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Bulletin of World Volcanism Feb 2013 - summary of volcano activity worldwide

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Volcano Discovery Friday Mar 08, 2013 18:54 PM | BY: T

Bulletin of World Volcanism Feb 2013

The Bulletin of World Volcanism February 2013 is out (download).
It contains a reviewed summary of volcano activity during the past month.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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NEW ACTIVITY/UNREST
Aoba (Vanuatu) - Tangkubanparahu (Indonesia) - Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) - Barren Island (India) - Paluweh (Indonesia) - White Island (New Zealand) - Ricon De La Vieja (Costa Rica) - Soufreire Hills (UK) - Ebeko (Russia) - Pacaya (Guatemala) - Cleveland (USA) - Traitors Head (Vanuatu) - Grozny Group (Russia) - Rashua (Russia) - Sabancaya (Peru) - Talhara Volcanic Field (Algeria) - Miyake-Jima (Japan)

CONTINUING ACTIVITY
Etna (Italy) - Sakura-Jima (Japan) - Copahue (Chile/Argentina) - Reventador (Ecuador) - Popocatepetl (Mexico) - Heard (Australia) - Tolbachik (Russia) - Stromboli (Italy) - Colima (Mexico) - Karymsky (Russia) - Batu Tara (Indonesia) - Pagan (USA) - Chirpoi (Russia) - Tinakula (Solomon Islands) - Shiveluch (Russia) - Bagana (Papua New Guinea) - Kilauea (USA) - Santa Maria (Guatemala) - Kizimen (Russia) - Lokon-Empung (Indonesia) - Bezymianny (Russia) - Manam (Papua New Guinea) - Cleveland (USA) - Sangay (Ecuador) - Fuego (Guatemala) - Tongariro (New Zealand)

 

Laguna del Maule volcano (Chile): seismic swarms and ground deformation trigger yellow alert

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Volcano Discovery Saturday Mar 09, 2013 09:51 AM | BY: T

Laguna del Maule

New signs of volcanic unrest - seismic swarms and ground inflation - have been detected at the volcano recently and SERNAGEOMIN raised the alert level of the volcano to yellow.
A seismic crisis began around February and currently has contained nearly 130 quakes of volcanic-tectonic origin (rock fracturing at depth) as well as fluid movements and volcanic tremor.
What is more worrying is the detection of a notable deformation of the area (inflation at a rate of about 20 cm / year) since the end of January.
The area has not had known eruptive activity during the past 3000 years, and these changes in activity need to be followed closely.
Following the report by SERNAGEOMIN, the government (ONEMI) decided to declare yellow alert for the town of San Clemente yesterday.

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Worst drought in India in decades blamed on official incompetence

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TheNattional-March7,2013-Agence France Presse

Central areas of Maharashtra state are facing a water shortage worse than the severe drought in 1972. File / AFP

MUMBAI // Millions of people in western India are suffering their worst drought in more than four decades, with critics blaming official ineptitude and corruption for exacerbating the natural water shortage.

Central areas of Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, are facing a water shortage worse than the severe drought in 1972, the state's chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said.

 

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