Santorini - Another New Island #5

 Hi Guys, 

There is definitely another small new island mass coming up above the surface of the lake.

It's about halfway between the settlement of Fira and Skaros Rock. Maybe a bit closer to the Rock.

It looks like it has two vents, which were emitting small amounts of vapour this morning, around,   

6.20 am,  Thu 22 May,  2025,

Santorini Time,

when it was clearly visible (if you zoomed in - 

on,

"Santorini EARTHQUAKE OIA Blue Domes" YouTube Livestream.

The island seems to have 3 parts now, whereas last time that I saw it, it only had two.

All very interesting.

😊

(c) Katherine Stuart 2025

Dochas Books Film

Santorini - Another New Island #4

 Hi Guys,

I've been trying to work out where the new little island/s went.

It would seem that they were maybe, one or two mega cruise ships, sitting broadside to the camera !!

This is very confusing. But, I've found that on many occasions, what is seen, can easily have two explanations.

😆

(c) Katherine Stuart 2025

Dochas Books Film

Santorini - Another New Island #3

 Hi Guys,

So, I've been looking out for the new island, and yes, it's still there.

Around,

10.14 am, Sun 18 May, 2025  (Santorini Time)

the new island was visible.

So, I would say that it is only high enough to see at lower tide.

😊

(c) Katherine Stuart 2025

Dochas Books Film

Santorini - Another New Island #2

 Hi Guys,

Another day has dawned on Santorini, and it looks like a beautiful, sunny day.

(9.00 am, Sun 18 May 2025 - Santorini Time)

But, where is the new island ?

It could be submerged under a high tide.

Or, maybe it came up because of land-rise and has since gone down again because of land subsidence. It is in the area which has been showing signs of land-rise, due to the filling up of the magma chamber underground, underneath. This chamber may have emptied a little. 

(c) Katherine Stuart 2025

Dochas Books Film

Santorini - Another New Island

 Hi Guys  😊

Well, some very dramatic developments have been occuring at Santorini, the Greek volcanic island in the Aegean Sea.

I have been continuing to follow the,

Livestream - "Santorini Earthquake - OIA Blue Dome ....",

and there was a spectacular orange sunrise at,

6.00 am,  Thu 15  May 2025,  Santorini Time.

This preceded, or initiated, the second stage of eruption activity.

Previously, numerous vents around the edge of the caldera were phreatically erupting (water based) which is the first stage. There had been a huge amount of smoke and various gases released, as well as a large amount of rain generated. There was also a small passive extrusion of magma at Skaros Rock.

But now, that has stopped, and around,

2.06 pm, Fri 16 May, 2025,

a major vent near and south of the Heliotopos Hotel, started to erupt ash.

By,

2.17 pm,

a vent just east of the wharf was erupting, with smoke and ash being visibly ejected.

What followed, was a day of thick smoke and ash being released.

This was the beginning of the second eruptive stage, 

Phreatomagmatic  -  steam and magma ash,

with a very small amount of various gases.

When all the smoke and ash had cleared by around,

10.32 am, Sat, 17 May, 2025,

it can be seen that a new, or two, small islands have been formed by a lava flow coming up out of the lake, between the previous lava island of Nea Kameni, and the mainland of the town of Fira.

This is in the way of one of the main shipping channels to the wharf on Santorini.

So, I am continuing to watch with interest.

If you are interested in what is happening with all the major volcanic eruptions and earthquakes at the moment, 

you should check out Silki's YouTube Channel,

"On the Pulse With Silki".

Stay Safe Everyone 💚

(c) Katherine Stuart 2025

Dochas Books Film