News from Ambrym volcano (Ambrym Island, Vanuatu) & activity updates / 5 Apr 2007

SO2 from Ambrym today (NOAA)

A SO2 plume is howering over Ambrym island, suggesting that the lava lakes continue to be active. Our next group going there next week will hopefully be able to confirm this by direct observation.

Friday, Mar 22, 2013

SO2 from Ambrym today (NOAA)

Elevated SO2 emissions remain elevated, suggesting that the lava lakes remain active.

Friday, Mar 15, 2013

SO2 from Ambrym today (NOAA)

SO2 emissions remain high.

Thursday, Mar 14, 2013

SO2 from Ambrym today (NOAA)

A strong SO2 plume is visible from Anbrym today, indicating the presence of lots of fresh lava.

Thursday, Mar 07, 2013

SO2 from Ambrym today (NOAA)

A strong SO2 plume is hovering over the island today. Good news for our guests going to visit Ambrym, it seems that the lava lakes continue to be active.

Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013

SO2 from Ambrym today (NOAA)

Strong SO2 emissions are visible on today's NOAA satellite data. This suggests that the lava supply to the lava lakes inside the vents remains strong.

Sunday, Feb 10, 2013

SO2 from Ambrym today (NOAA)

A strong SO2 plume from the volcano is visible today again, confirming lots of fresh magma continuous to arrive in the craters.

Monday, Feb 04, 2013

SO2 from Ambrym today (NOAA)

A prominent SO2 plume emanating from Ambrym is visible on today's NOAA satellite data image.

Friday, Jan 25, 2013

SO2 over Ambrym today (NOAA)

A large SO2 plume is seen on NOAA satellite data today, indicating that fresh lava continues to arrive inside the lava lakes of the caldera vents.

Friday, Jan 11, 2013

SO2 over Ambrym today (NOAA)

A SO2 plume is hovering over Ambrym today, indicating that the lava lakes are still active.

Monday, Dec 17, 2012

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 17 Dec (NOAA)

A strong SO2 plume is visible from Ambrym today.

Thursday, Nov 22, 2012

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 22 Nov (NOAA)

SO2 plumes are visible on today's NOAA satellite images again.

Friday, Nov 16, 2012

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 15 Nov (NOAA)

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 16 Nov (NOAA)

An SO2 plume can be seen on satellite data today and yesterday and indicates the presence of fresh lava at the surface.

Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 30 Oct (NOAA)

A strong SO2 plume is visible on today's NOOA satellite image, suggesting more than usual intense lava lake activity.

Sunday, Oct 21, 2012

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 21 Oct (NOAA)

A strong SO2 plume is drifting west from Ambrym volcano.

Sunday, Oct 14, 2012

A strong SO2 plume is visible today from Ambrym, where several lava lakes remain active.

Thursday, Sep 13, 2012

Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu ) activity update: strong SO2 plume

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 13 Sep (NOAA)

A strong SO2 plume can be seen drifting SE fro Ambrym.

Monday, Sep 10, 2012

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 9 Sep (NOAA)

A strong SO2 plume from Ambrym can often be seen on NOAA's satellite images. Lots of fresh lava is needed to produce this plume.

Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012

Activity updates of the Marum, Benbow (Ambrym) and Yasur volcanoes as observed during our volcano expedition to Vanuatu in August 2012

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 28 Aug (NOAA)

A significant SO2 plume from Ambrym is visible on the recent NOAA satellite image.

Saturday, Aug 25, 2012

Our volcanologist Yashmin near the crater of Marum (photo: R. Henley)

Marum crater

MARUM crater (Ambrym) ...more [Lexoni të gjitha]

Sunday, Aug 19, 2012

Photo of the Day / Picture of the Day - VolcanoDiscovery - View of the lava lake inside Marum crater, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu (May 2012) (Photo: Thorsten Boecke...

SO2 plume from Ambrym on 19 Aug 2012

A strong SO2 plume from Ambrym is drifting west from the island, suggesting that the lava lakes are very active.

Tuesday, Aug 14, 2012

View of the lava lake inside Marum crater, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu (May 2012) (Photo: Thorsten Boeckel / www.tboeckel.de)

Sunday, Aug 12, 2012

Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu ) activity update: active lava lakes in Bembow and Marum craters

SO2 plume from Ambrym volcano (NOAA)

An impressive SO2 plume is drifting SE from Ambrym volcano, showing that there is lots of fresh lava inside its active craters.

Friday, Jul 27, 2012

Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu ) activity update: active lava lakes in Bembow and Marum craters

SO2 plume from Ambrym volcano (NOAA)

The lava lakes on Ambrym are very active and a significant SO2 plume is usually seen drifting from the volcano by NOAA's satellite.

Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu) activity update: lava lakes still active

Tuesday, Apr 03, 2012

Lava lake of Ambrym volcano (Marum crater, photo: Ulla Lohmann)

7-days summarizing image of Ambrym and other Vanuatu Islands, showing the hot spot at Ambrym (MODVOLC)

Ambrym (Vanuatu) is showing signs of activity. After a longer period of silence on Modvolc, a strong thermal signal is again visible at Marum and Benbow craters on the MODIS Global Hot Spot monitoring tool from the University of Hawaii (ModVolc). ...more [Lexoni të gjitha]

Thursday, Sep 09, 2010

Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu), activity update: 4 active lava lakes

As our expedition leader Yasmin reports from our ongoing expedition on Vanuatu, exceptionally good weather conditions allowed to observe 4 active lava lakes that are at the moment present on Ambrym volcano: the largest is located in Marum's Mbuwelesu crater at a depth of ca. 400m and has a diameter of around 40 m. The 3 other lava lakes are in the pit crater Niri Mbuwelesu and inside the two pits inside Benbow crater. ...more

Friday, Aug 13, 2010

Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu): explosive activity on 8 and 10 August

On 8 and 10 August, strong explosions probably occurred at Ambrym volcano. The Wellington Ash Advisory noted ash-and-steam plumes from Ambrym that rose to an altitude 6.1 km (20,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted W and NW.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu): activity update: ash plumes indicate new activity

The Wellington VAAC reported that a pilot observed an ash plume from Ambrym on 3 May. The plume rose to an altitude of 1.8 km (6,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SE. Ash was visible on satellite imagery.