Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Stromboli
in Italy

Volcano Ash Advisories for air traffic

Although Volcano Ash Advisories (VAAC) are not intended for assessing humanitarian impact, the observations of the plume are relevant for understanding local impact. The actual impact (like ash fall) depends on the type of eruption and is not known.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-12 at 09:24 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-11 12:30 UTC has ceased.
  • Eruption has ceased. Volcanic ash not detectable in spite of good visibility. No ash cloud is produced.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-12 at 04:56 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-11 12:30 UTC strombolian activity ongoing.
  • Ash cloud not detected from satellite data in spite of good visibility, small ash cloud possible in the vicinity of the crater.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-11 at 22:55 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-11 12:30 UTC strombolian activity ongoing.
  • Ash cloud not detected from satellite data in spite of good visibility, small ash cloud possible in the vicinity of the crater.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-11 at 16:51 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-11 12:30 UTC strombolian activity ongoing.
  • Ash cloud not detected from satellite data in spite of good visibility. Small ash cloud possible in the vicinity of the crater.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-11 at 13:56 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-11 12:30 UTC explosive activity still in progress.
  • Ash clous is detected from satellite data and is drifting southward.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-11 at 12:58 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-11 12:30 UTC strong explosive activity.
  • Small ash cloud drifting southward and visible from satellite data.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-05 at 07:41 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-04 15:43 UTC lava ow near the crater.
  • Water vapour and weak ash emission in the vicinity of the vulcano still ongoing. No ash cloud is produced.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-05 at 06:00 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-04 15:43 UTC lava ow near the crater.
  • No volcanic ash identifiable in spite of good visibility.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-05 at 00:14 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-03 15:43 UTC strombolian activity still on going.
  • Ash cloud not visible due to night darkness. Ash cloud heigt.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-04 at 21:01 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-04 15:43 UTC estimated cloud heigt at 2000m.
  • Strombolian activity still occurs ash cloud not observable due to night darkness.

Original Message :

Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-04 at 17:01 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-04 15:43 UTC estimated cloud height at 2000m.
  • Strombolian activity still ash emission still ongoing.

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Volcanic Ash Advisory issued on 2024-07-04 at 16:09 UTC.

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  • Eruption at 2024-07-04 15:43 UTC estimated volcanic cloud height 2000m.
  • Volcanic ash not identifiable in spite of good visibility.

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