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Ambrym Volcano Erupts – April 21 2024

In a significant development, Ambrym Volcano on Ambrym Island in the Vanuatu archipelago has entered a new eruptive phase. Visual observations, including a distinctive incandescence from the Marum crater in webcam footage, confirm the presence of fresh lava flows. Residents report intense volcanic glow accompanied ...

Significant Lava Cave Discovered in Auckland, New Zealand

Over the past year, Extreme Pursuit has undertaken far-reaching exploration efforts of the Auckland Volcanic Field in New Zealand to find new and undocumented lava caves. These efforts have yielded the discovery of a new and significant lava cave - mostly due to its size, ...

Ruang (Indonesia) Eruption

Mount Ruang Erupts Mount Ruang, a highly active volcano on a remote island of North Sulawesi province in Indonesia, has erupted again, spewing thick ash high into the atmosphere and posing a significant threat to surrounding areas. Authorities have raised the alert level to the highest ...

Mount Etna blows mesmerizing smoke rings

Mount Etna, Sicily's iconic volcano, is renowned for the formation of seemingly perfect smoke rings. Today, it delivered a mesmerizing performance, producing dozens of near perfectly formed rings. The 'smoke rings' of Etna, while appearing as delicate wisps of smoke, are technically vortex rings. A vortex ...

An overview of Geothermal Mud Features

An overview of Geothermal Mud Features Geothermal regions, characterized by the presence of subsurface heat, often present fascinating landscapes sculpted by the interaction of hot water, volcanic gases, and various geological materials. Mud features, including mud pools, mud pots, mud geysers, and mud volcanoes, offer a ...

Ambrym Volcano’s Lava Lakes: A decade of fiery Geology

Ambrym Volcano is a remarkable wonder. Two imposing cones rise within a desert-like caldera and where molten lakes of lava churn within their depths. For the past decade, I’ve explored, studied and documented Ambrym volcano across 15 expeditions. It’s a notoriously difficult place to get ...

Five days on top of the world’s most active volcano

I've just returned from a mini expedition to Vanuatu, spending five days on top of Mount Yasur - the most active volcano in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BavamMXaU6Q Our trip started with a 3 hour flight from Auckland to Port Vila. Passengers are often confused to see they are ...

How to see Aurora in Auckland, New Zealand

All the photos on this page were taken in Auckland by Extreme Pursuit. They are copyright and must not be reproduced without permission. As we enter the solar maximum - the period of the greatest solar activity during the Sun's solar cycle - the chances of ...

Is Mount Michael really the 8th lava lake?

In 2001, satellite imagery captured a thermal anomaly deep within Mount Michael’s crater, an active basaltic stratovolcano located on Saunders Island. In 2019 new research detailed further evidence pointing towards a persistent lava lake. But up until this point, no one had managed to reach ...
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