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Three eruptions in a day at Costa Rican volcano

Published on: August 29, 2023
16:26

San Jose, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica’s Volcano and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI) informed on Tuesday that Rincon de la Vieja volcano has registered three eruptions in less than 24 hour. That big volcano has been showing a rise in activity since mid-August.

Sangay eruption puts at risk bridge over river in Ecuador

Published on: July 10, 2023
10:30

Quito, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The concentration of water and pyroclastic material coming from the Sangay volcano put at risk the bridge over the Upano River, key in the road system of the Amazon in Ecuador.

Alert increases in El Salvador for the Chaparrastique volcano

Published on: May 28, 2023
11:30

San Salvador, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The Chaparrastique volcano increased its activity and threatens to increase degassing, ash expulsion and seismicity, the Salvadoran authorities of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Marn) warned.

Ashes falling from Sangay volcano affects three Ecuador provinces

Published on: April 21, 2023
12:32

Quito, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) A cloud of ashes from the Sangay volcano today affected the provinces of Chimborazo, Los Rios and Guayas in Ecuador.

Salvadoran authorities issue alert for volcanic activity

Published on: March 9, 2023
09:18

San Salvador, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) The authorities of El Salvador are alert due to the renewed activity of the Chaparrastique volcano, in the department of San Miguel, some 138 kilometers east of the capital.

Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano produced eight thousand quakes in 4 months

Published on: March 1, 2023
13:51

Quito, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The Geophysical Institute of Ecuador (IG) reported today that the Cotopaxi volcano produced about eight thousand earthquakes since October 21, 2022, a figure equivalent to 1,600 events per month.

Experts detect rapid increase in Indonesian volcano’s activity

Published on: December 5, 2022
12:23

Jakarta, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) On Monday, Indonesian experts detected a rapid increase in the volcanic intensity of Mount Semeru, located in East Java province, and issued recommendations for civil protection.

Dust concentrations from the Sahara to increase in Cuba

Published on: October 4, 2021
16:23

Havana, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) Dust concentrations from the Sahara desert, sulphur dioxide (SO2) and ashes from the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, Spain, are increasing over Cuba this Monday.

Gov’t of Spain implements special plan for volcano-hit La Palma (+Photos)

Published on: September 24, 2021
10:58

Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, announced the creation of a Mixed Commission to help mitigate the damage in the volcano-hit island of La Palma, Spain.

‘Fuego’ (Fire) volcano erupts and puts Guatemala on alert

Published on: September 23, 2021
14:48

Guatemala, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) On Fuego volcano, pyroclastic downflows began today at Ceniza and Trinidad ravines, the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) of Guatemala confirmed.

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