Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network (November 2006)

All information contained in these reports is preliminary and subject to change.

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Unnamed (E Pacific Rise at 9.82°N)

Lava erupted along at least 18 km of ridge axis

Láscar (Chile)

Crater changes after May; minor explosions during September and October 2006

Montagu Island (S Sandwich Islands)

Explosive and possible effusive activity continues in December 2006

Heard (S Indian Ocean)

ASTER images show hotspot for possible lava lake and flow 8 December

Cayambe (Ecuador)

Seismic swarms occur erratically in 2004 and 2005

Atka (Aleutian Islands, USA)

Minor plumes bearing steam and ash throughout November-December 2006

Shiveluch (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)

Ash plumes rising to ~ 10 km in December

Bezymianny (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)

Ongoing dome growth; 23-25 December pyroclastic flows

Karymsky (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)

Moderate ash explosions and continued dome growth

OBITUARY

Unexpected death of Jim Luhr, Director of the Global Volcanism Program

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