The Kagoshima Regional Weather Observatory reports a strong eruption at the Sakurajima / Aira caldera Showa crater, on May 2 at 3:20 am. It was accompanied by a plume of ashes up to 4,000 meters above the crater. The near town of Kagoshima is in the front line for ash fallout, and wearing the mask is recommended.
Source: Asahi and JMA / Japan Meteorological Agency
In Peru, explosions accompanied by ash and gas plumes continue at Sabancaya, where the OVI observed a plume rising 2,000 meters above the summit on 1 May 2017.
Source: OVI- Ingemmet
In the Caribbean, the National Agency for Disaster Management has increased the warning level of Kick 'em Jenny to yellow, along with a 5 km maritime exclusion zone around the volcano due to possible floatability problems , On 29 April 2017.
This follows a UWI / SRC recording of a high amplitude seismic signal for 25 sec. At one of the seismic stations of Grenada, also recorded by a station located on the island of Montserrat.
Recent measures indicate that the top of Kick 'em Jenny is currently too deep under the surface for a possible tsunami to occur following an eruption.
Source: University of the West Indies - link
The night was restless at the Sinabung with ballistic projections at a significant height and a panache accompanying the activity.
Provided by: Endro Lewa
An assembly gathering around a hundred speleologists with the objective of protecting the karst of Sorbas, in Almeria, to discover other cavities and to diffuse their findings by publications, found an interesting formation, not known to date: a cone of clay, in the form of a regular volcano.
Source: Toposorbas 17 / Twitter.
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