Ongoing Effusive Eruption at La Soufriere, St Vincent

An effusive eruption began on La Soufriere volcano on St Vincent (St Vincent and the Grenadines) island in the eastern Caribbean Sea in Dec.  Note that this is currently an ongoing dome building eruption.

Volcanoes of the Solomon Islands – Part 2 of 2

Kana Keoki, Coleman Seamount and Rendova Volcano from Google Maps. Kana Keoki is left of center toward the edge of the image with a dual peak. It also looks a bit eroded. Neighboring Coleman Seamount has a clearly defined crater and looks a bit younger. Screen capture from Google Maps

Volcanoes of the Solomon Islands – Part 1 of 2

Map of Solomon Islands and most of its volcanoes. Two active volcanoes are in yellow, Kavachi, center left, and Tinakula, lower right. Recently active volcanoes are in bright green. Dormant / extinct volcanoes are black. Bougainville Island in the upper left is part of Papua New Guinea, but also volcanic. New Georgia Island group center left is home to most of the volcanoes to be discussed in this post. Image screen capture from interactive map in Volcano Discovery

The Sept 27, 2014 Phreatic Eruption of Mount Ontake, Japan

Ontake shortly after phreatic eruption on Sept 27.  Photo courtesy EOS.org, 2017

The White Island Phreatic Eruption of Dec 9, 2019

White Island from helo Dec 10, the day after the eruption.  Note the new cover of ash, residual steam from the crater, and the significant outflow of mud into the surrounding ocean.  Image courtesy RNZ.co

Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

Mount Ruapehu in eruption during 1995 eruption sequence.  Image courtesy TRTWorld blog, 2016

Gunung Awu, Sangihe Island, Indonesia

Mount Awu from a local village. May be Tahuna. Image courtesy Volcanomapping blog

Mount Banahaw, PI The Mystic Mountain

Mount Banahaw (or Banahao) is located on the island of Luzon, some 80 km SE of Manilla.  At 2,158 m high, it is the tallest of a group of a stratovolcano complex that included San Cristobal (1,470 M) and Banahaw de Lucban (1,870 M).

Recent Activity at Little Sitkin, Alaska

NASA Landsat image of Little Sitkin island. Image courtesy SJ Smith via AVO, 2001

The Nitrogen Geysers of Triton

Annotated Voyager 2 photo of active nitrogen geysers on Triton. Photo taken on Voyager 2 1989 flyby of Neptune and Triton. Photo courtesy NASA JPL via Nitrogen Gas blog, 2017