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Quoting Grothar:
What volcano erupted?

Volcanoes of Eritrea

Jalua

Alid

Dubbi

Nabro

Assab

Gufa

Mousa All

Quoting Grothar:
What volcano erupted?

Pick one...Link

Apocalyptic? My kinda people!

for the first time since the earthquake/tsunami, strontium has been found in the groundwater near Fukushima.

so suddenly it's 240 times the limit? when was the last time they tested? Who's been doing the testing?

Apocalyptic is my middle name.

To keep with the current apocalyptic theme..
5.2 Magnitude 5 miles ESE of Christchurch, NZ
Link

Hi TC, this is on wiki: (Nabro)
Geology
False-color topographical relief image of the Nabro and nearby Mallahle (in Ethiopia) volcanoes.Part of the Afar Triangle, the Nabro Volcano is one of many volcanic caldera complexes in the northeasternmost part of the East African Rift valley region. The twin calderas likely formed about during an eruption of about 20 to 100 cubic kilometres consisting of ignimbrite, although the date of their formation is unknown. The subaerial volume of volcanic material within the Nabro Volcanic Range mantle plume is likely on the order of 550 km3.[2]

[edit] 2011 eruptionDespite having undergone no eruptions in recent history, the Nabro Volcano likely erupted shortly after midnight on June 13, 2011 local time, after a series of earthquakes in the Eritrea-Ethiopia border region, ranging up to magnitude 5.7. The ash plume was observed on satellite drifting to the west-northwest along the border, and spanned about 50 km wide and several hundred kilometres across in the hours immediately following the reported eruption.

Quoting TropicalAnalystwx13:
Please keep coming, PLEASE.

Must....stop....bad thoughts LOL

Quoting Grothar:
What volcano erupted?

Speculation that is was Nabro.

Quoting twincomanche:
Dubbi everyone thinks (not confirmed) and if so it last erupted in 1861.

No one knows the name. Come on, if it was 11,000 years ago, I might be of some help. What volcano erupted?

Quoting Grothar:
What volcano erupted?

It appears it may be Nabro in Eritrea.

Quoting caneswatch:


Must....stop....bad thoughts LOL

Oh Conner, your a trip.

I'm going to bed early, night all and Grothar.

Quoting Chicklit:
Hi TC, this is on wiki: (Nabro)
Geology
False-color topographical relief image of the Nabro and nearby Mallahle (in Ethiopia) volcanoes.Part of the Afar Triangle, the Nabro Volcano is one of many volcanic caldera complexes in the northeasternmost part of the East African Rift valley region. The twin calderas likely formed about during an eruption of about 20 to 100 cubic kilometres consisting of ignimbrite, although the date of their formation is unknown. The subaerial volume of volcanic material within the Nabro Volcanic Range mantle plume is likely on the order of 550 km3.[2]

[edit] 2011 eruptionDespite having undergone no eruptions in recent history, the Nabro Volcano likely erupted shortly after midnight on June 13, 2011 local time, after a series of earthquakes in the Eritrea-Ethiopia border region, ranging up to magnitude 5.7. The ash plume was observed on satellite drifting to the west-northwest along the border, and spanned about 50 km wide and several hundred kilometres across in the hours immediately following the reported eruption.

The last part was just added by one of our bloggers here.

1759 - lol...

aquaApocalypticK9

...is a bit of a mouthful

BD enhancement of ash plume.


NHC enhancement of ash plume.

UPDATE 23:46 UTC : We are now convinced that the erupting volcano is the Nabro volcano (an official confirmation is still missing)
This is from the earthquake geeks at earthquake-report.com.

Quoting aquak9:
Apocalyptic? My kinda people!

for the first time since the earthquake/tsunami, strontium has been found in the groundwater near Fukushima.

so suddenly it's 240 times the limit? when was the last time they tested? Who's been doing the testing?

Apocalyptic is my middle name.

You must be like Amy then, glued to the Armageddon (History) Channel. :)

Quoting TropicalAnalystwx13:


Oh Conner, your a trip.

I'm going to bed early, night all and Grothar.

Haha, night Cody.

Grothar, it's a volcano named NABRO.
And, it'd big, in fact this might be the big one!.
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Quoting twincomanche:
Dubbi everyone thinks (not confirmed) and if so it last erupted in 1861.

seems like some think the larger 1 to the SW is what erupted... still a couple hours to sunrise there and visible sat photos.

