Permafrost LaboratoryGeophysical Institute University of Alaska Fairbanks 903 Koyukuk Drive Fairbanks, AK 99775 U.S.A www.permafrostwatch.org
This permafrost lava flow was measured and observed on 7 September 2017 on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau China.
Video shows the surface wind field (EarthWindMap) with a trio of cyclones: One off-shore of southeast Kamchatka Peninsula and another south of the Alaska Peninsula - Aleutian Islands, North America - Pacific plate boundary (subduction zone type).
Two new craters have formed within a week, 28 June 2017. This time the explosion and fire was witnessed.