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Piton de la Fournaise, a typical basaltic shield volcano, located on the French island La Réunion, is one of the world's most active and productive volcanoes. It is in a phase of frequent but short-lived eruptions that start with lava fountains and produce large lava flows. Since the active areas of the volcano are not inhabited, its eruptions pose little danger and cause little damage.
Piton de la Fournaise volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION STARTED AT 2115Z OBS VA DTG: 13/2100Z
Thursday Jul 13, 2017 21:45 PM |
Satellite image of Piton de la Fournaise volcano on 13 Jul 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report:
FVXX01 at 21:40 UTC, 13/07/17 from LFPW VA ADVISORY DTG: 20170713/2140Z VAAC: TOULOUSE VOLCANO: PITON DE LA FOURNAISE 233020 PSN: S2114 E05542 AREA: FRANCE SUMMIT ELEV: 2632M ADVISORY NR: 2017/03 INFO SOURCE: VONA AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION STARTED AT 2115Z OBS VA DTG: 13/2100Z OBS VA CLD: NO VA INDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL050 120/05KT FL100 280/15KT FCST VA CLD +6HR: 14/0300Z NO VA EXP FCST VA CLD +12HR: 14/0900Z NO VA EXP FCST VA CLD +18HR: 14/1500Z NO VA EXP RMK: T+0 CONFIDENCE HIGH.SMALL EFFUSIVE ERUPTION WITHOUT ASH NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES =
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