Shiveluch Volcano Update; Dome Inactive for 1,200 Years Erupts, New Area at Risk

In Russia, a region known as Karan which had been inactive for 1,200 years suddenly erupted on April 26th. In the time since, it has rapidly emplaced a more than 2,000 foot wide lava dome which is still growing at a high speed. While this andesitic dome’s current eruptive activity is fairly weak, historical evidence suggests that a highly explosive eruption is likely to eventually occur. Thumbnail Photo Credit: © Dr. Richard Roscoe, © Photovolcanica, Licensed Image. Note: This video’s thumbnail image does not display the current eruption of Shiveluch’s Karan dome, but rather portrays what it might look like. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: ) (YouTube membership: ) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: ) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: ) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under “fair use“. If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at tccatron@ and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video’s thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: Sources/Citations: [1] VEIs, dates/years, composition, tephra layer name, DRE estimates, and bulk tephra volume estimates for volcanic eruptions shown in this video which were assigned a VEI 4 or larger and are not Shiveluch’s 2023 eruption are sourced from the LaMEVE database (British Geological Survey © UKRI), Used with Permission [2] Source of Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) methodology and criteria: Newhall, C. G., and Self, S. (1982), The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism, J. Geophys. Res., 87(C2), 1231–1238, doi: Accessed / Read by on Oct 5th, 2022. 0:00 New Volcanic Eruption 1:16 Rapid Dome Growth 2:18 Modeled Situation 3:01 Past Karan Eruptions 4:07 2023 Eruption