Articles Tagged "Volcanic Activity"

What appears to be an enormous ash cloud rising from the eruption of a long dormant volcano named Puyehuein southern Chile on June 4, 2011, isn’t quite matching up with the location of the recorded earthquakes today in the immediate area.

“The Cordon Caulle (volcanic range) has entered an eruptive process, with an explosion resulting in a 10-kilometer-high gas column,” Chilean state emergency office said.

The thing is, for some unknown reason, as of this writing, eight earthquakes near magnitude 5 have shook the earth near the Puyehue volcano. The problem is, the earthquakes are located 20 to 40 miles away from the eruption! Very Strange Indeed. (Strange because one would think that the earthquakes associated with a given erupting volcano would be very close to the volcano itself. Instead, these strong quakes are apparently tectonic.)

Evacuation orders were issued for 3,500 people as the explosion, in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic complex, spewed smoke and ash more than six miles into the sky

A volcano in southern Chile erupted for the first time in 50 years, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500 people as it spewed smoke and ash more than six miles into the sky, authorities said, according to AFP.

The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that caused the eruption, in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic complex, also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers high.

The government, which had earlier ordered the evacuation of 600 people to shelters in safe areas, raised that number to 3,500. Authorities issued a red alert, the highest warning level, for the area.

Witnesses also reported a strong smell of ash and sulfur, BBC News said. A dozen small earthquakes were recorded before the volcano began to erupt. Ash clouds have drifted as far as Argentina where residents have been ordered to stay indoors and a regional airport in the city of Bariloche has been closed due to volcanic ash.

Updated below with BBC & SkyNews Reports and Video links

I missed this report from Friday, it was about the same time as the Earthquake in Chile



Popocatepetl volcano has erupted sending columns of ash into the sky.

The 5,400-metre volcano erupted with a plume of ash after shaking for several minutes early on Friday. Civil protection authorities reported that the cloud drifted west before turning back eat towards Puebla City.

Lying j37 miles southeast of Mexico city and its 18 million inhabitants it remains to be seen how the ash cloud will effect the megalopolis.

Ryanair called for restrictions on airlines to be lifted after it claimed to have flown a plane safely though the thickest part of the volcanic ash cloud.

The airline said it strongly objected to the disruption under orders from the Irish Aviation Authority which saw flights cancelled at Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

Ryanair said it had completed a one-hour ''verification flight'' up to 41,000ft in Scottish airspace this morning.

The aircraft took off from Glasgow Prestwick, flew to Inverness, on to Aberdeen and down to Edinburgh.

In a statement, a spokeswoman for the airline said: ''There was no visible volcanic ash cloud or any other presence of volcanic ash and the post-flight inspection revealed no evidence of volcanic ash on the airframe, wings or engines.

''The absence of any volcanic ash in the atmosphere supports Ryanair's stated view that there is no safety threat to aircraft in this mythical 'red zone', which is another misguided invention by the UK Met Office and the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority).

''Ryanair has also received written confirmation from both its airframe and engine manufacturers that it is safe to operate in these so-called 'red zones' and, in any event, Ryanair's verification flight this morning also confirms that the 'red zone' over Scotland is non-existent.''

Flights were cancelled after forecasters predicted that the volcanic plume, billowing from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano, would hit Scotland and Northern Ireland during the morning, with much of the UK being covered by midday.

A review of the May WeatherAction.com Red Warnings, Extreme weather & Major Earthquake (Trial) Risk is very revealing, in as much, the "Significant Earthquake and News Headlines Archive" indicators from USGS: displays the following events, and as you can see they are in line with the Piers Corbyn forecast.

Magnitude 5.8 WESTERN TURKEY May 19, 2011 (See BBC News Report)
Magnitude 5.1 SPAIN May 11, 2011 (See BBC News Report)
Magnitude 6.8 LOYALTY ISLANDS May 10, 2011

Also included in the correct time frame is the latest Volcanic Activity from Iceland.

This is taken from the John Seach site.....Grimsvötn Volcano - An eruption began at approximately 17:30 UTC, on 21st May. (See Sky News Report)

NOTE THE END OF THE MONTH/START OF JUNE FORECAST...stay tuned for more....please pass on...UPDATED BELOW WITH MUST READ COMMENTS BY PIERS CORBYN

CLICK to read FULL report

Volcano Mountain Blast with Massive earthquake 8.9 in Japan, Tsunami Eathquake

Hundreds flee as ash and rock shoots two miles into air; Not yet known if eruption is result of Friday's earthquake; Explosion shattered windows four miles away.

A volcano has erupted in Japan, compounding the problems in the disaster-ravaged country.

Following Friday's megaquake and resulting tsunami which took the lives of thousands along the east coast, the Shinmoedake volcano in south-western Japan erupted yesterday, sending ash and rock over two miles into the air.

The explosion shattered windows as far as four miles away, adding to the terror the country has suffered over the past few days. An area of over a mile around the volcano, located in the Kirishima range on the southern Kyushu island, was evacuated and hundreds fled as roasting hot ash rained down from the mountain.

A volcano warning at level three out of five is currently in place, but that could be increased since it is believed a dome if lava is now forming in the crater

Click source to read FULL report from John Mcdonnell

The Great Japan Earthquake of 2011 (mag 8.9) and its aftershocks, are capable disrupting volcanoes large distances from the epicentre. Very large eruptions are possible after Great Earthquakes. It is possible for eruptions to occur anytime after the earthquake, and the high risk period will last for several months. Japan contains ten percent of the world's active volcanoes. The closest active volcano to the earthquake is Narugo, 150 km WNW of the epicentre. Volcanoes near to the earthquake epicentre include:

Kurikoma (153 km), Zao (170 km), Hijiori (195 km), Azuma (200 km), Adatara (200 km), Iwate (205 km), Akita-Komaga-take (210 km), Bandai (220 km), Chokai (220 km), Hachimantai (223 km), Akita-Yake-yama (228 km), and Nasu (250 km).

The aftershocks are migrating south and now are within 70 km of Tokyo and 200 km of Mt Fuji volcano. Mt Fuji last erupted in 1708.

Updated Below with New Japanese Volcanic Activity

(TheWeatherSpace.com) -- Two volcanoes in Eastern Russia , Kamchatka and one other in Indonesia, have erupted around the same time as the Japan 8.9-magnitude Earthquake on Friday.

Meteorologist Kevin Martin is the lead scientist here at TheWeatherSpace.com and explains in his own way what may actually be happening.

"Waves from the Earthquake have been ringing the planet like bell, causing stress in all sections of the planet", Martin said. "Imagine a calm magma chamber that just needs one push, even if a few feet. This would be enough to cause instability in the chambers, causing volcanic eruptions in various locations. These three eruptions will not be the only mountains to go and other quakes worldwide will follow as the worldwide faults get disturbed.

Yuri Yamamoto, a resident from Tokyo, tells TheWeatherSpace.com that Japan's early warning system gave Tokyo 30 seconds of a warning, proving an advanced system may actually work elsewhere and should be implemented in places like the Western Coast of the United States.