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Nishinoshima volcano (Pacific Ocean, Japan): highly elevated temperature

Thu, 26 Nov 2020, 08:43

Thermal image of Nishinoshima volcano confirms a highly elevated temperature of inner summit crater (image: JCG)

After a three months calm period with little or no activity, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) did a flight observation by Haneda Air Base aircraft to confirm a highly elevated gas emissions and the inner summit crater temperatures identified in thermal images. Read more... read all

Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 27/1720Z to 9000 ft (2700 m)

Thu, 27 Aug 2020, 18:15

Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 27 Aug 2020

Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.

Mon, 24 Aug 2020, 18:00

Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 24/0520Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Mon, 24 Aug 2020, 06:15

Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 24 Aug 2020

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Nishinoshima volcano (Pacific Ocean, Japan): large amount of gas

Fri, 21 Aug 2020, 08:05

View of Nishinoshima volcano from aircraft (image: JCG)

The activity of the volcano has remained essentially unchanged at high levels characterized by large amount of gas. Read more... read all

Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 20/0520Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)

Thu, 20 Aug 2020, 06:15

Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 19/1720Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)

Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 18:15

Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 19/1120Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 12:15

Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 19 Aug 2020

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Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 18/2320Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 00:15

Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 18/1720Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 18:15

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Read more... Strong fumarolic activity was observed in the inner summit crater. The color of water, mostly brown to dark brown, was entering the sea with high acidity. The crater of Nishinoshima volcano with near-constant degassing (image: JCG) [less] read all Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 27/1720Z to 9000 ft (2700 m) Thu, 27 Aug 2020, 18:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 27 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. Mon, 24 Aug 2020, 18:00 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 24/0520Z to 8000 ft (2400 m) Mon, 24 Aug 2020, 06:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 24 Aug 2020 to top Nishinoshima volcano (Pacific Ocean, Japan): large amount of gas Fri, 21 Aug 2020, 08:05 View of Nishinoshima volcano from aircraft (image: JCG) The activity of the volcano has remained essentially unchanged at high levels characterized by large amount of gas. Read more... On 19 August Japan Coast Guard (JCG) did a flight observations by Haneda aircraft. A white plume containing large amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) reached 9,842 ft (3,000 m) altitude. Infrared image of Nishinoshima volcano (image: JCG) Infrared image of Nishinoshima´s crater (image: JCG) [less] read all Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 20/0520Z to 5000 ft (1500 m) Thu, 20 Aug 2020, 06:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 19/1720Z to 5000 ft (1500 m) Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 18:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 19/1120Z to 8000 ft (2400 m) Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 12:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 19 Aug 2020 to top Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 18/2320Z to 8000 ft (2400 m) Wed, 19 Aug 2020, 00:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 18/1720Z to 8000 ft (2400 m) Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 18:15 Show more Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 18/1120Z to 10000 ft (3000 m) Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 12:00 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 17/2320Z to 10000 ft (3000 m) Tue, 18 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 18 Aug 2020 to top Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 17/1120Z to 10000 ft (3000 m) Mon, 17 Aug 2020, 12:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 16/2320Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Mon, 17 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 17 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 16/1120Z to 15000 ft (4600 m) Sun, 16 Aug 2020, 12:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 16/0530Z to 18000 ft (5500 m) Sun, 16 Aug 2020, 06:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 16 Aug 2020 to top Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 15/1120Z to 8000 ft (2400 m) Sat, 15 Aug 2020, 12:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 14/2320Z to 8000 ft (2400 m) Sat, 15 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 15 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 14/1720Z to 8000 ft (2400 m) Fri, 14 Aug 2020, 18:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 14/1120Z to 8000 ft (2400 m) Fri, 14 Aug 2020, 12:15 to top Show more Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 13/2320Z to 8000 ft (2400 m) Fri, 14 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 14 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 13/1120Z to 11000 ft (3400 m) Thu, 13 Aug 2020, 16:45 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 