Batu Tara Volcano Expedition 30 June - 4 July 2015: Photos & Videos

Batu Tara July 2015

We visited Batu Tara from 30 June - 4 July on our recent Volcano Special tour and observed strombolian eruptions of varying intensity at intervals ranging between 10 and 50 minutes.
The strongest explosions caused loud cannon-shot like noises and produced abundant incandescent ejections that reached heights and distances of up to approx. 500 m from the crater. They were followed by glowing avalanches of blocks rolling down the sciara to the sea.
On 3 occasions within 16 hours between the evening of 2 and morning of 3 July, unusually strong eruptions produced small pyroclastic flows triggered by collapsing material from the eruption and small parts of the crater rim. These flows traveled down the sciara and over the sea for up approx. 200 meters.

During our Batu Tara volcano expedition we stayed on the island from 30 June - 4 July 2015 and found the volcano in similar activity (strombolian) as during our other visits in Nov 2012 and 2014. However, during the night 2-3 July and early on 3 July, a phase of increased activity resulted in the formation of small pyroclastic flows caused by collapsing material ejected during the explosion and/or accumulated on the crater rim.
See also: Expedition, camp & volcano | Video clips of eruptions (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Batu Tara volcano 30 June - 4 July 2015: eruptions (36 Images)

See also: Eruption pictures | Eruption videos taken during the same expedition to Batu Tara (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Batu Tara volcano expedition June-July 2015: impressions (32 Images)

Batu Tara volcano: pyroclastic flow on 3 July 2015 video (c)

Batu Tara volcano: pyroclastic flow on 3 July 2015 video (1 Image)

Batu Tara volcano 30 June - 4 July 2015: video clips of eruptions (c)

Batu Tara volcano 30 June - 4 July 2015: video clips of eruptions (1 Image)

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