Raikoke Volcano in Russia’s Kuril Islands erupted spectacularly in 2019, on June 22nd.
(On MY birthday, even planet earth itself puts on a fireworks show, visible from space).
(On MY birthday, even planet earth itself puts on a fireworks show, visible from space).
June 11, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Raikoke Volcano in Russia’s Kuril Islands erupted spectacularly in 2019, on June 22nd.
(On MY birthday, even planet earth itself puts on a fireworks show, visible from space).
(On MY birthday, even planet earth itself puts on a fireworks show, visible from space).
#PPOD: Raikoke Volcano 🌋 on the Kuril Islands rarely erupts, most recently in 1924 and 1778. The dormant period ended around 4:00 a.m. local time on June 22, 2019, when a vast plume of ash and volcanic gases shot up from its 700-meter-wide crater. Credit: NASA 🧪
April 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
#PPOD: Raikoke Volcano 🌋 on the Kuril Islands rarely erupts, most recently in 1924 and 1778. The dormant period ended around 4:00 a.m. local time on June 22, 2019, when a vast plume of ash and volcanic gases shot up from its 700-meter-wide crater. Credit: NASA 🧪
Well of course Hunga is in there, but I’ve also looked at Taal, Anak Krakatau, Raikoke, and others!
November 21, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Well of course Hunga is in there, but I’ve also looked at Taal, Anak Krakatau, Raikoke, and others!
Raikoke Volcano eruption from space
2019
📷: International Space Station/NASA
2019
📷: International Space Station/NASA
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Raikoke Volcano eruption from space
2019
📷: International Space Station/NASA
2019
📷: International Space Station/NASA
Raikoke Volcano on the Kuril Islands rarely erupts. The small, oval-shaped island most recently exploded in 1924 and in 1778. The dormant period ended around 4:00 a.m. local time on June 22, 2019, when a vast plume of ash and volcanic gases shot up from its 700-meter-wide crater.
April 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Raikoke Volcano on the Kuril Islands rarely erupts. The small, oval-shaped island most recently exploded in 1924 and in 1778. The dormant period ended around 4:00 a.m. local time on June 22, 2019, when a vast plume of ash and volcanic gases shot up from its 700-meter-wide crater.
Kasatochi (2008), Sarychev (2009), Nabro (2011), and Raikoke (2019) all had higher sulfur contents than HT but a few things made HT stand out:
1) the WV, while huge, was rather far away from the tropopause, and advected up even higher, leading to a very small LW forcing
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1) the WV, while huge, was rather far away from the tropopause, and advected up even higher, leading to a very small LW forcing
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December 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Kasatochi (2008), Sarychev (2009), Nabro (2011), and Raikoke (2019) all had higher sulfur contents than HT but a few things made HT stand out:
1) the WV, while huge, was rather far away from the tropopause, and advected up even higher, leading to a very small LW forcing
\cont
1) the WV, while huge, was rather far away from the tropopause, and advected up even higher, leading to a very small LW forcing
\cont
A Russian volcano once turned skies purple.
Remote Russian Volcano Turns the Skies Purple
The June eruption of Raikoke impacted the entire Northern Hemisphere.
www.livescience.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A Russian volcano once turned skies purple.
THIS IS TRUE!
It was the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. You can read a bit about the science of it here: skyandtelescope.org/observing/vo...
Or here: www.usgs.gov/faqs/do-volc...
It was the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. You can read a bit about the science of it here: skyandtelescope.org/observing/vo...
Or here: www.usgs.gov/faqs/do-volc...
November 20, 2024 at 4:31 AM
THIS IS TRUE!
It was the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. You can read a bit about the science of it here: skyandtelescope.org/observing/vo...
Or here: www.usgs.gov/faqs/do-volc...
It was the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. You can read a bit about the science of it here: skyandtelescope.org/observing/vo...
Or here: www.usgs.gov/faqs/do-volc...
