Authorities in the Philippines are warning residents of the imminent and potentially dangerous eruption of the country’s most active volcano. State volcanologists raised the threat level for Mount Mayon to four on a scale of five, meaning the eruption could happen within hours or days. It has already spewed ash, lava, molten rock and steam […]
Authorities on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali have raised the volcano alert to the highest level as Mount Agung continues to churn and belch menacing-looking ash and smoke. Landslides of lahar, wet volcanic debris, are making muddy trails down the volcano’s slopes. Officials have extended the danger zone around the rumbling volcano to 10 […]
The National Science Foundation is funding the largest marine seismic-monitoring effort yet along the Alaska Peninsula, a region with frequent and diverse earthquake and volcanic activity. Involving aircraft and ships, the new Alaska Amphibious Community Seismic Experiment will be led by Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, with partners at the University of Washington and seven other […]
The Alaska Volcano Observatory reported today that the Pavlof Volcano, which erupted abruptly on Sunday afternoon, has now exhibited reduced emissions, and has lessened to the degree that is is now difficult to observe. The Pavlof volcano, situated to the west of the entrance to Pavlof Bay, in the Aleutians, was observed by a […]