Volcanic activity worldwide 24 Nov 2021: Vulcano volcano, Santiaguito, Fuego, Reventador, Sangay, La...
Wed, 24 Nov 2021, 21:00 21:00 PM | BY: SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS

Map of today's active volcanoes

Measured temperatures at the fumaroles on Vulcano's Fossa volcano (image: INGV Catania)

Volcanologist working at installing an instrument near the active cone (image: Arturo Rodríguez / IGN / twitter)

Satellite image of Santiaguito volcano on 24 Nov 2021

Satellite image of Nevado del Ruiz volcano on 23 Nov 2021
No significant changes occurred, however, during the past week. Even though parameters don't suggest an eruption might be imminent, head vulcanologist Prof. Mauro Coltelli was reported to mention to Italian press that chances of an eruption might be around 50:50.
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La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)): Activity continues with little changes, but has been lower today. Lava supply to the latest sea entry seems to have stopped after it had grown to approx. 5 hectares in size by last night. Active lava flows on the surface are in the area la La Laguna, where at least one of the fronts continues to invade some of the remaining islands of uncovered land.
At the vents, mild fountaining and dense ash emissions continued most of the day, generating a plume that rose up to 4,300 m altitude and continued to drift towards the east coast, disabling operations at the airport. The situation is likely to remain like this for the next few days, unfortunately. While causing problems on the east coast, the westerly winds create relief with better air quality for the plagued Aridane valley and other areas of the western side of the island…
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Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: EXPLODED AT 20211124/0917Z FL050 EXTD SE OBS VA DTG:24/0910Z
Santiaguito (Guatemala): 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 EMS SEEN SW OF SUMMIT to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Fuego (Guatemala): 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 EMS MOVG SW/WSW to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia): (23 Nov) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: VA NOT SEEN IN SAT
Sangay (Ecuador): 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: VA EMS CONT to 20000 ft (6100 m)
Reventador (Ecuador): 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 DETECTED IN STLT to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Sabancaya (Peru): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: UNABLE TO DETECT
Nevados de Chillán (Central Chile): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires 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: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Volcano Activity Summary for 24 Nov 2021:
Currently erupting:
Dukono (Halmahera): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 22 Apr 2021)Ebeko (Paramushir Island): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 26 Aug 2021)
Erebus (Antarctica): active lava lake in summit crater (updated 8 Dec 2014)
Erta Ale (Danakil depression, Ethiopia): active lava lake in the summit crater (updated 19 Jun 2020)
Etna (Sicily, Italy): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 23 Oct 2021)
Fuego (Guatemala): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 2 Nov 2021)
Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 24 Aug 2021)
Karymsky (Kamchatka): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 4 Nov 2021)
Kilauea (Hawai'i): full moon over erupting Halema'uma'u crater (updated 22 Oct 2021)
La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 24 Nov 2021)
Lewotolo (Lesser Sunda Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 2 Oct 2021)
Masaya (Nicaragua): minor ashfall (updated 24 Oct 2019)
Merapi (Central Java, Indonesia): viscous lava continues to accumulate into growing lava dome, hot pyroclastic flow reported (updated 10 Nov 2021)
Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 18 Nov 2021)
Nevados de Chillán (Central Chile): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 29 Sep 2021)
Nyiragongo (DRCongo): actively growing lava lake at high levels (updated 10 Oct 2021)
Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 21 Nov 2021)
Reventador (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 17 Nov 2021)
Sabancaya (Peru): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 10 Oct 2021)
Sangay (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 8 Nov 2021)
Santiaguito (Guatemala): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 22 Nov 2021)
Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 14 Nov 2021)
Semisopochnoi (United States, Aleutian Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 21 Sep 2021)
Shiveluch (Kamchatka): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 7 Sep 2021)
Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): pyroclastic flow followed major explosion (updated 7 Oct 2021)
Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 2 Nov 2021)
Yasur (Tanna Island, Vanuatu): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 23 Oct 2021)
Eruption warning / minor activity:
Aso (central Kyushu, Japan): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 20 Oct 2021)Bagana (Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 23 Jul 2021)
Great Sitkin (United States, Aleutian Islands): eruption continues with new lava flow (updated 20 Nov 2021)
Kadovar (Northeast of New Guinea): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 25 Sep 2021)
Karangetang (Siau Island, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 13 Oct 2021)
Kerinci (Sumatra): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 23 Jul 2021)
Krakatau (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 27 Oct 2021)
Langila (New Britain, Papua New Guinea): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 10 Sep 2021)
Manam (Papua New Guinea): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 15 Nov 2021)
Nishino-shima (Volcano Islands, Japan): degassing from crater + new aerial images (updated 14 Oct 2021)
Nyamuragira (DRCongo): new lava lake (updated 14 Jun 2021)
Ol Doinyo Lengai (Tanzania): effusion of natrocarbonatite lava inside the pit crater in the northern main crater (updated 27 Aug 2021)
Pavlof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 7 Aug 2021)
Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 17 Nov 2021)
Taal (Luzon, Philippines): three short-lived phreatomagmatic bursts today (updated 23 Nov 2021)
Telica (Nicaragua): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 25 Sep 2021)
Villarrica (Central Chile): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 8 Aug 2021)
Vulcano (Eolian Islands, Italy): dead animals were found, evacuations ordered (updated 24 Nov 2021)
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