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Volcano Eruptions in
the South Pacific Cause Evacuation of 9,000 People
New Guinea (HDW) December 11, 2004
- During the last week of November
2004, NASA reported that daily eruptions of ash and steam from the
Manam Volcano off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea (north of
Australia). This volcano made thousands of residents' living conditions
so unfavorable that they were evacuated by container ship. In addition
to disruptions of the food and water supply, ash from Manam isolated
the islanders even further by dirtying the solar panels that provide
electricity for the island's radio communication with the mainland.
(full article...)
 Manam
Volcano in Pacific Erupts in Awesome Beauty
New Guinea (HDW) November 1, 2004 -
Even though eyes in the United States of
America are focused on the eruptions of a volcano at Mount St. Helens
in Washington State, there is an even more active volcano that is
showing its beauty and power in the South Pacific. The island of
Manam sits in the Bismarck Sea across the Stephan Strait from the
east coast of mainland Papua New Guinea. Only 10 kilometers wide,
the island results from the activity of the Manam Volcano, one of
the New Guinea’s most active. In this image from a NASA satellite,
a large ash plume spreads northwestward after the eruption of Manam,
located at bottom right. The thermally active areas on the volcano
are outlined in red. (full article...)
 Indonesian
Volcano, Mount Egon Erupts: Plume of Ash is Sent 2 miles into the
Air
Indonesia (HDW) September 7, 2004 -
Shortly after 12:30 p.m. local time, on
September 4, 2004, a large cloud of ash and smoke erupted from Mount
Egon on the Indonesian island of Flores. When the Moderate Resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flew over on NASA’s Aqua
satellite a little over an hour later, the light gray cloud straddled
the island. (full article...)
 Volcano
Near Tokyo, Japan Has Largest Eruption in 20 Years: Mt. Asama Ash
Plume Almost 2 Miles High Japan
(HDW) September 19, 2004 - Japan’s
Mt. Asama erupted explosively on September 1, 2004. After a two-week
rest, the volcano continued its eruption in several small bursts
starting on September 14, sending plumes of ash from the its 2,568
meter-high summit crater. A satellite from NASA captured this view
of the smoking volcano at 10:30 a.m. Tokyo time on September 16,
2004. In this image, the ash plume is heading due south towards
Suruga Bay. (full article...)
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