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Mar, 01 2007 - Aug, 07 2010

Saturday, Aug 07, 2010
After several weeks of closure, the access to the summit of Stromboli for guided tours has been reopened. It is mandatory to be accompanied by one of authorized guides.
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Monday, Jul 05, 2010
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.
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Friday, Jul 02, 2010
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.
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Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009
A powerful explosion took place at Stromboli volcano, as Sonja Calvari from INGV Catania reports to the volcano list. Here's the original report:
"Stromboli volcano on 8 November produced a major explosion from the vents in the central crater zone, fragmenting and blowing out part of the eastern flank of the cinder cone. The explosion produced an eruptive column more than 350 m high that was drifted SE by the wind. The explosion was soon followed by a lava flow erupted from the
widened central vent. The lava flow spread within the crater depression for a few minutes, and reached the maximum estimated lenght of ~60 m. Lava flow within the crater depression formed also between 22 and 25 April, on 3 May, and on 30 August 2009. After the 8 November explosion, the explosive activity returned to the background levels."
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Monday, Apr 13, 2009
Since Friday last week, access to the summit of Stromboli is repopened. Strong activity from several vents at the crater continues.
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Sunday, Apr 05, 2009
Powerful explosion from the central crater, throwing bombs onto and beyond Pizzo
Powerful explosion from the central crater, throwing bombs onto and beyond Pizzo

 As observed during an ongoing tour with Tom and a small group, the activity at Stromboli volcano is usually strong. Explosions from several vents, often accompanied by loud thundering noises that can be heard on the whole island, occur frequently from seveal vents, and often throw blocks and incandescent bombs to up to 400 m height. Bombs are sometimes hitting the trail and the Pizzo, which must be considered very dangerous to stay at. The access to the summit is therefore, for the time being, closed to visitors, but the viewpoint on the Sciara del Fuoco at 400 m provides excellent and impressive viewing opportunities.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Our team member Marco Fulle who just visited Stromboli volcano with a small group reports strong, candle-like eruptions from the NE vent in the central crater of Stromboli volcano, that reach 300 m height. A similar eruption style had been present during much of 2006 and sometimes in 2007.
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Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007
The central crater vent of Stromboli in eruption (23 Oct 07)
The central crater vent of Stromboli in eruption (23 Oct 07)

During the recent tour "From Stromboli to Etna" we observed mild to moderate explosions from Stromboli volcano. The most active vent appears to be in the former central crater, with powerful explosions throwing glowing material up to 200m elevation above the crater and often outside on the N and NE flanks. Other vents in the eastern and western part of the crater erupt occasionally with loud bangs and loud hissing noises produced by strong gas jets.


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Friday, Oct 05, 2007
The crater of Stromboli as seen during our tour on 4 October 2007. 3 vents are active, the central crater vent shows mild spattering. Foto: Juan-Carlos Munoz Robredo.
The crater of Stromboli as seen during our tour on 4 October 2007. 3 vents are active, the central crater vent shows mild spattering. Foto: Juan-Carlos Munoz Robredo.

As observed during our recent tour, Stromboli volcano is producing its mild to moderate strombolian activity from 3 main vents inside the crater complex. At interevals ranging from 10-20 minutes, explosions throw incandescent material to 50-150 meter elevation. In addition, the central crater vent at times is observed near-continuous spattering.


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Thursday, Aug 09, 2007

As our colleague Andrea Ercolani reports from Stromboli, access to the summit area of Stromboli has been reopened for guided tours under certain restrictions. In brief, small groups accompanied with authorized guides can now reach the ridge east of the crater terrace between 750 and around 850 m elevation where a few shelters are located, but the maximum stay is now limited to 30 minutes. Access to the Pizzo summit itself is limited to the time necessary for passing along the trail.


