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  • Kilauea  |  Low-level lava effusions in the lava lake at Halema’uma’u during July-December 2022
  • Nyamulagira  |  Lava flows and thermal activity during May-October 2023
  • Bagana  |  Explosions, ash plumes, ashfall, and lava flows during April-September 2023
  • Mayon  |  Lava flows, pyroclastic flows, ash emissions, and seismicity during April-September 2023
  • Nishinoshima  |  Eruption plumes and gas-and-steam plumes during May-August 2023
  • Krakatau  |  White gas-and-steam plumes and occasional ash plumes during May-August 2023
  • Villarrica  |  Strombolian activity, gas-and-ash emissions, and crater incandescence during April-September 2023
  • Merapi  |  Frequent incandescent avalanches during April-September 2023
  • Ebeko  |  Moderate explosive activity with ash plumes continued during June-November 2023
  • Yasur  |  Gas-and-ash explosions, SO2 plumes, and thermal anomalies continue through October 2023
  • Barren Island  |  Strong thermal activity during April 2023
  • Ruby  |  Submarine eruption during 14-16 September 2023

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