If Dubbi, at least we have some relatively recent reports. If the other, it becomes more of a puzzle.

We better hope Katla is not getting antsy.

Volcano ash: Threat of second volcano Katla '10 times the strength'
A second volcano in Iceland could erupt with 10 times the force of Eyjafyoll if history repeats itself, scientists have warned

LinkApr2011

Quoting PcolaDan:


You must be like Amy then, glued to the Armageddon (History) Channel. :)

Actually, I'm just glued to this place.

Cosmic- thank you for spelling it out for him. C'mon, Gro, get with the program here.

Quoting PcolaDan:


You must be like Amy then, glued to the Armageddon (History) Channel. :)

For those who want to get in the mood, Deep Impact is on TNT. Getting ready to hit Earth

Chiklet- please don't make us started spelling/saying that again.

Eye-uh-jah-ful. Elijah-waffle. Oh never mind.

Quoting emcf30:


For those who want to get in the mood, Deep Impact is on TNT. Getting ready to hit Earth

Well I watch "Knowing" with nicholas cage today..the big "solar flare" taking out earth..very good movie by the way..

Quoting twincomanche:
Dubbi.

Go to Google Earth and turn on the weather overlay. It is clearly not Dubbi. It is about 16 mile SSE of that at Nabro. That is where the plume begins.

The sun will be up in less than 30 minutes. But how long after that it will be until we get visible satellite is anyone's guess.

Quoting CosmicEvents:
Grothar, it's a volcano named NABRO.
And, it'd big, in fact this might be the big one!.
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:) So it's either Nabro or Dubbi? I am trying to get with the program. here. This could be serious.

Quoting Grothar:


:) So it's either Nabro or Dubbi? I am trying to get with the program. here. This could be serious.

It appears to be Nabro, pending official confirmation. Either volcano is big news though, as Dubbi hasn't erupted for 150 years.

Quoting Neapolitan:
The sun will be up in less than 30 minutes. But how long after that it will be until we get visible satellite is anyone's guess.

Sat24 updates METEOSAT imagery extremely fast. It shouldn't be more than a half-hour after sunrise before we get the first images.

Grothar- it's Nabro. I'll bet a Stratus Rain Gauge on it.

The latest METEO image shows that the plume extends nearly 400 miles (640 kilometers) to the west-northwest--and there still appears to be no thinning at the source.

Quoting Grothar:


:) So it's either Nabro or Dubbi? I am trying to get with the program. here. This could be serious.

The consensus from where I get my info (and you know the source) is Nabro.

Quoting Levi32:


It appears to be Nabro, pending official confirmation. Either volcano is big news though, as Dubbi hasn't erupted for 150 years.

Don't laugh now, because I am being serious. There have been some geologists and volcanologist who have been fearing this type of activity there for a long time. Are you familiar with the Danakil region? I will try to find the link to the article. It is a few years old.

Quoting aquak9:
Chiklet- please don't make us started spelling/saying that again.

Eye-uh-jah-ful. Elijah-waffle. Oh never mind.

Ill take your eye a jarfull and raise ya a Kadaffy!

Quoting twincomanche:
How's that? There is hardly anyone anywhere near there.

Just because there's no humans living right there, does not mean it's not serious. Certainly you know enough tectonics to understand the possible effects.

Quoting Grothar:


Don't laugh now, because I am being serious. There have been some geologists and volcanologist who have been fearing this type of activity there for a long time. Are you familiar with the Danakil region? I will try to find the link to the article. It is a few years old.

I am not.

Quoting Neapolitan:
The latest METEO image shows that the plume extends nearly 400 miles (640 kilometers) to the west-northwest--and there still appears to be no thinning at the source.

Wow its pumping ash out in massive volumes.

For some kind of a size reference, this is Pinatubo's June 15th, 1991 eruption 1.25 hours after its beginning.

Nabro, has no recorded eruption and is a very large Strato-type volcano. This swarm is encircling the mountain and certainly appears to be volcanic in nature, but it is early. If it does blow, this could be a type that is season changing. Interesting times...certainly warrants attention!
1 posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011 6:02:40 PM by winoneforthegipper

waiting for Gro's link, trying to behave...

I just wonder how explosive the eruption really is, because I would have expected to see at least some radial expansion of the ash cloud if it was a "big one," as opposed to just a thin plume in one pointed direction.