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Monday, Jul 30, 2007
As Andrea Ercolani reports from Stromboli, the "normal" strombolian activity seems to be returning to the summit craters since early July.
After the effusive eruption which ended on 4th of April this year and a powerful vent-clearing explosion on 15 March, there have been deep-seated explosions ejecting black ash clouds since May. In July, these have beomce more regular and it seems that the magma level inside the vents has been rising and there could soon be visible lava ejections again.
Access to the summit is still restricted and visitors may only climb up to 400m elevation accompanied by an authorized mountain guide, but it is being discussed wether new rules to allow access to the summit will be established. This will be communicated here as soon as it happens.
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Thursday, Apr 05, 2007
The lava flow from Stromboli volcano stopped today. Whether this is the end of the effusive eruption that had started 5 weeks ago and heralds the beginning of a new cycle of summit activity is still unclear.
Friday, Mar 30, 2007
The lava continues to flow on Stromboli. Three branches of lava flows originate at the 420 m vent on the Sciara del Fuoco, two of which still reach the sea.
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007
On 20 March, lava emission from the 400 m vent on the Sciara del Fuoco increased, accompanied by increasing levels of tremor. Two well-alimented lava flow branches were present on the Sciara.
Today, 21 March, tremor has decreased and thermal camera observations show that at least one of the two branches were no longer alimentated and cooling.
Friday, Mar 16, 2007
On 15 March at 21.37 local time, a powerful explosion occurred from the summit craters of Stromboli, similar but much weaker than the event on 5 April 2003. Incandescent bombs were thrown onto the flanks of the volcano and created small bushfires. ash fell on the inhabitated centers of the island, but nobody was killed or injured during the eruption.
The monitoring network registered a slightly increased flux of lava from the 400 m vent immediately prior to the explosion. As a security measure, access to the volcano has been reduced frm 400 m to 290 m elevation.
Thursday, Mar 15, 2007
The lava flow from the 400 m vent at the eastern sector of the Sciara del Fuoco is still active.
Saturday, Mar 10, 2007
Already this morning, the new effusive vent at about 500 m on the Sciara del Fuoco was almost inactive and little remained of the lava flow that started yesterday.
The other lava flow from the 400 m vent continues to be active although the flux of lava seems to be diminuishing. Its front has overlapped the impressive lava delta and continues its groth.
Friday, Mar 09, 2007
8 March: Pause of the eruption
On 8 March, the lava flow from the 400 m vent below the 2003 lava plateau suddenly ceased almost completely. In the evening, the two branches of the flow and the lava delta at the sea were cooling, only a few red spots were visible from fractures on the surface, and a few glowing blocks and small amounts of sea water steam were still visible at the former entry points. At the vent itself, only a very weakly alimented flow extending perhaps 10-20 m was visible.

9 March: New lava flows and small pyroclastic flows accompanying the opening of a new fissure
Probably in the morning of 9 March, the lava effusion from the 400 m vent increased again, feeding a new lava flow, which has been flowing on top of the older flow. At our arrival at the scene at around 3pm, the flow front, about 5 m high and 20 m wide, was at about 200 m elevation. By the time we left at around 7pm, it had reached the base of the lava delta, and we think it will r...
Tuesday, Mar 06, 2007
The lava flow is still very active at Stromboli volcano.
As observed from location, the summit craters and the adjacent areas to the NE have undergone significant collapse. The NE crater is now breached by a V-shaped incision and the flat area of the 2003 lava flows has sunk by around 20-50m as measured by radar (INGV). From the originally two vents of the current eruption, located along a fissure that cuts the craters, the pianorolo (the flat area east below the summit craters, where the vents of the 2003 effusive eruption were located) and part of the Sciara del Fuoco, only the lower one at about 400 m a.s.l. is still active. It feeds a well-channeled lava flow that branches into two arms that reach the sea at the eastern end of the Sciara del Fuoco.
At the sea, the new lava has formed a large delta, about 200 m wide and streching 50-100m into the sea from the old shoreline. A vigorous steam plume is originating from the entry points which are well visible from various v...
Thursday, Mar 01, 2007
Lava continues to flow from two vents high on the Sciara del Fuoco at Stromboli. The lava flows for 3 branches that have reached the sea where they generate thick white steam plumes. Access to the area is limited to a viewpoint at 273m a.s.l. A team of VolcanoDiscovery is on their way to report more details from the island.
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