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February 22, 2009

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Basaltic eruption, Eruption video, Hawai’i, Lava lake, Shield volcano, United States, Volcanic gases, Volcano Monitoring

A third ocean lava entry at Kilauea

Lava issuing from the current eruptions at Kilauea have started a third ocean entry (and the second within the Hawai’i… READ MORE
February 20, 2009

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Andes, Ash fall, Colombia, Evacuations, Explosive eruption, Mitigation, Volcanic Hazards

More activity at Galeras

Galeras, in Colombia, appears to have entered a new cycle of activity as it has erupted for the second time… READ MORE
February 19, 2009

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Ash fall, Chile, Explosive eruption, Speculation, Volcanic Hazards, Volcanology basics

A review of ash cloud classification

Jonathan Castro has reminded me that I need a refresher on the proper terminology for ash columns related to volcanic… READ MORE
February 19, 2009

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Andes, Ash fall, Caldera, Chile, Evacuations, Explosive eruption, Historic eruption, Speculation, Volcanic Hazards

Chaiten Redux

UPDATE 2/19/2009 9:45 AM: Well, it seems that my hunch was at least partially right. Reuters (and Paula Narvaez, special… READ MORE
February 18, 2009

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Ash fall, Explosive eruption, Mitigation, Remote Sensing, Satellite images, Seismicity, Stratovolcano, Volcanic Hazards, Volcano Monitoring, Volcano research

Japan planning ahead … way ahead

I found this little press release that doesn’t have a huge amount of information, but is interesting nevertheless. The Coordinating Committee… READ MORE

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“It’s not far-fetched that almost everywhere in the world where you have volcanoes you have mythologies or new gods being created.”
~ Werner Herzog

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