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"Hundreds of people living in the shadow of the Colima volcano in western Mexico are evacuated after a spectacular smoke and lava show raised concern the eruption could become the biggest in a century. Half a dozen hamlets in Colima state are affected. The Colima volcano, also know as the Volcano of Fire, has erupted more than 40 times since the 16th century"

"According to news today on mbl.is there is now more magma in Hekla volcano then before the 2000 eruption. The news says that since the year 2006 there has been more magma in Hekla magma chamber then before the last eruption in the year 2000. This has not meant an eruption so far. Hekla volcano magma chamber have the depth of around 10 to 20 km. This means this inflation that is now taking place does not appear clearly on the surface, but changes are being measured by GPS system that Icelandic Meteorological Office has. This is also appearing on GPS instruments that geological department University of Iceland has. Even if inflation is now more in Hekla volcano then during the eruptions in the year 1991 and 2000 it does not mean that next eruption is going to be bigger. Since the size of the eruption depends on how much of the magma is mobile in the magma chamber. That amount remains unknown until eruption takes place and even then not all of the mobile magma might erupt."

another Volcano to put on the list to visit :-)

"Japan raises eruption warning for southern volcano to second-highest level and tells thousands of residents to prepare for a possible evacuation"

"Volcano erupts more than 50 times, spewing gas and lava, and forcing thousands to flee from their homes in North Sumatra"

"Work is under way to improve monitoring of Iceland's volcanoes and give earlier warning of possible eruptions."

"As the Indonesian governement raises the danger alert to its highest level, more than 20,000 residents living near the Mount Sinabung volcano are evacuated to temporary emergency centres"

Living with volcanoes

"Ecuador President Rafael Correa has declared a state of emergency over increasing activity at the Cotopaxi volcano near the capital, Quito."

probably the best Volcano site in the world

"Today (27-March-2014) during the night three earthquakes took place in Hekla volcano. This were typical earthquakes and like those that have been taking place earlier in March. What this earthquake activity means I do not yet know. The magnitude of this earthquakes was in the range of 0,7 to 0,8 with the depth of 9,7 to 8,3 km"

"Active volcanoes are dangerous places. They can wipe out whole cities and kill large numbers of people."

It wont be long now

Great video showing the eruption

"In what is becoming a larger danger (and potential disaster), activity at Sinabung appears to be increasing daily, with more explosions and resultant pyroclastic flows streaming down the slopes of the volcano (see right) in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Some of these flows are reaching up to 5 km from the summit of Sinabung."

"Third eruption sends ash and hot rock 2.5 miles into air Smaller than previous two but prompts more evacuations"