This week, a major pyroclastic flow struck Mayon, reaching up to 5.08 kilometers from its summit. Meanwhile, a large eruption occurred at Sakurajima, sending a plume of ash to an altitude of 15,000 feet. And, in Hawaii, the 46th episode of lava fountaining occurred, creating sustained 650 foot high lava fountains. Today's video will discuss these stories through the opinion and analysis of a geologist and list the 41 world volcanoes that are actively erupting. Note: Close up footage of Dukono was recorded by trained professionals with many years of experience who specifically obtained permission to enter Dukono's exclusion zone. Under NO circumstances should you ever attempt to get as close to this volcano while its exclusion zone is still in place! So remember, do not ever go within a volcano's active exclusion zone, including the active 4 km exclusion zone in all directions around Dukono's erupting crater! Thumbnail Photo Credit: Alkautsar Purnama Agung, Used with Permission. This image shows the eruption of Sakurajima on May 8th 2026. A special thanks to the Extreme Pursuit YouTube channel for granting me permission to use clips of his footage! Video Sources from the Extreme Pursuit YouTube channel: [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHaZyx_kIvA [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1CxKgU9_k Extreme Pursuit channel link: https://www.youtube.com/ExtremePursuit If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ CC BY 3.0 NZ: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz/legalcode CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] Risica, G., Rosi, M., Pistolesi, M., Speranza, F., & Branney, M. J. (2022). Deposit-derived block-and-ash flows: The hazard posed by perched temporary tephra accumulations on volcanoes; 2018 Fuego disaster, Guatemala. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2021JB023699. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JB023699, CC BY 4.0. [2] U.S. Geological Survey [3] Hawaiian Volcano Observatory [4] Observatoire Volcanologique de Piton de la Fournaise (OVPF) (Réunion Island) [5] Instiuto Geografico Nacional [6] Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-Hazards Department [7] Phivolcs [8] IVAR (Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos) [9] Instituto Geofísico Escuela Politécnica Nacional [10] Alaska Volcano Observatory [11] University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute [12] Geonet (New Zealand) [13] CIVISA (Azores) [14] Rabaul Volcano Observatory [15] Japanese Meteorological Agency [16] Vedur.is / Iceland Met Office [17] PVMBG (Indonesia) (Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi) (Indonesia) [18] Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department [19] Tonga Geological Services [20] Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI) [21] Sernageomin [22] Involcan [23] Servicio Geológico Colombiano 0:00 Dukono Eruption 0:54 This Week's Top Stories 1:25 Sakurajima Explosion 2:33 Mayon Eruption 4:53 Kilauea Erupts 5:41 List of Erupting Volcanoes