4 people dead and causing severe environmental damage.
Wildfires in Brazil are producing huge smoke clouds and high carbon monoxide concentrations, as shown in the Copernicus/Sentinel-5P image acquired on September 1, 2022.
A strong eruption took place at Chikurachki volcano, Russia at around 20:00 UTC on June 23, 2022, forcing KVERT to raise the Aviation Color Code from Green to Orange.
Submarine eruption continues at Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands since it entered the current eruptive phase in October 2021.
The second large plume of Saharan dust reached the Caribbean and South America on June 7, 2022, after a journey of more than 5 500 km (3 400 miles), as forecasted by Copernicus CAMS and confirmed by Sentinel-5p Aerosol index.
