GLOBAL VOLCANISM: Steam Explosions Seen At Russia's Zhupanovsky Volcano - NASA Observes Ash 9,702 Feet High!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 08, 2013 - RUSSIA </span></b>- A remote Russian volcano may be readying for a new eruption, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. On Nov. 5, NASA's Earth-Observing 1 satellite spotted ash above the 9,702-foot-tall (2,958 meters) Zhupanovksy volcano, which recently woke from a decades-long slumber. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jcRy7IXHl2U/UnzXPGFeNlI/AAAAAAABNbw/N80ZoVoH6Xg/s1600/zhupanovsky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jcRy7IXHl2U/UnzXPGFeNlI/AAAAAAABNbw/N80ZoVoH6Xg/s1600/zhupanovsky.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />The snowy peaks also shows signs of phreatic explosions — the stupendous blasts that result from hot lava meeting snow, ice or water, the <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82317">Earth Observatory</a> reported.<br /><br />Zhupanovksy's latest activity started on Oct. 23, when the volcano spewed ash 16,400 feet (5 kilometers) into the sky. <br /><br />It was the first explosive eruption at the volcano since 1959, according to KVERT, the Kamchatka Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which monitors volcanic and earthquake hazards in the Russian peninsula. <br /><br />The initial blast of ash and volcanic gases was followed by several days of <a href="http://www.livescience.com/40414-volcano-erupts-acid-lake-karymsky.html">phreatic bursts</a> and strong gas emissions from fumaroles (gas vents) at the peak, KVERT reported. - <a href="http://www.livescience.com/40997-zhupanovksy-kamchatka-volcano-eruption-spotted.html"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Live Science</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There are subtle signs of a new eruption brewing on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The Earth-Observing 1 satellite captured ash above <a href="http://www.volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=300120">Zhupanovsky</a> Volcano on November 5, 2013 (top image). According to the <a href="http://www.volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=300120&tab=1#October2013">Global Volcanism Program,</a> the explosions at Zhupanovksy are <a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/images/pglossary/HydroVolcEruption.php">phreatic,</a> caused by the nearly instantaneous vaporization of water with hot material below the surface.<br /><br />In this natural-color image, snow on the high-altitdue ridges is white, ash is light gray, bare rock is tan, and the deeply shadowed northern slopes of Zhupanovsky Massif are blue.<br /><br />On October 26, 2013, the <a href="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) aboard the <a href="http://terra.nasa.gov/">Terra</a> satellite spied a <a href="http://lance-modis.eosdis.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/imagery/single.cgi?image=Zhupanovsky.A2013299.0045.250m.jpg">streak of dark material</a> on Zhupanovsky’s north face. The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team <a href="http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/van/index.php?n=2013-10-24">reported</a> ash plumes up to 5 kilometers (3 miles) high and a weak “thermal anomaly” (infrared heat detected by satellite) from October 23 through 26. The explosions were followed by gas and steam emissions from <a href="http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/images/pglossary/fumarole.php">fumaroles</a>—a <a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/33979793">common feature</a> of Zhupanovsky. - <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82317&src=ve"><span style="color: orange;"><b>EO</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

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GLOBAL VOLCANISM: Global Volcano Report For November 6, 2013 - Updates On Sinabung, Klyuchevskoy, Karymsky, Shiveluch, Zhupanovsky And Batu Tara!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 06, 2013 - WORLDWIDE VOLCANOES </span></b>- The following constitutes the new activity, unrest and ongoing reports of volcanoes across the globe, courtesy of  <a href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Volcano Discovery</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news.html">Sinabung (Sumatra, Indonesia)</a></b>: <span style="color: #666666;">(5 Nov</span>) The frequency and size of explosions seems to be picking up. Another eruption occurred this afternoon around 15:20 local time, sending an ash plume to 25,000 ft (7.5 km) altitude (VAAC Darwin).<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ToezwrmWJ18/Unp3kN9hIzI/AAAAAAABNPI/wigDKk3vsMU/s1600/sinabung.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ToezwrmWJ18/Unp3kN9hIzI/AAAAAAABNPI/wigDKk3vsMU/s1600/sinabung.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eruption of Sinabung this aftenoon (VSI webcam).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: lime;"><b>WATCH:</b></span>  A small pyroclastic flow occurred during the explosion as well, visible on the following webcam time-lapse video: <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="321" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/maXWrof-yhU?showinfo=0&version=3" width="570"></iframe></div><br /><br />Another explosion occurred this morning and produced an ash plume rising to 10,000 ft (3 km) altitude (VAAC Darwin). <br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/klyuchevskoy/news.html">Klyuchevskoy (Kamchatka)</a></b>: KVERT reports moderate seismic activity (amplitude of volcanic tremor: 5.11 mcm/s), which has doubled over the past days. Video data showed strong gas-steam activity of the volcano. (KVERT)<br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/kamchatka/karymsky/news.html">Karymsky (Kamchatka)</a></b>: KVERT reports ongoing (likely) strombolian and weak vulcanian activity. A thermal anomaly was detected on satellite data over the volcano and an ash cloud moved to 110 km to the east of the volcano. Ash emissions continued this morning.<br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/kamchatka/sheveluch/news.html">Shiveluch (Kamchatka)</a></b>: Activity remains elevated. A new ash plume (likely from another partial dome collapse or explosion) was detected this morning at 03:22 GMT at an estimated altitude of 14,000 ft (4,2 km) extending to the east.<br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/zhupanovsky/news.html">Zhupanovsky (Kamchatka, Russia)</a></b>: A small ash plume was reported this morning rising to 7,000 ft (2.1 km) altitude. Most likely, more phreatic explosions occurred again (such as already week ago).<br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/batu-tara/news.html">Batu Tara (Sunda Islands, Indonesia)</a></b>: Eruptions (strombolian to vulcanian type) continue at the remote island. An ash plume was spotted this morning on satellite images.<br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/today.html">Complete Earthquake list (worldwide) for November 6, 2013.</a></b><br /><br />- <a href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Volcano Discovery</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

