Volcanic activity worldwide 12 Jun 2021: Etna volcano, Stromboli, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Sangay, Neva...

Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): The volcano went through a small peak of activity during yesterday morning until today: Starting from about 16:00 local time, spattering activity and explosions from the northern vent area increased significantly.
Abundant glowing material began to accumulate on the sides of the cone and roll down the Sciara del Fuoco. Starting at 16:40 UTC, a lava flow emerged from the northern crater area that started to travel down the upper sectors of the Sciara: a small surge of magma had arrived obviously.
This surge was rather small - by today early afternoon, the volcano's activity had returned to lower, average values and the lava flow was no longer active.

Etna (Sicily, Italy): Things remain very dynamic at Europe's most active volcano: Since yesterday morning, strombolian activity at the New SE crater began to increase, followed by the appearance of a lava overflow issued from a vent on the southern flank of the cone, which traveled towards the southwest.
The mean amplitude of the volcanic tremor continued to grow reaching high values and its source was found to be at shallow depths beneath the crater - all pointing towards a possible new paroxysm.
This trend reversed itself again temporarily, and then recovered and seems to be on the increase again now: it looks as if the New SE crater is undecided whether or not to go for a paroxysm or not...

Fagradalsfjall (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): A visitor to the main eruption site in Geldingadalir narrowly escaped a self-provoked catastrophe and cruel death by lava flow. Yesterday (11 June 2021) around noon, a person could be seen on the webcam approaching and presumably attempting to climb the side of the active cone, when a large surge of lava erupted from it and started to rapidly flow downhill towards him or her.
Fortunately, the tourist managed to ran away and the lava flows missed him or her, but it was clearly a very close call. The person must have had made the rather long way across older, already solidified parts of the lava flow field to finally approach and probably climb the active cone, which contains a small lava lake and rhythmically - typically every 10 minutes or so - erupts bubbling fountains and surges of lava that overflow its rims, even though these episodes have been becoming weaker and more rare in the past days.
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The webcam recordings show how the person turns around, runs and falls, when he or she realized the imminent danger of the lava surge coming from just a few tens of meters uphill distance. Finally, the lava branches and spares the location of the person who manages to evacuate to safety afterwards.
Unfortunately, it seems that it was not an isolated case: especially since the convenient lookout, the hill just southeast of the cone, has been cut by fresh lava on 4 June and become inaccessible, several people trying to get a better and closer view have been seen venturing on the fresh lava flow field.


Ebeko (Paramushir Island): (12 Jun) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20210612/0205Z FL100 EXTD NE REPORTED OBS VA DTG:12/0220Z

Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): (12 Jun) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: EXPLODED AT 20210612/0723Z VA CLD UNKNOWN OBS VA DTG:12/0720Z

Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): (12 Jun) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: VA EMS HAS DISP

Fuego (Guatemala): (12 Jun) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: VA EMS HAS DISP

Sangay (Ecuador): (12 Jun) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 10 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: CONT VA EMS to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Sabancaya (Peru): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 24000 ft (7300 m) altitude or flight level 240 and is moving at 25 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows: CONT EMISSIONS to 24000 ft (7300 m)

Nevados de Chillán (Central Chile): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 13000 ft (4000 m) altitude or flight level 130 and is moving at 20 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows: continuous ash emissions to 13000 ft (4000 m)