12/2320Z to 11000 ft (3400 m) Thu, 13 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 13 Aug 2020 Nishinoshima volcano (Pacific Ocean, Japan): ash plume swirled around by the tropical depression Wed, 12 Aug 2020, 12:37 Tropical depression Six visible from Himawari satellite (image: @andyprata/twitter) The activity of the volcano continues at elevated levels, characterized by strong ash emissions. Currently, the ash plume is being swirled around in the area by the tropical depression Six, which weakened from the previous category of tropical storm. The plume contains sulfur dioxide (SO2), ash particles and other aerosols from the volcano, as can be seen in the Himawari satellite image. Read more... Explosive activity continues from the active crater. Constant ash emissions reach up to 13,000 ft (4,000 m) altitude. An ash plume from Nishinoshima volcano wrapped up in the tropical depression Six (image: @litulon/twitter) [less] to top Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 12/1120Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Wed, 12 Aug 2020, 12:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 11/2320Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Wed, 12 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 12 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 11/1120Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Tue, 11 Aug 2020, 12:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 11 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 10/2320Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Tue, 11 Aug 2020, 00:15 to top Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 10/0520Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Mon, 10 Aug 2020, 06:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 09/1720Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Sun, 9 Aug 2020, 18:15 Show more Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 09/1120Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Sun, 9 Aug 2020, 12:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 09/0520Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Sun, 9 Aug 2020, 06:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 9 Aug 2020 to top Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 08/1720Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Sat, 8 Aug 2020, 18:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 8 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 08/0520Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Sat, 8 Aug 2020, 06:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 07/1720Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Fri, 7 Aug 2020, 18:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 07/1120Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Fri, 7 Aug 2020, 12:15 to top Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 06/2320Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Fri, 7 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 7 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 06/1120Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Thu, 6 Aug 2020, 12:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 05/2320Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Thu, 6 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 6 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 05/1120Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Wed, 5 Aug 2020, 12:15 to top Show more Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 04/2320Z to 13000 ft (4000 m) Wed, 5 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 5 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NOT PROVIDED Tue, 4 Aug 2020, 12:30 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 04/0520Z to 16000 ft (4900 m) Tue, 4 Aug 2020, 06:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 03/2320Z to 16000 ft (4900 m) Tue, 4 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 4 Aug 2020 to top Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NOT PROVIDED Mon, 3 Aug 2020, 12:30 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 3 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 03/0520Z to 16000 ft (4900 m) Mon, 3 Aug 2020, 06:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 02/1720Z to 16000 ft (4900 m) Sun, 2 Aug 2020, 18:15 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 02/1120Z to 16000 ft (4900 m) Sun, 2 Aug 2020, 12:15 to top Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 01/2320Z to 16000 ft (4900 m) Sun, 2 Aug 2020, 00:15 Satellite image of Nishino-shima volcano on 2 Aug 2020 Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 01/1720Z to 16000 ft (4900 m) Sat, 1 Aug 2020, 18:15 Nishinoshima volcano (Pacific Ocean, Japan): series of powerful explosions Sat, 1 Aug 2020, 13:03 One of the vigorous eruption during the last days from Nishinoshima volcano (image: @HayakawaYukio/twitter) The activity of the volcano continues at high levels. Read more... The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that series of powerful vulcanian-type eruptions occurred during the past three days. An explosions generated a dense dark ash plumes, which reached approx. 19,000 ft (5,800 m) altitude and drifted S. Large ash content is dispersed towards the south and causes that the island is covered by thick layer of volcanic ash. Large ash content is dispersed towards the south direction detected by Tropomi (image: @DlrSo2/twitter) Comparison of the volcano on 3 and 31 July (image: @GSI_chiriin/twitter) [less] read all Nishino-shima Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG: 01/1120Z to 19000 ft (5800 m) Sat, 1 Aug 2020, 12:15 to top latest (Aug-Dec 2020) \| Jul 2020 \| Jan-Jun 2020 \| archive2017 \| 2016 \| 2015 \| 2014 \| 2013 First visit to our site? 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