Tag: colombia

• Colombian Volcano Update - September 12, 2011

  9 months ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  It has been awhile since I've talked about the volcanoes of Colombia - they've had a fairly quiet year, but that doesn't mean that nothing is going on. If you head over to the Colombian Survey, INGEOMINAS, you can find updates and statuses for all the major Colombian volcanoes. These include the ... Read More

• Potential hazards of continued dome growth on Colombia's Nevado del Huila

  about 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Earlier today, Dr. Boris Behncke posted a link to some fascinating images of the dome growing at the summit of Nevado del Huila (see below) in Colombia. The volcano started erupting again in 2007 after what is thought to be almost 500 years of quiet. The eruptions since 2007 have been relatively ... Read More

• Kirishima and Sakurajima seen from space (and more!)

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Quick updates for today, all centered on the Smithsonian/USGS Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, along with this great new MODIS image from the NASA Earth Observatory  - both Sakurajima and Kirishima in the same shot of Kyushu, showing the strong Kirishima plume (also seen in ... Read More

• Friday Eruption Update: Kirishima, Bromo, Galeras, Kizimen, Colima and more!

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  This has been one busy week, both volcanically and personally, so I'm going to try not to write another three posts today. So, instead, let's try to summarize all the action from the week and get in a few words about some events that were missed in the Yellowstone and Kirishima noise. Kirishima ... Read More

• All the volcano webcams of the world

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  So, I finally got this project done! We all do a lot of webcam watching here on Eruptions. A lot of the time when a new eruption occurs, the first question posted is “is there a webcam?”, so I thought I’d try to come up with a definitive list of extant volcano webcam, organized by region of the ... Read More

• GVP Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for December 29, 2010-January 4, 2011

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Yes, it is time for the first Smithsonian/USGS Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Report of the new year. Well, not entirely of the new year, but we can count it anyway. As usual, it is packed with good stuff ... and I've even added something many of you will find quite interesting ... Read More

• 2010: Volcanic Year in Review

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  We've found out the winner of 2010 Pliny for volcanic event of the year yesterday, so now let's look back at the entire year in volcanic activity. It was a busy year, both for the usual suspects and some volcanoes that erupted seemingly out of the blue. Here we go, the 2010 Volcanic Year in ... Read More

• The 25th Anniversary of the Nevado del Ruiz tragedy

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Today is November 13, 2010, meaning it has been 25 years since the tragic lahar that killed over 23,000 people (video, graphic at times) in Armero, Colombia. This lahar was generated by a fairly minor eruption of Nevado del Ruiz, but the resultant melting of snow and ice at the summit charged down ... Read More

• Updates from Galeras in Colombia and Sinabung/Merapi in Indonesia.

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Colombia A number of Eruptions readers have noted reports that Galeras in Colombia appears to be increasing its activity this week. Well, the rumors are true - an official from the Ministry of the Interior said (spanish) that seismicity, gas emissions and a renewed thermal anomaly at the volcano ... Read More

• Injuries at "eruption" in northwest Colombia

  over 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  I've just run into brief reports about a new "eruption" in Colombia - but not the normal kind of eruption. Now, the one of the articles in English that I have found describes the 25 injuries as a result of people trying to "escape the lava." However, it is pretty clear in other reports that this ... Read More