Latest On Active Volcanoes
Posted on 24 May 2010 by LynThomas in Uncategorized
The Arenal volcano, in Costa Rica, has erupted, spewing geysers of lava, ash and toxic gases from its crater and forcing the evacuation of the surrounding national park.
The 1633-metre-tall cone-shaped mountain in northern Costa Rica, shuddered into extensive activity at 4am on May 24th, 2010. Eight successive rivers of lava flowed down its steep slopes, National Volcanology and Seismology Observatory expert Elicer Duarte said.
He said nobody was at risk from the eruptions but authorities evacuated the Arenal National Park, 80km north-east of San Jose. No estimates were given of how many people were inside the park when the eruption began.
The Arenal Volcano is one of Costa Rica’s major tourist attractions, being one of the Americas most active volcanoes.
Arenal’s last major eruption in July 1968 killed 89 people. Smaller eruptions have occurred at least six times over the past 35 years.
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland has finally stopped erupting, after having brought the world of flight to its knees, last month, when ash from the volcano reached 18,000 feet. However, volcanologists are not completely comfortable that there will be no further eruptions.
As Eyjafajallajokull finally quieted down, there have been 3 earthquakes at nearby Katla volcano. Scientists have been keeping a close watch on Katla, due to the possibility of an eruption being triggered by the activity from Eyjafajallajokull. An eruption from Katla is expected to be several times more powerful than its neighbour, Eyjafajallajokull.
May 21st marked the 10,000 day of current eruption on the east rift zone of Kilauea volcano in Haiwaii, which began erupting on the 3rd January, 1983. The Halemaumau crater at the summit has been erupting since 9th March, 2008. Lava is currently flowing into the sea west of Kalapana.
Mt Yassar, on the tropical island of Vanuatu, in the South Pacific is believed to have been erupting for the past 500 years. There are no lava flows. Visitors to Mt Yassar are able to stand right on the lip of the volcano and peer down into the crater and watch balls of molten hot lava burst nightly into the sky, in a spectacular display of fireworks. A truly awesome experience.
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