Raikoke is an uninhabited volcanic island belonging to Russia, one of the Kuril Islands located in the Sea of Okhotsk (part of the northwest Pacific Ocean), from the island of Matua.
July 7, 2023 at 3:33 PM
Raikoke is an uninhabited volcanic island belonging to Russia, one of the Kuril Islands located in the Sea of Okhotsk (part of the northwest Pacific Ocean), from the island of Matua.
From same paper:
It is therefore likely that other external forcings such as (1) the Raikoke and Hunga Tonga volcanic eruptions8,9 and (2) the removal of sulphur pollution from ships
to (1) exceptional manifestation of internal variability (i.e. a strong El Niño following 3 year La Niña), (2)
It is therefore likely that other external forcings such as (1) the Raikoke and Hunga Tonga volcanic eruptions8,9 and (2) the removal of sulphur pollution from ships
to (1) exceptional manifestation of internal variability (i.e. a strong El Niño following 3 year La Niña), (2)
March 30, 2024 at 11:25 AM
From same paper:
It is therefore likely that other external forcings such as (1) the Raikoke and Hunga Tonga volcanic eruptions8,9 and (2) the removal of sulphur pollution from ships
to (1) exceptional manifestation of internal variability (i.e. a strong El Niño following 3 year La Niña), (2)
It is therefore likely that other external forcings such as (1) the Raikoke and Hunga Tonga volcanic eruptions8,9 and (2) the removal of sulphur pollution from ships
to (1) exceptional manifestation of internal variability (i.e. a strong El Niño following 3 year La Niña), (2)
"It is therefore likely that other external forcings such as (1) the Raikoke and Hunga Tonga volcanic eruptions and (2) the removal of sulphur pollution from ships have contributed to the observed temperature anomaly."
(1) = "unlikely things". The possible effect of (2) is remarkable.
(1) = "unlikely things". The possible effect of (2) is remarkable.
February 3, 2024 at 1:14 AM
"It is therefore likely that other external forcings such as (1) the Raikoke and Hunga Tonga volcanic eruptions and (2) the removal of sulphur pollution from ships have contributed to the observed temperature anomaly."
(1) = "unlikely things". The possible effect of (2) is remarkable.
(1) = "unlikely things". The possible effect of (2) is remarkable.
Raikoke Erupts 🌍 🌟
#Space #StellarVisions
#Space #StellarVisions
April 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Raikoke Erupts 🌍 🌟
#Space #StellarVisions
#Space #StellarVisions
#OTD in
168 BCE: Battle of Pydna ended 3rd Macedonian War, led to rise of Rome & end of the Antigonids
1772: Somerset v Stewart; Slavery unsupported in British law
1969: Cuyahoga River Fire; 10th such fire in 100 yrs
2019: Russian Raikoke Volcano erupted; seen on the ISS & created purple sunsets
168 BCE: Battle of Pydna ended 3rd Macedonian War, led to rise of Rome & end of the Antigonids
1772: Somerset v Stewart; Slavery unsupported in British law
1969: Cuyahoga River Fire; 10th such fire in 100 yrs
2019: Russian Raikoke Volcano erupted; seen on the ISS & created purple sunsets
June 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
#OTD in
168 BCE: Battle of Pydna ended 3rd Macedonian War, led to rise of Rome & end of the Antigonids
1772: Somerset v Stewart; Slavery unsupported in British law
1969: Cuyahoga River Fire; 10th such fire in 100 yrs
2019: Russian Raikoke Volcano erupted; seen on the ISS & created purple sunsets
168 BCE: Battle of Pydna ended 3rd Macedonian War, led to rise of Rome & end of the Antigonids
1772: Somerset v Stewart; Slavery unsupported in British law
1969: Cuyahoga River Fire; 10th such fire in 100 yrs
2019: Russian Raikoke Volcano erupted; seen on the ISS & created purple sunsets
Having fun with volcanic lightning data tonight. #Raikoke
@janinekrippner @C_MarieSmith @simoncarn @voltaic_eu @volcaniclastic https://twitter.com/COweatherman/status/1142245295440314368
