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Volcanic activity worldwide 7 Jan 2021: Etna volcano, Pacaya, Fuego, Klyuchevskoy, Popocatépetl, Me...

Etna (Sicily, Italy): (7 Jan) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20210106/0900Z EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY DECREASING

Klyuchevskoy (Kamchatka): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 20 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: VA AT 20210107/1300Z FL200 EXTD W OBS VA DTG:07/1300Z to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Ebeko (Paramushir Island): (7 Jan) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20210107/0502Z FL120 EXTD NE REPORTED OBS VA DTG:07/0500Z

Kadovar (Northeast of New Guinea): (7 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 5000 ft (1500 m) altitude or flight level 050 .
The full report is as follows: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL050 MOV W OBS VA DTG:07/0532Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)

Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): (7 Jan) According to Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) sporadic explosive activity at the volcano continues.
The first eruption this year occurred today at 09:39 local time producing small to moderate ash emissions that reached 6,000 ft (1,828 m) altitude and drifted N.
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There is a 2 km exclusion zone around the main crater in place and 3,5 km zone away on the N side.


Sinabung (Sumatra, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION 07/1329Z REPORTED BY GROUND OBSERVER

Merapi (Central Java, Indonesia): (7 Jan) The activity of the volcano continues at elevated levels.
Increased seismic activity during the past few days had been more frequent under the lava dome in the summit crater that produced a series of glowing avalanches from its flanks as we reported in the last update.
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Expected dangerous hot pyroclastic flows occurred at 08:02 and 12:50 local time today likely as a result of gravitational collapse of the lava dome caused by more frequent volcano-tectonic earthquakes.
Block-and-ash flows continue to descend over the upper slopes towards Kali Krasak direction about 300 m long, phoenix clouds rose to estimated 10,170 ft (3,100 m) altitude as can be seen in the video recorded.


Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .
The full report is as follows: NEW VA EMS to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Pacaya (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 10000 ft (3000 m) altitude or flight level 100 .
The full report is as follows: VA EMS OBS IN SUMMIT WEB CAM to 10000 ft (3000 m)

Fuego (Guatemala): (7 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 16000 ft (4900 m) altitude or flight level 160 .
The full report is as follows: VA EMS SEEN IN STLT AND WEBCAM to 16000 ft (4900 m)

Sangay (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 .
The full report is as follows: VA SEEN IN STLT. to 19000 ft (5800 m)

Reventador (Ecuador): (6 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 .
The full report is as follows: VA CLD OBS IN STLT IMAGERY to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Sabancaya (Peru): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: continuous ash emissions

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