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Montserrat's volcano Soufriére Hills has entered a new eruptive phase. Starting on 25 June 2010, mild ash venting has been observed from Soufriere Hills volcano.

Following the strong explosions on 30 June that prompted the Italian Civil Protection to close the summit for visitors, the activity at Stromboli volcano has been normal the past days. The closure to the summit area remains, and visitors are only allowed to go up to the 400 m viewpoint. The regular excursions to the summit are suspended for now.
As soon as there are updates, we will post them here.

A series of strong eruptions took place at the summit craters of Stromboli between 16h33 and 16h35 local time on 30 June, the strongest at 16h35. The access to the summit has been closed.

Gorely volcano continues to show signs of reawakening. Seismic activity remains above background, and scients from KVERT reported a new vent that had opened on
the crater's inner SE wall, above the level of the lake. The vent opening
was incandescent, and gas was emitted at temperatures of 800-900 degrees
Celsius. The Level of Aviation Color Code was raised to Yellow.
(from: SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 23-29 June 2010)

Karymsky volcano had a moderate ash eruption yesterday, Russian media reports. The ash plume reached 7 km altitude (ca. 22,000 ft).

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Kliuchevsky volcano is showing regular strombolian activity, with jets of incandescent lava and ash clouds reaching several hundreds meters, as shown on recently published photos on the KVERT website.

The lava dome on Montserrat is again growing. The latest USGS/GVP activity report summarizes the recent activity: "MVO reported that pyroclastic flows from the Soufrière Hills lava dome occurred during 11-18 June. One of the largest pyroclastic flows traveled W down Gages Valley; others originated from within the collapse scar. A thermal camera showed several hot areas on the lava dome, likely exposed from rockfall and pyroclastic flow activity. On 28 June a small lahar descended the Belham Valley, to the NW. The Hazard Level remained at 3."

The remote Gaua volcano remains very active. Wellington VAAC monitors ash plumes often rising to 3 km (10,1000 ft) a.s.l.

Based on reports by the VAAC Darwin, Batu Tara volcano in the Sunda Sea continues to produce occasional ash eruptions reaching 2-3 km a.s.l.

Gorely volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia seems to have erupted on or before 12 June 2010, after more than 20 years since its last activity. According to The Voice of Russia, the eruption produced an ash plume streching over 100 km and caused disruption of regional air traffic.

Since yesterday, the intensity and frequency of explosions as well as seismicity from Tungurahua volcano has been decreasing, the Geophysical Insitute of Ecuador reports.

Impressive strombolian and vulcanian activity continues at Batu Tara island. On June 10, 2010, an explosion produced an ash cloud rising to 8,000 ft (ca. 3 km).
(Source: VAAC Darwin)

A volcanic eruption from Karymski volcano in Kamchatka produced an ash plume rising to 20000 ft (ca. 6.5 km) elevation on 11 June, as the VAAC Tokyo reports.

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The activity of Yasur has decreased again to normal, but still elevated levels. Bombs are still occasionally falling on the rim and outside, but the frequency and intensity of the explosions is now lower than during late May, when its alert level was raised to 3. Geohazards now lowered the alert to 2.

On 8 June 2010, Popocatépetl volcano had one of its larger explosions during recent years: an ash plume was generated that rose to 8 km (27,600 feet) altitude a.s.l.

A strong eruption of Klyuchevsky volcano on 8 June 2010 produced an ash plume to ca. 7-8 km elevation. (Source: VAAC)

After the spectacular eruption a week ago, Pacaya seems to calm down to normal levels. A modest lava flow on the SE flank is still active and weak strombolian activity occurs from the summit.
(source: INSIVUMEH)

Eyafjallajokull's eruption might not yet have ended or be ending yet. The vent in the western crater still produces small magma explosions and some ash, and a new crater has formed around the vent. Tremor had strongly increased over the past days, but then descreased again. Scientists continue to monitor the state of the volcano closely.