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Eruption Update for September 12, 2012 on Anak Krakatau, Fuego and Little Sitkin

Anak Krakatau volcanic activity has intensified with ash spreading over 80 km and significant lava flows reported recently.

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A small ash plume from Guatemala's Fuego seen on September 11, 2012. Image courtesy of INSIVUMEH. Volcano news from around the world for your reading enjoyment: Anak Krakatau One other volcano that made some headlines last week was Indonesia's Anak Krakatau. The latest activity was spreading ash over 80 km from the volcano in the Sunda Strait and this heightened activity has continued into this week. Lava flows and strombolian explosions with 2 km/ 6,500 foot plumes have been coming from the main crater of the volcano accompanied by constant seismicity. Now, typically the video we get from Anak Krakatau are the strombolian or vulcanian explosions that come from the main crater, but leave it to James Reynolds to capture an ocean entry of a lava flow from the Indonesian volcano. Fuego There isn't too much to add to the activity that occurred last week at Guatemala's Fuego that produced ...

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