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Satellite image of the Rabaul caldera (by Google Earth View) |
Volcano news from Papua New Guinea:
Friday, May 18, 2012
 NASA image of Bagana from 16 May 2012 showing an active steaming lava flow
A new NASA satellite image reveals a fresh lava flow on Bagana volcano's eastern flank. It is unknown when the eruption started, but comparison with older images implies that it must have begun some time between March 2011 and February 2012. ...moreBagana is of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea, but extremely remote and there is no ground-based monitoring, which is why satellites provide the most reliable and timely means of monitoring. [ less] [ read all]
Thursday, Apr 19, 2012
According to setyoufreenews.com, Mt Lamington volcano in New Guinea is showing some signs of becoming active. According to the brief news, locals from the community of Popendetta reported "smoke and ash emission on March 25". No original source or other reports could be located so far to confirm new activity. ...moreMt Lamington volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano with a 560 m high summit lava dome that grew during 1951-56, following a brutal reawakening with a major explosive eruption in 1951, which produced lava flows and devastating pyroclastic flows, and killed about 3-4000 people. [ less] [ read all]
Sunday, Feb 05, 2012
Darwin VAAC reported that a possible ash plume from Karkar rose to altitudes of 7.6-10.7 km (25,000-35,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted NE and E on 1 February. ...moreThe last confirmed eruption of the remote volcano was on 12 January 1979, but several similar ash plumes with a possible origin from Karkar volcano were reported in recent years. This could suggest that Karkar has been in an active phase since a few years ago. [ less] [ read all]
Thursday, Jan 05, 2012
 For 70 Euro, a child can attend school for a year. Geamolio loves her new solar light.  The environment benefits, and also the health of the people: They need less fire inside the huts, therefore, there is less smoke, the cause of chronic bronchitis.
Education is a key problem in the remote parts of Papua New Guinea, as well as in Rabaul, a city destroyed from a volcanic eruption. ...morein 2011, two expeditions from VolcanoDiscovery could see for themselves and an idea was born: We will give scholarships to school children. [ less] [ read all]
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