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  • Chile volcano: Alert issued after Lascar rumbles to life

    12/10/2022 7:13:36 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 20 replies
    bbc ^ | 12/10/2022 | Sam Hancock
    Lascar volcano, which sits in the Andes, rumbled into action on Saturday, triggering minor earth tremors. No damage in the surrounding area has so far been reported, but an initial green warning was raised to yellow. Chile's National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin) defines "yellow" as meaning a volcano is unstable. Despite the giant cloud of smoke that Lascar emitted - comprising volcanic ash and hot gases - no homes are thought to have been damaged. Authorities have set up a no-entry perimeter 5km from the volcano's crater. Lascar, in the north of the country, is 70km from San Pedro...
  • Geology Picture of the Week, September 17-23, 2006: Lascar's Amazing Ash Cloud

    09/22/2006 12:24:39 PM PDT · by cogitator · 17 replies · 540+ views
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    Chile's Lascar Volcano is one of the highest altitude active volcanoes in the world, and might actually be the champion. Here's what it looked like in April 1993 from space (look for the ash cloud): That ash cloud is the remnant activity from a previous explosion that was fairly impressive from the ground a few kilometers away.