Which volcanoes are erupting? - List & map of active volcanoes erupting at present
Which volcanoes are erupting? - List & map of active volcanoes erupting at present
www.volcanodiscovery.comI don’t have live tool access right now, but here’s the latest general picture on active eruptions.
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The Smithsonian/USGS Global Volcanism Program tracks ongoing eruptions and lists multiple volcanoes with continuing activity. As of their most recent weekly updates, there are several volcanoes around the world with ongoing eruptions, including well-known ones like Kilauea, Merapi, Sabancaya, Poás, Lewotolok, and Great Sitkin among others. These statuses are regularly updated, and the list changes as new activity starts or declines.[3][9]
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In the United States, Great Sitkin (Alaska) has had slow lava effusion with persistent unrest and an orange aviation color code, monitored continuously by USGS and local networks.[2][5]
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Global update sources emphasize that the number of actively erupting volcanoes is typically around 20 at any given time, with fluctuations week to week depending on new activity and declines in previous eruptions.[3]
What I can do next
- If you want, I can compile the most recent official eruption table (volcano name, country, eruption type, start date, current status) from a recent source and present it in a compact list.
- I can also provide a current risk takeaway for Fortaleza, Brazil, in terms of aviation hazard or ash cloud travel advisories, based on wind patterns and known ash dispersion from major eruptions (noting that direct local impact to Fortaleza is unlikely unless a distant plume drifts that way).
Would you like me to pull the latest official eruption list and summarize the top 5 most active volcanoes right now? If you have a preference for sources (USGS, Smithsonian, or a regional bulletin), tell me and I’ll tailor the summary.