Scientists have warned of the risk of an explosive eruption of the Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka

The most unpredictable volcano Shiveluch in Kamchatka can begin an explosive eruption at any moment. Olga Girina, a traveling researcher at the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT), warned the Russians about such a danger, her words are reported by RIA Novosti.

“It could explode at any minute. Lava domes continue to be squeezed out in the Shiveluch crater. In what place and at what time a new block of lava will begin to be squeezed out or another powerful explosion will occur is still impossible to predict,” the volcanologist said.

In April 2024, on the slope of Old Shiveluch, scientists discovered a new lava dome - they called it “300 years of the Russian Academy of Sciences,” the specialist recalled. In August, September and November 2024, there were powerful explosive eruptions of the dome, and then it stopped working. The dome of Young Shiveluch was silent at this time, and then its activity began to grow.

“He is in an active phase. Since the beginning of 2026, explosive events have occurred from time to time with the removal of ash up to 10-11 kilometers above sea level,” Girina warned.

The scientist noted that a repeat of the paroxysmal eruption of 2023 with the destruction of the huge lava dome is not yet expected. Now, according to the researcher, the dome is still small, but it continues to grow.