Volcanoes that were activated during the first semester of the year 2018

in #news6 years ago

During the first half of this year 2018 several volcanoes have been activated on planet earth. Three of these are located in Guatemala, a small country in Central America. There Volcán de Fuego has claimed at least 174 fatalities since the eruption of June 3, while another 276 people are still missing, according to information provided by official sources in that country.

On the other hand, the volcanoes Santiaguito and Pacaya are also very active. In Santiaguito volcano presents a white degassing accompanied by "weak and moderate" explosions that raise their ashes to more than 3 kilometers high, which subsequently fall in the surrounding areas. The Pacaya volcano has a lava flow of about 200 meters in length, it also has a white and blue fumarole. It has presented Strombolian explosions and maintains an "internal tremor", associated with degassing and the constant explosions it generates.

In Chile, the Chillán volcano, located about 400 kilometers south of Santiago, has increased its activity. For this reason, the Chilean authorities are on orange alert and people are not allowed to enter the area within a radius of 3 kilometers.

The Sierra Negra volcano on Isabela Island, located in the Ecuadorian archipelago of Galapagos, erupted on June 26, causing numerous earthquakes up to 5.4 degrees on the Richter scale, all related to the movement of fluids inside it. The Ecuadorian authorities have decreed the orange alert.

In the islands of Java and Bali, the Indonesian authorities decreed the temporary closure of 3 airports after the eruption of the Agung volcano. 446 flights were canceled, including 207 international destinations, affecting 74,928 passengers. The measurements were taken because the volcano threw a column of ashes more than 2 and a half kilometers high. Indonesia is also expected to erupt Merapi volcano, which is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in Indonesia. However, lately it has not increased its volcanic activity.

The Kilauea volcano, located on the Big Island of Hawaii (United States) has been active for several months, throwing from its crater fast and violent lava jets that usually reach 50 meters high due to the great pressure.

In Japan, the Kirishima volcano erupted in April 2018, after 250 years of inactivity, throwing plumes of smoke and ash more than 400 meters high. The Japanese authorities raised the alert level, warning that stones could fall within a radius of 3 kilometers.

Image

Sort:  

Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by vesuviano from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, someguy123, neoxian, followbtcnews, and netuoso. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows. Please find us at the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.

If you would like to delegate to the Minnow Support Project you can do so by clicking on the following links: 50SP, 100SP, 250SP, 500SP, 1000SP, 5000SP.
Be sure to leave at least 50SP undelegated on your account.

Congratulations @vesuviano! You have completed the following achievement on Steemit and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

Award for the number of upvotes

Click on the badge to view your Board of Honor.
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:
SteemitBoard and the Veterans on Steemit - The First Community Badge.

Do you like SteemitBoard's project? Then Vote for its witness and get one more award!

Congratulations @vesuviano! You received a personal award!

Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 1 year!

You can view your badges on your Steem Board and compare to others on the Steem Ranking

Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:

New japanese speaking community Steem Meetup badge
Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness to get one more award and increased upvotes!

Coin Marketplace

STEEM 0.24
TRX 0.26
JST 0.041
BTC 98449.34
ETH 3495.58
USDT 1.00
SBD 3.36