Linked volcano names (below) go to the report for this month within all of the Smithsonian reports for that volcano. Select "Complete Issue" to see all the reports for this month.
Montagu Island (South Sandwich Islands)
Satellite data provide first evidence of Holocene eruptive activity
Michael (South Sandwich Islands)
Lava lake detected in satellite imagery during 1995-2002
Deception Island (Antarctica)
Fumarole temperatures stable during 2000-2002; sulfur dioxide detected
Reventador (Ecuador)
Ashfall in January, mudflows in February-March; additional data from November
Galeras (Colombia)
Phreatic explosion in June 2002; increased long-period seismicity in late 2002
Soufriere Hills (Montserrat)
Continued dome growth, rockfalls, and pyroclastic flows
Popocatépetl (Mexico)
Cycles of dome growth and destruction; continuing explosive activity
Shiveluch (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)
Continued lava dome growth, short-lived explosions, and seismicity
Kliuchevskoi (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)
Seismicity above background levels; explosion and thermal anomaly
Monowai Seamount (Kermadec Islands)
Volcanic earthquake swarm during 1-24 November eruption
White Island (New Zealand)
Increased SO2 emissions since December, mud ejections in February
Ruapehu (North Island, New Zealand)
Volcanic tremor episodes and Crater Lake temperature variations
Barren Island (Indian Ocean)
Fumarolic activity noted during fieldwork in February
Piton de la Fournaise (Reunion Island)
Infrared data from November-December 2002 eruption
Ol Doinyo Lengai (Tanzania)
Continuing lava flows and vent activity in late December 2002
Nyiragongo (DR Congo)
Aftershocks, lava lake, SO2 fumes, acidic rains, and highly fluorinated water
Etna (Italy)
Petrographic and geochemical comparison of 2001 and 2002 lavas
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