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the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been "fully activated"; and that people told to evacuate should "do as you are told".
i dont get it
one minute a report will be put out like `state of nuclear emergency` and the next minute we are told its okay
Almost simultaneously with the strong shock that hit Japan and triggered a giant tsunami in the Pacific, the Russian Kamchatka volcanoes erupted two. Erupcji towarzyszyły trzęsienia ziemi. Eruption was accompanied by earthquakes.
I hope that helps in very broad laymen's language.
Almost simultaneously with the strong shock that hit Japan and triggered a giant tsunami in the Pacific, the Russian Kamchatka volcanoes erupted two. Eruption was accompanied by earthquakes.
Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
KVERT INFORMATION RELEASE 14-11
March 10, 2011, 11:50 UTC (March 11, 2011, 10:50 KST)
SUMMARY OF AVIATION COLOR CODES:
KAMCHATKA
real-time seismic data:
KIZIMEN, SHEVELUCH and KARYMSKY: ORANGE
GORELY and BEZYMIANNY: YELLOW
KLYUCHEVSKOY, TOLBACHIK PLOSKY, USHKOVSKY, KORYAKSKY, AVACHINSKY and
MUTNOVSKY: GREEN
No seismic data: ICHINSKY, VYSOKY, GAMCHEN, KOMAROV, KRONOTSKY,
KRASHENINNIKOV, KIKHPINYCH, TAUN#S, MALY SEMYACHIK, ZHUPANOVSKY,
OPALA, KSUDACH, ZHELTOVSKY, ILIINSKY, KOSHELEV, KAMBALNY, DIKII GREBEN,
KHODUTKA and KHANGAR: GREEN
NORTHERN KURILES
No seismic data: EBEKO, CHIKURACHKI, ALAID, TATARINOV, FUSS PEAK and
KARPINSKY: GREEN
KIZIMEN VOLCANO (1000-23) 55°08'N, 160°19'E; Elevation 8,151 ft (2,485 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Stronger ash
explosions up to 10 km (or 32,800 ft) ASL could occur at any time.
Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Seismicity of the volcano remains high all week. Many shallow volcanic
earthquakes and volcanic tremor continued to be recorded at the volcano.
According to the satellite data, a big bright thermal anomaly over the
volcano continues to registering each day. Ash plumes extending about
142 km (87 mi) to the north-west from the volcano were noted on March 05.
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History of Kizimen eruptions is unknown. We have incomplete data about
only one eruption in 1928-1929 which was likely moderate explosive (or
explosive-effusive) events. Tephrachronological data point out several
catastrophic eruptions in evolution of this volcano.
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SHEVELUCH VOLCANO (1000-27) 56°39'N, 161°21'E; Elevation 3,283 m, the
dome elevation ~8,200 ft
(~2,500 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Growth of the lava dome and ash emission constrained with this
continues. Ash explosions up to 10 km (or 32,800 ft) ASL could occur at
any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying
aircraft.
Seismic activity of the volcano continues. According to the seismic
data, possible ash plume rose up to the 4-7.5 km (13120-24600 ft) ASL
this week. According to satellite data, the thermal anomaly over the
lava dome was registered on March 05-07. Clouds obscured the volcano on
the other days of week.
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KARYMSKY VOLCANO (1000-13) 54°03'N, 159°27'E; Elevation 4,874 ft (1,486 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Explosive activity of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 6.0 km
(or 19,700 ft) ASL could occur at any time. Activity of the volcano
could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. Based on seismicity,
it is possible that ash plumes rose up to 4.0 km (13,120 ft) ASL on
March 03-05. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly was
registered over the volcano on March 07-09. Clouds obscured the volcano
on the other days of week.
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BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO (1000-25) 55°58'N, 160°36'E; Elevation 9,455 ft (2,882 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
Growth of the lava dome of the volcano continues and next explosive
eruption of the volcano is preparing. Aerosol plumes could affect
low-flying aircraft.
Moderate seismicity of the volcano continues. Weak volcanic earthquakes
are registering on the volcano all week. Moderate gas-steam activity of
the volcano was observed on March 04 and 07; clouds obscured the volcano
on the other days of week. According to satellite data, a weak thermal
anomaly was registered over the volcano on March 07.
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GORELY VOLCANO (1000-07) 52°33'N, 158°02'E; Elevation 5,996 ft (1,828 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
Seismic and thermal activity of the volcano remains high. This ongoing
unrest may eventually lead to an explosive eruption. At present, aerosol
plumes from the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues and weak volcanic
tremor was registered at the volcano all week. Clouds obscured the
volcano on the other days of week.
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BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2010, KVERT WILL ASSIGN AN AVIATION COLOR CODE FOR
22 ADDITIONAL VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA AND THE NORTHERN KURILES. THESE
VOLCANOES ARE NOT PRESENTLY MONITORED WITH SEISMIC INSTRUMENTS HOWEVER
KVERT SCIENTISTS EXAMINED SATELLITE INFORMATION EACH DAY TO LOOK FOR
EVIDENCE OF VOLCANIC UNREST SINCE 2002. NOT ALL OF THESE VOLCANOES HAD
ERUPTIONS IN HISTORICAL TIME, HOWEVER THEY ARE POTENTIALLY ACTIVE AND
THEREFORE ARE OF CONCERN TO AVIATION.
INFORMATION ABOUT VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA AND THE NORTHERN KURILES:
www.kscnet.ru...
WEB CAMERAS IN KAMCHATKA:
KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO: data.emsd.iks.ru...
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SHEVELUCH VOLCANO: data.emsd.ru...
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO: data.emsd.iks.ru...
KORYAKSKY VOLCANO:
www.kscnet.ru...
GORELY VOLCANO:
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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Olga A. Girina, KVERT Project, IVS FED RAS
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel. (4152) 297-890.
Sergey Senyukov, KVERT Project, KB GS RAS
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel. (4152) 431-831
Dr. John Power, KVERT Project, USGS
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel. (907) 786-7426
The KVERT Project is a non-commercial cooperative program of the Alaska
Volcano Observatory (AVO, USA), the Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (IVS) FED RAS and the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey
(KB GS) RAS (Russia). KVERT staff is available in the office from 8:30
AM till 6:00 PM (KST or KDT) and by phone during the evenings. KVERT
uses daily satellite imagery, information from remote scientific
observation stations, real-time seismic data for 10 volcanoes, and other
information to monitor activity at Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles
Volcanoes.
The official web-page of KVERT (the Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology FED RAS): www.kscnet.ru...
Archive of daily information KB GS RAS:
emsd.iks.ru...
KVERT Information Releases at the web-page of AVO (Alaska Volcano
observatory): www.avo.alaska.edu...