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GLOBAL VOLCANISM: Global Volcano Report For November 5, 2013 - Updates On Klyuchevskoy, Etna, Bagana, Manam, White Island And Fuego!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 05, 2013 - WORLDWIDE VOLCANOES </span></b>- The following constitutes the new activity, unrest and ongoing reports of volcanoes across the globe, courtesy of  <a href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Volcano Discovery</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/klyuchevskoy/news.html">Klyuchevskoy (Kamchatka)</a></b>: Tremor and degassing have increased with respect to the last report from KVERT. A steam plume rises about 2 km above the crater and a thermal anomaly over the volcano is visible on satellite data. This suggests that some volcanic activity (perhaps strombolian) has resumed (or continues).<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UlsySw9KImo/Unkq4l9jHBI/AAAAAAABNCk/RcSJMsIq0Ms/s1600/kly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UlsySw9KImo/Unkq4l9jHBI/AAAAAAABNCk/RcSJMsIq0Ms/s1600/kly.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current view of Klyuchevskoy volcano (KVERT webcam).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/etna/current-activity.html">Etna (Sicily, Italy)</a></b>: While the summit craters have remained calm, seismic activity shows continuing unrest at the volcano. A number of relatively shallow earthquakes occurred this morning under the volcano. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Wg_pfRTAg4/UnkrFkueCpI/AAAAAAABNCs/CcHKEbs5i8M/s1600/etna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Wg_pfRTAg4/UnkrFkueCpI/AAAAAAABNCs/CcHKEbs5i8M/s1600/etna.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Location of the 2.9 earthquake under Etna this morning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />The only quake located by an international agency was a <a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/490355/M2.9-Tue-5-Nov--SICILY-ITALY.html">2.9 magnitude event at 05:30</a> (GMT) at 18 km depth under the SW flank, while the other earthquakes were too small to be included, but appear to be shallower. More precise data will hopefully be available soon from INGV Catania.<br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/bagana/news.html">Bagana (Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea)</a></b>: A relatively large SO2 plume from the volcano today indicates a surge in activity (ash explosions, strombolian activity?).<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5LnH2gQo414/UnkrQAulNvI/AAAAAAABNC0/DdfMWVO8AN8/s1600/bagana.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5LnH2gQo414/UnkrQAulNvI/AAAAAAABNC0/DdfMWVO8AN8/s1600/bagana.gif" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SO2 plume from Bagana volcano (NOAA).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/manam/news.html">Manam (Papua New Guinea)</a></b>: Elevated SO2 emissions are visible today on NOAA satellite data.<br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/white-island/news.html">White Island (New Zealand)</a></b>: No further eruptive activity has occurred since the moderate eruption on the evening of 11 October 2013. Seismic activity and gas flux from the volcano have been at a low level since the eruption. The Aviation Colour Code has been lowered from Yellow to Green. (GeoNet).<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wEInrkvyTUc/Unkra1gdOEI/AAAAAAABNC8/WOOe5eiK1lQ/s1600/whiteisland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wEInrkvyTUc/Unkra1gdOEI/AAAAAAABNC8/WOOe5eiK1lQ/s1600/whiteisland.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current webcam image of White Island (GeoNet).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fuego/news.html">Fuego (Guatemala)</a></b>: The volcano observatory of INSIVUMEH reports an increase in activity today: A new lava flow started to descend on the southern flank towards the Trinidad canyon and currently has a length of 100 m. Another branch towards the Ceniza canyon is 50 m long. From both flow fronts, incandescent avalanches detach with run-out lengths of up to 500 m. <br /><br />The risk of pyroclastic flows triggered by collapse of the steep lava flow fronts is elevated. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-av_CGPeKWV4/UnkriMHP5YI/AAAAAAABNDE/Vn1pl3jWY-0/s1600/fuego.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-av_CGPeKWV4/UnkriMHP5YI/AAAAAAABNDE/Vn1pl3jWY-0/s1600/fuego.gif" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current seismic signal from Fuego volcano (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Accompanied by elevated seismic activity, more and stronger explosions have occurred today. Ash plumes rose up to 800 m height above the crater and often produced loud shock waves that rattled roofs and windows of houses in villages Panimaché, Morelia and Panimaché II. <br /><br />There are constant degassing sounds similar to a locomotive, and incandescent material is ejected to heights of 125-200 meters above the crater, generating avalanches on the upper slopes. <br /><br /><br /><b><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/today.html">Complete Earthquake list (worldwide) for November 5, 2013.</a></b><br /><br />- <a href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Volcano Discovery</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

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