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Related: About this forumSpectacular Calbuco volcano in Chile!
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Spectacular Calbuco volcano in Chile!
Apr 23, 2015
by Deborah Byrd in Photos » Earth, Science Wire
After remaining dormant for 42 years, the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted twice on Wednesday (April 22, 2015). An ash cloud rose at least 15 kilometers (9 miles) above the volcano, menacing the nearby communities of Puerto Montt (Chile) and San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina). Some 1,500 to 2,000 people were evacuated; no casualties have been reported so far. The first eruption sent up vast plumes of smoke. The second eruption later that night sent up red-hot rocks and produced a spectacular display of volcanic lightning. Airlines cancelled flights. Lava flowed into Chapo Lake, which lies lies immediately southeast of the volcano, on the same day.
The Chilean Emergency Management Agency and the Chilean Geology and Mining Service (SERNAGEOMIN) ordered evacuations within a 20-kilometer (12 mile) radius around the volcano.
The eruption also prompted concerns that the dust could contaminate water, trigger respiratory illnesses and halt air travel.
Dario Almonacid posted the video below to YouTube on the day of the eruption.
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http://earthsky.org/earth/spectacular-eruption-of-calbuco-volcano-in-chile?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=2810865bda-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-2810865bda-393525109
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Spectacular Calbuco volcano in Chile! (Original Post)
Panich52
Apr 2015
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progressoid
(49,978 posts)1. This Guy Captured the Exact Moment Chile’s Calbuco Volcano Erupted.
ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)2. time to go...
amazing shot... hope he was ok.
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2naSalit
(86,536 posts)3. Here's a
live feed for those who are interesting in watching in real time. It's dark now but tomorrow should be worth giving it a look...
http://www.t13.cl/videos/nacional/transmision-en-vivo-sigue-minuto-a-minuto-la-actividad-del-volcan-calbuco
and other info in English here...
http://earthquake-report.com/2015/04/02/volcano-news-by-volcanologist-janine-krippner/