Volcanic activity worldwide 28 May 2022: Fuego volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Reventador, Sangay, Gaua, Bezym...
Sat, 28 May 2022, 21:00
21:00 PM | BY: SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS
Map of today's active volcanoes
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 27 May 2022
Emissions steam, gas and ash from Gaua volcano visible from satellite on 23 May (image: Sentinel 2)
Loose fresh volcanic material mixed with water form lahars (image: William Chigna)
The full report is as follows: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG:28/1720Z to 50000 ft (15200 m)
Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: EXPLODED AT 20220528/1037Z FL050 EXTD NW OBS VA DTG:28/1030Z
Manam (Papua New Guinea): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 .
The full report is as follows: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION TO FL070 MOV NE OBS VA DTG:28/1650Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): (28 May) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: VONA STATE ERUPTION TO FL070 MOV SW AT 28/0025Z
Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): (27 May) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: VONA STATE ERUPTION TO FL130 MOV N AT 27/2256Z
Gaua (Vanuatu): (28 May) The activity of the volcano continues at generally high level of unrest.
The local observatory Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD) observed continuing emissions of steam, gas.
... [read more]
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: NEW VA EMS to 15000 ft (4600 m)
...28 May:
For almost three weeks heavy rainfalls have been affecting the upper edifice area resulting in mudflows (so-called lahars.)
The reason for these flows is remobilization of loose volcanic material from recent eruptions to generate moderate-to-strong mudflows down along the Barranca Ceniza chute and Achíguate river which may in turn develop into dangerous lahars. Precautions must be taken, especially for the zone of Ceniza and Platanares rivers threaten by overflowing itself.
... [read more]
Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia): (28 May) 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: RPTD VA EM 28/0356Z. to 20000 ft (6100 m)
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: PSBL CONTG VA EMS. 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: CONTG OCNL VA EMS. to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Sabancaya (Peru): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 23000 ft (7000 m) altitude or flight level 230 and is moving at 20 kts in NE direction.
The full report is as follows: continuous ash emissions to 23000 ft (7000 m)
Previous news
Fri, 27 May 2022, 21:00
Etna (Sicily, Italy): (27 May) An amazing brief video of the onset of the recent eruption phase on 20 May has been published by Giuseppe Distefano from Etna Walk. ... Read all
Thu, 26 May 2022, 21:00
Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): (26 May) After the last sudden large explosion on 13 May, another major event occurred at the volcano today. ... Read all
Show more
