Vulcano volcano, Eolian Islands, Italy: news & activity updates

The volcanic unrest on the small island has increased and the scenario of new volcanic activity is considered to be more likely now. Read allAccording to an order issued by the Municipality of Lipari that went into effect on 22 November, residents within three high-risk zones (with an exception for the Lentia village) on Vulcano were not allowed to stay overnight in their homes between the hours of 2300-0600 due to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions in area to the N of La Fossa Crater. Residents in a lower-risk zone were allowed to stay in their homes but not sleep on the first floor. In addition, non-residents were banned from visiting the island for 30 days except for essential workers. Read allThe volcanic unrest continues at the volcano. Some of the latest monitoring parameters show an increase while others have remained more or less stable, according to the volcano observatory in Catania. Read allVolcanic unrest continues at the island with the Roman name of the volcano god: the Italian monitoring institute INGV has been increasing its monitoring and installed more measurement devices in order to better detect changes in parameters. Read allDue to elevated emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) from ground and finding dead animals, a small number of families has been evacuated from the village as reported volcanologist Marco Pistolesi on his twitter account. Read allINGV continued to monitor elevated activity at Vulcano during 12-19 October. Scientists collected temperature, water chemistry, and gas-emissions data from four fumarolic vents located inside La Fossa Crater near the rim and from one vent near the beach. According to news articles, elevated levels of carbon dioxide impacted nearby residents in Porto Levante causing a few families to leave their homes on 13 October. Read allThe observatory Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) reported that elevated fumarolic activity in the Fossa summit crater has been detected today. Read allINGV reported that hydrothermal activity at Vulcano increased in July, and notably more in September. Specifically, temperatures of the fumaroles on the crater rim and on the inner flank had increased along with the amounts of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide in the emissions. The highest temperature of 340 degrees Celsius was along the rim. Read allSome impressions from La Fossa crater during our recent visit to Vulcano Island.