Karthala volcano (Grand Comore Island) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 31 May-6 June 2006 (Continuing Activity)
Wed, 31 May 2006, 06:00
06:00 AM | BY: VNSources: Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP)
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2006. Report on Karthala. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 31 May-6 June 2006. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
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Tue, 30 May 2006, 16:53
Karthala volcano (Comores), eruption news: new eruption on 28 May 2006, lava lake forming
A new eruption at Karthala volcano started on the evening of Sunday 28 May 2006 at 18h05 local time. Fresh magma has formed a lava lake inside Chungu Chahalé crater in the caldera. Different from the last eruptions in 2005, no explosive activity was reported at the beginning of the eruption, only a thick plume of gas and steam above the crater, extending 60 km to the northwest. The absence of explosive activity can be explained because the crater contained no water. Read all
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