5 active volcanoes to keep an eye on. Italy's Mount Etna and Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano have been huffing and puffing their way into the news recently, spewing plumes of ash and dribbling lava in the latest flare-ups of eruptive activity that have been going on for years in the case of both volcanoes.
While larger eruptions, such as Indonesia's Pinatubo in 1991 and the 1980 blast of Mount St. Helens in Washington, are more famous for the disruptions they caused, some near-constant eruptions have their own associated hazard, posing threats to nearby communities and potential disruptions to air traffic from ash plumes. Here are five volcanoes that don't always get a lot of fanfare, but have been quietly (or maybe not so quietly) rumbling and spitting up volcanic material continuously for years — even decades — in order of the number of years they've been erupting. 5. Sangay in Ecuador — 94 years 4. Santa María is a 12,375-foot (3,772-meter) tall stratovolcano that towers over Guatemala's Pacific coastal plain. 3. 2. 1. Earthquakes - Earthquake today - Latest Earthquakes in the World - EMSC - Aurora. U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program.
Icelandic Meteorological Office - Volcanic Eruption - Seismicity - Weather forecasts - Weather observations - Avalanches - Hydrology - Climatology - Sea Ice. Volcanoes of Iceland. Volcano News from Iceland: Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 The volcano remains restless, but without any indication of an impending eruption (however, it is notorious for not giving much warning either). ...
[more] A small jökulhlaup (glacier outburst flood) started yesterday from the subglacial lake Grímsvötn and has been discharging into the river Gígjukvísl. ... [more] Iceland and its volcanoes: Iceland has the land area of Virginia and the population of Virginia Beach (about 260,000 people). Volcanoes of Iceland Iceland, the land of ice and fire, is a true paradise for volcanologists. Volcano Observatory - Activity. Site Map | FAQ | Alaska Volcano Observatory Summary | Webcams | Webicorders | RSAM | Recent Earthquakes | Volcano Activity Notifications | Search Notifications | Cleveland You are here: Home > Current Volcanic Activity > Summary Current Activity +Map Layers.
Mt. Etna erupts with fountains of lava - Science Fair: Science and Space News. Updated 2011-07-20 10:14 AM Mt.
Etna lava fountain, blindingly bright, even in a wide-angle shot of the summit area. Uly 19, 2011. By Photo courtesy: Tom Pfeiffer / www.volcanodiscovery.com Iceland's gotten all the press of late, but there are other volcanoes in the world. The volcano's southeast crater began to show fractures on the Monday afternoon, says volcanologist Tom Pfeiffer, who leads volcano tours through Volcano Discovery.