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Eruption from Popocatepétl yesterday morning
Monday, Jun 17, 2013
Veniaminof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): The eruption continues at low levels. Recent satellite images show very high elevated surface temperatures at the intracaldera cinder cone consistent with continued effusion of lava. No plumes have been observed in satellite images nor reported by pilots or local observers. (AVO) ... [more]
Fuego today with the lava flow towards the Ceniza canyon visible (INSIVUMEH webcam)
Activity has increased during the past days. A new small lava flow started on 14 June on the southern flank and had a length of 300 m this morning. ... [more]
Photo of Veniaminof on 13 June, taken from Port Moller by Bob Murphy (via AVO)
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013
Sangeang Api (Indonesia): VSI decreased the alert level from 3 to 2 ("Waspada", on a scale of 4), as seismic activity has decreased recently. ... [more]
A small ash eruption was reported yesterday at around 09:15 local time. Residents near the volcano heard an explosion sound and some fins ash fell on nearby villages. [more]
Eruption plume from Popocatepétl yesterday
Activity has picked up during the past 2 days, as the preceding earthquake swarm had suggested. CENAPRED reports emissions at a rate of 2 per hour. The more vigorous explosions have produced ash plumes of up to 3 km height. The largest was an explosion yesterday just before 17:30 (local time). ... [more]
Photo of Veniaminof on 13 June, taken from Port Moller by Bob Murphy (via AVO)
The volcano began erupting on Thursday morning, June 13, following several days of increasing seismicity, AVO reported. The official Color Code/Alert Level was raised to ORANGE/WATCH. ... [more]
Friday, Jun 14, 2013
Veniaminof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): (13 Jun) The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the volcano alert level from Yellow to Orange. Elevated surface temperatures observed in satellite images this morning at 13:25 UTC (05:25 AKDT) indicate that an eruption at the intracaldera cone is likely underway. ... [more]

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