Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Ulawun in Papua New Guinea on 20 Nov 2023 19:15 UTC

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Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Ulawun

in Papua New Guinea

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Ulawun Volcanic eruption may have a low humanitarian impact, based on the magnitude of the eruption, the exposed population and its coping capacity..

GDACS ID	VO 1000081
Name:	Ulawun (252120)
Lat/Lon:	-5.05 , 151.33
Event Date:	20 Nov 2023 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 15000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 87000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	4
Population Exposure Index PEI:	2
Inserted at:	21 Nov 2023 08:07 UTC

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Papua New Guinea - Ulawun volcano eruption (ECHO 21 Nov 2023)Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:25

On 20 November around 5.30 UTC (16.30 local time) the Ulawun volcano, located in the northern New Britain Island in eastern Papua New Guinea, approximately 125 km south-west of Rabaul Town, started to erupt. The explosive eruption produced a plume that reached up to 18 km above sea level dispersing ash to the west. A significant pyroclastic flow occurred during the activity.
Media report, as of 21 November, a number of preventively evacuated people across the area nearby the volcano and some canceled flights from the Hoskins Town airport.
On 20 November the aviation colour code has been raised to red from the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) and as of 21 November at 7.00 UTC it remains still in force.

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Latest media headlines

Intense éruption du volcan Ulawun en cours en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guiné.. 11/21/2023 6:11:00 PM.

Papua Nuova Guinea, erutta Monte Ulawun: nube di cenere fino a 15 km 11/21/2023 4:44:00 PM.

Papua Nuova Guinea, erutta Monte Ulawun: nube di cenere fino a 15 km 11/21/2023 4:36:00 PM.

dal mondo Papua Nuova Guinea, eruzione esplosiva del Monte Ulawun: nub.. 11/21/2023 3:54:00 PM.

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