@janinekrippner @C_MarieSmith @simoncarn @voltaic_eu @volcaniclastic https://twitter.com/COweatherman/status/1142245295440314368
December 5, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Having fun with volcanic lightning data tonight. #Raikoke
@janinekrippner @C_MarieSmith @simoncarn @voltaic_eu @volcaniclastic https://twitter.com/COweatherman/status/1142245295440314368
@janinekrippner @C_MarieSmith @simoncarn @voltaic_eu @volcaniclastic https://twitter.com/COweatherman/status/1142245295440314368
193 #lightning strokes have been detected by @VaisalaGroup #GLD360 in the eruption plume of Volcano #Raikoke since 11:48 MT today. @volcaniclastic @voltaic_eu @simoncarn @janinekrippner
December 5, 2024 at 10:14 AM
193 #lightning strokes have been detected by @VaisalaGroup #GLD360 in the eruption plume of Volcano #Raikoke since 11:48 MT today. @volcaniclastic @voltaic_eu @simoncarn @janinekrippner
As the #Raikoke eruption continues, we're up over 440 #lightning events detected by @VaisalaGroup #GLD360. Here's a map with the detected lightning classified by the hour the lightning occurred. You can see the lightning occurring further from the vent as the plume moves downwind
December 5, 2024 at 10:13 AM
As the #Raikoke eruption continues, we're up over 440 #lightning events detected by @VaisalaGroup #GLD360. Here's a map with the detected lightning classified by the hour the lightning occurred. You can see the lightning occurring further from the vent as the plume moves downwind
There hasn't been #lightning associated with #Raikoke Volcano for the last 30 minutes. Between 1748 UTC 21 June and 0234 UTC 22 June, there were 623 events detected by @VaisalaGroup #GLD360. 539 were classified as In-Cloud, 84 were classified as Cloud-Ground.
December 5, 2024 at 10:13 AM
There hasn't been #lightning associated with #Raikoke Volcano for the last 30 minutes. Between 1748 UTC 21 June and 0234 UTC 22 June, there were 623 events detected by @VaisalaGroup #GLD360. 539 were classified as In-Cloud, 84 were classified as Cloud-Ground.
#Raikoke Volcano: 4 distinct periods of #lightning activity in the previous 24 hours. @VaisalaGroup #GLD360 detected 753 lightning events, of which 642 were classified as IC, 111 as CG. Peak currents ranged from -64 kA to 105 kA.
December 5, 2024 at 10:13 AM
#Raikoke Volcano: 4 distinct periods of #lightning activity in the previous 24 hours. @VaisalaGroup #GLD360 detected 753 lightning events, of which 642 were classified as IC, 111 as CG. Peak currents ranged from -64 kA to 105 kA.
In 1778 Raikoke erupted in Kuril Is, Russia killing 15 people.
March 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
In 1778 Raikoke erupted in Kuril Is, Russia killing 15 people.
Raikoke Island Navy has been deployed at San Juanico Strait.
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Raikoke Island Navy has been deployed at San Juanico Strait.
Raikoke Volcano on the Kuril Islands (Russia) erupting, as seen from the International Space Station. It last erupted in 1924 and in 1778.
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145226/raikoke-erupts
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145226/raikoke-erupts
December 8, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Raikoke Volcano on the Kuril Islands (Russia) erupting, as seen from the International Space Station. It last erupted in 1924 and in 1778.
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145226/raikoke-erupts
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145226/raikoke-erupts
More Raikoke-tinted twilight before sunrise this morning
#purple #volcano #aerosol #sunrise #stormhour #loveukweather
#purple #volcano #aerosol #sunrise #stormhour #loveukweather
December 2, 2024 at 12:39 AM
More Raikoke-tinted twilight before sunrise this morning
#purple #volcano #aerosol #sunrise #stormhour #loveukweather
#purple #volcano #aerosol #sunrise #stormhour #loveukweather
December 2, 2024 at 12:17 AM