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Batu Tara volcano Nov 2014: pyroclastic flow
A pyroclastic flow occurred early on 4 Nov (local time): at around 2 am local time, a powerful explosion was immediately followed by a short lava-rich, fountain-like explosion that initiated a large incandescent avalanche over the whole width of the sciara, causing also some parts of the upper dome to collapse.
The avalanche turned into a small pyroclastic flow that reached the shore of the sciara and continued above water for approx. 100 m.
Andi and Till managed to capture the event on camera:
4 Nov, 01:59 local time: a relatively strong explosion occurs. (Photo: Tilmann) [
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02:00: a very unusual eruption starts - very rich in spatter, almost like a lava fountain. (Photo: T... [
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Seconds later: Collapsing lava from the explosion and parts of the dome start to slide down the scia... [
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02:01 local time: a minute later, the flow has already descended the sciara and traveled approx. 100... [
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The ash plume rising from the pyroclastic flow. (Photo: Andi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia) [
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Wind blows the ash plume away from us, fortunately. (Photo: Andi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia) [
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Strong explosions continue to occur the rest of the night and until the morning. Sometimes, bombs ar... [
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Phases of near-continuous glowing rockfalls on the sciara originate from the glowing dome during pha... [
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