19 More Volcanoes in Indonesia Raised to Alert Status

That Highly Magnetic Celestial Object.... must be nearer!

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19 more volcanoes in Indonesia raised to alert level status
Posted on February 4, 2014 by The Extinction Protocol

February 2014 – INDONESIA - The government has raised the status on another 19 volcanoes in the country to alert level — the second-highest category — in the wake of the Mount Sinabung eruption in North Sumatra that killed 16 people on Saturday. Besides the 19 new additions, three volcanos have been on high alert status since last year. They include Lokon and Karangetang in North Sulawesi and Rokatenda in East Nusa Tenggara. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) issued the raised status on Monday for the 19 volcanoes, which are scattered across the archipelago, but has yet to call for the evacuation of populations living nearby. The 19 volcanoes are Kelud, Ijen, Bromo, Semeru and Raung in East Java; Lewotobi Perempuan in East Nusa Tenggara; Ibu, Gamkonora, Dukono and Gamalama in North Maluku; Soputan in North Sulawesi; Sangeang Api in West Nusa Tenggara; Papandayan in West Java; Dieng in Central Java; Seulewah Agam in Aceh; Talang and Marapi in West Sumatra; Anak Krakatau in Banten; and Kerinci in Jambi. Indonesia is among the world’s most seismically active countries, situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. The 19 volcanoes are among about 127 active volcanoes in Indonesia. Mt. Sinabung has been sporadically erupting since September. Though the alert level for the 19 volcanoes had been raised, Sutopo called on nearby residents not to panic. “Volcanoes erupt in stages, they won’t suddenly erupt. Their activity can be categorized from normal to waspada [alert] to siaga [high alert] to awas [danger, the highest level],” he said on Monday.

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A third of Ecuador’s provinces covered with ash from Tungurahua
Posted on February 5, 2014 by The Extinction Protocol

February 5, 2014 – ECUADOR – A cloud of ash that climbed more than 4 km from the Tungurahua volcano Monday has affected a third of Ecuador’s provinces and forced the suspension of classes at some schools after temporarily closing a regional airport. A series of 10 powerful cannonlike blasts shook the 5,023-meter volcano Sunday night and could be heard for kilometers. Tungurahua is roughly 150 km south of Quito. Fernanda Naranjo of Ecuador’s geophysics institute said there have been no pyroclastic flows — fast-moving, superhot fluidized masses of rock fragments and gases — since Saturday. -Japan Times

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Ubinas Volcano emits ash, smoke: shaken by violent spasm of tremors
Posted on February 5, 2014 by The Extinction Protocol

February 5, 2014 – PERU – The Ubinas Volcano near the southern city of Arequipa in Peru has become active again after several months of minimal activity. According to El Comercio, the volcano is emitting columns made of ash, smoke, and steam, as well as registering seismic movements. Since Jan. 31, the volcano has reportedly experienced as many as 100 seismic events every day, including a Feb. 1 movement which lasted for seven hours. El Comercio reports that the various ash columns released by the volcano have reached heights from 700 to 2,000 meters. The volcano’s recent activity has been attributed to water seeping into the crater. When the water comes into contact with magma, the it turns into steam, which then creates pressure inside the crater. This pressure is what causes the volcano to expel ash. No damages have been reported as a result of the volcano’s most recent activity. A series of similar explosions in September created health problems for many local residents, some of whom suffered from headaches and gastrointestinal problems after breathing the silicon ash released by Ubinas. The Ubinas Volcano, located in the Moquegua region 70 kilometers outside of Arequipa, has displayed a sudden burst of activity. Prior to the September eruptions, the volcano had been dormant since 2009. –Peru this Week