Volcanic activity worldwide 27 Feb 2020: Stromboli volcano, Klyuchevskoy, Popocatépetl, Merapi, Ibu…

Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): The activity of the volcano has dropped during the past 2 days, at least judging from the frequency and intensity of strombolian explosions, which were much lower than during most of the previous months. Strombolian activity was characterized by low pressure and came mainly from the NE crater vent, while puffing and degassing prevails at the SW and central…

Klyuchevskoy volcano (Kamchatka, Russia): increased activity, lava flow reported

We received a note from our correspondent Yuri Demyanchuk, head of the volcano observatory in Klyuchi, that the volcano’s activity – strombolian eruption in the summit crater – has increased in the past days and that a lava flow has started on the upper SE flank. While satellite imagery from 25 Feb does not yet show this and no other visual confirmation is available at the moment, we’re keeping…