Volcanoes Current Affairs, GK & News

Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii Big Island

The Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii’s Big Island recently erupted after an Earthquake that struck the region. The epicentre of the earthquake was located beneath the Kilauea Volcano. About Kilauea Volcano The Kilauea volcano was last active in 2018 due to an earthquake. Mt Kilauea is the second youngest volcano of the Hawaiian hotspot. It is ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Active Volcano • Hawaii • Hualalai • Kilauea • Mauna Kea volcano • Natural Disasters • shield volcano • tectonic plates • Volcanic hotspot • Volcano Eruption • Volcanoes

Mount Sinabung erupted for around 9 minutes on June 9 & send clouds of volcanic ash 7 km into sky

Mount Sinabung, on the island of Sumatra, erupted for around 9 minutes on June 9 & send clouds of volcanic ash 7 km into the sky. The volcano has seen a spike in activity since its last major eruption in 2010. Mount Sinabung, which is 2,460m (8,071 ft) high, is among Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, ..

Topics: Igneous petrology • Mount Agung • Mount Sinabung • Plate tectonics • Sunda Arc • Volcanoes • Volcanoes of Indonesia • Volcanology • Volcanology of Indonesia

Popocatepetl volcano spews ashes: Red alert in Mexico

The Popocatepetl volcano has been giving out ashes since Thursday. Red alert has been raised in Mexico after smoke, ash and lava from the volcano increased. The volacano remained dormant for more than 1000 years. It showed increased activity in the past 25 years. The major eruption in the volcano can have devastating effect to ..

Topics: Eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull • Geography of Mesoamerica • Geology • Igneous petrology • Plate tectonics • Popocatépetl • Puebla International Airport • Ring of Fire • Thursday • Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt • Volcanoes • Volcanology

Mount Etna, active volcano in quake-stricken Italian island of Sicily erupted on 24th December 2018.

Mount Etna, the active volcano in quake-stricken Italian island of Sicily, has recently erupted on 24th December 2018. A chain of around 130 earthquakes have rocked the volcano with the strongest posting a magnitude of 4.0. The quake was the strongest in the region after Mount Etna erupted, spewing ash and forcing the temporary closure ..

Topics: Catania • Etna • Geology • Igneous petrology • Locations associated with Arthurian legend • Mount Etna • Plate tectonics • Province of Catania • Sicily • Types of volcanic eruptions • Volcanoes • Volcanology

Triggered tsunami killed at least 281 in Indonesia

In Indonesia, a volcano-triggered tsunami has killed at least 281 people and injured more than thousand in Sunda Strait. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java after a volcano known as Anak Krakatoa (the “Child of Krakatoa”) erupted. Anak Krakatoa has ..

Topics: Anak Krakatoa • Caldera • Igneous petrology • Krakatoa • Petrology • Plate tectonics • Rakata • Ring of Fire • Sunda Strait • Volcanic cones • Volcanoes • Volcanology

Indian Mountaineers Satyarup Siddhanta and Mousumi Khatua climbs Asia’s highest volcanic peak Mount Damavand in Iran

Recently, Indian Mountaineers Satyarup Siddhanta and Mousumi Khatua created history by climbing Asia’s highest volcanic peak Mount Damavand in Iran. The expedition team comprised of 3 members – Siddhanta, Mousumi and Bhaswati Chatterjee. According to a release, the trio left for Iran on 6th September 2018, the team had to scale the summit within a ..

Topics: Book:Trekking the World • Damavand, Iran • Landforms • Mount Damavand • Mount Elbrus • Mountains • Ojos del Salado • Pico de Orizaba • Satyarup Siddhanta • Summit • Volcanic Seven Summits • Volcanoes