The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: January 3 – 9, 2018

The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: January 3 – 9, 2018

New activity/unrest was reported for 2 volcanoes between January 3 and 9, 2018. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 11 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Agung, Bali (Indonesia) | Kadovar, Papua New Guinea. Ongoing activity: Aira, Kyushu (Japan) |…

Active volcanoes in the world: June 21 – 27, 2017

Active volcanoes in the world: June 21 – 27, 2017

New activity/unrest was reported for 7 volcanoes between June 21 and 27, 2017. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Bogoslof, Fox Islands (USA) | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) | Pavlof, United States |…

Volcanic activity related to Earth’s historical climate shifts

Volcanic activity related to Earth’s historical climate shifts

A new study, conducted by scientists from the University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, suggests the volcanic activity related to the plate-tectonic movements could have triggered climate changes in Earth's history. The research has…

Active volcanoes in the world: July 17 – July 23, 2013

Active volcanoes in the world: July 17 – July 23, 2013

This week, 6 volcanoes had new activity,  ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from July 17 – July 23, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.

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Active volcanoes in the world: July 10 – July 16, 2013

Active volcanoes in the world: July 10 – July 16, 2013

This week, 6 volcanoes had new activity,  ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from July 10 – July 16, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.

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2012 In Review – Volcanoes

2012 In Review – Volcanoes

As far as the volcanic activity goes 2012 had lots of interesting moments and Pacific Ring of Fire was focus of almost all of it. 2011 finished with our eyes on the Cleveland volcano, Alaska. Cleveland sent ash 4.5 km in the sky during a single explosion event on