Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava as lightning flashes lit up its crater, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and evacuate more than 12,000 people living on a nearby island. The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) had warned the residents of Tagulandang island that...
🌋 Der indonesische Vulkan #Ruang hat bei seinem Ausbruch am Mittwoch eine Wolke von Gestein und Asche bis zu 3000m in den Himmel geschossen. Täglich immitiert der Ruang bis zu 120.000 Tonnen SO2, die Vulkanwolke erstreckt sich über tausende Kilometer bis nach Singapur.
Die Wolkenausmaße wurden mit dem TROPOMI-Instrument an Bord des Satelliten #Sentinel5P 🛰️ erfasst und vom Earth Observation Center (EOC) des DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen grafisch verarbeitet.
#Indonesia’s Mount #Ruang has erupted at least 3X this wk, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.
On Wed evening, the #volcano’s #eruption shot #ash nearly 70k ft high, possibly spewing aerosols into the #stratosphere, the atmosphere’s second layer.
The #volcano is part of Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, in the Sangihe Islands archipelago. That puts it ~60 miles NNE of Manado, the province’s capital.
#Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency posted that the situation corresponded to a Level 3 on a 1-4 scale, 4 being the most severe.
In Laingpatehi village, there were reports of ashfall & communication issues. Authorities urged residents & tourists to remain at least 4 km, or 2.5 mi, away from the #volcano.
Satellite imagery depicted a massive #eruption around 8PM local time, which shot ash about 65k to 70k feet high. Roughly 2X the altitude at which commercial aircraft fly.
More than 800 people were forced to evacuate their homes in #Indonesia as the #Ruang#volcano continues its eruption.
A #tsunami watch has been issued for the entire west coast of #Tagulandang, Indonesia's North #Sulawesi province.
At least 800 people in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area's Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said on Wednesday....
Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts, more than 12,000 people evacuated (www.reuters.com)
Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava as lightning flashes lit up its crater, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and evacuate more than 12,000 people living on a nearby island. The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) had warned the residents of Tagulandang island that...
Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts (www.reuters.com)
At least 800 people in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area's Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said on Wednesday....