As you might have noticed the result from the Volcano of the Month has been a bit late in coming. The most obvious reason is of course the explosive eruption at Gunung Kelud in Indonesia that we have followed extensively since well before it started. The other reason is the extensive work I had to…
This morning I wrote that Kelud was about to erupt, but I thought I would have time to take a nap before it happened. As it turned out I did not have that time and the upcoming eruption that I have been writing about since July started. Keluds eruption started at 22.50 local time, but…
We often have a tendency to believe that an eruption will come quickly after seeing an intrusion take place. Of course this is normally not the case, something that Sinabung has proven quite well. As the local Indonesian authorities are starting to issue warnings that Sinabung might be getting closer to a major eruption I…
Some people have wondered why I have not written about Sinabung yet. The reason is that so far there has not been any real eruption. What has been seen so far was just a 3 year episode of throat clearing phreatic detonations. Now it seems like the volcano is closing in on starting the real…
Canal Volcan´s timelapse webcam capture of the eruption on 17 September, propelling an ash cloud up 6 km. Thousand of villagers arount Mount Sinabung had to evacuate on September 15, 2013, when the volcano erupted the second time within 3 years after a long period of dormancy. Several people reportedly died of ash inhalation. This BBC…
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