Kategorie: Climate Change

Ash emissions from the Kanlaon volcano today (image: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology)

The explosive eruption at the volcano persists.

Short-lived ash emissions continued from the summit vent that started at 11:37 local time.
An ash plume rose 1200 meters above the crater and drifted south-southwest.

There is a 4 km exclusion zone around the main crater in place.

The alert status for the volcano remains at Level 3.

Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology volcano activity update 24 December 2024

ATM: Ash emission from the summit of Kanlaon Volcano resumes at 11:37AM and is still ongoing, generating a dark plume 1200 m tall that is expected to rain ash over the south and southwest sectors of the volcano. Alert Level 3 prevails over Kanlaon.UPDATE: Ash emission has ended… pic.twitter.com/dQ6FEGxEE0

— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) December 24, 2024

Map of today’s active volcanoes

Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): (23 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.

Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): (23 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: EXPLODED AT 20241223/0337Z OVER FL060 STNR OBS VA DTG:23/0330Z

Canlaon (Central Philippines): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20241223/2011Z FL100 EXTD W REPORTED OBS VA DTG:23/2020Z

Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: VONA STATE ERUPTION TO FL060 AT 23/1150Z EST VA DTG:23/1830Z

Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 and is moving at 05 kts in NE direction.
The full report is as follows: VA TO FL140 LAST REPORTED AT 23/1600Z EST VA DTG:23/1640Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Dukono (Halmahera): (23 Dec) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 and is moving at 15 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL080 EXTD ESE OBS AT 22/2340Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Kilauea (Hawai’i): The eruption goes on.
Fountaining continues from several eruptive vents on the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor of the southwestern part of the caldera and covers the crater with a new lava lake.
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At about 04:30 AM local time, columns of lava surpassed 80 meters (262 feet) characterized by ejecting molten lava clots and even lava bombs onto the western caldera rim. By 05:30 AM local time, the area covered by lava flows reached approx. 400 acres of the caldera floor.
The local observatory added: „The primary hazard of concern at this time is high levels of volcanic gas which can have far-reaching effects down-wind (generally southwest) of the summit. The plume of volcanic gas and fine volcanic particles is reaching elevations of 6,000-8,000 feet above sea level (2,000-4,000 feet above ground level) and winds are transporting it to the southwest, within the closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.“

…23 Dec:
At approximately 2 a.m. local time on December 23, increased earthquake activity was detected beneath the summit of Kīlauea. By 2:30 a.m., the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) confirmed eruptive activity through summit webcam images, indicating that an eruption had begun within Halemaʻumaʻu and the summit caldera in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
In response, the HVO has raised Kīlauea’s volcano alert level from ADVISORY to WARNING and the aviation color code from YELLOW to RED as they continue to assess the eruption and associated hazards.
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The initial stages of eruptions are often unpredictable. Webcam footage reveals a series of fissures producing lava fountains and flows at the base of Halemaʻumaʻu within Kaluapele (the summit caldera). Currently, the activity remains confined to the summit caldera, and hazard evaluations will be updated as the situation develops.
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory volcano activity update 23 December 2024

Home Reef (Tonga Islands): (22 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20241222/0209Z VA AREA IS NO LONGER IDENTIFIBLE ON SATELLIE IMAGERY

Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: CONS EM

Santiaguito (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows: OCSL VA EMS OBSD to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Fuego (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 17000 ft (5200 m) altitude or flight level 170 and is moving at 10 kts in N direction.
The full report is as follows: FQT EM to 17000 ft (5200 m)

Sangay (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 .
The full report is as follows: NEW EM DETECTED to 19000 ft (5800 m)

Reventador (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: NEW VA EMS

Sabancaya (Peru): (23 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: UNABLE TO DETECT

Volcano Activity Summary for 23 Dec 2024: