Category: Explosive eruption
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Dome collapse at Arenal
Today, I saw a report that a dome on Arenal in Costa Rica had collapsed last Friday (report in Spanish,… READ MORE
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Eruption Anniversary – Tarawera, New Zealand
I mention this little human interest piece mostly because I am especially found of Mt. Tarawera (note: this link goes… READ MORE
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Video of the destruction of Chaiten
Reuters has a short video showing some of the damage inflicted on Chaiten by the volcano of the same name.… READ MORE
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New Indonesian eruption: Mt. Soputan
A few reports this morning that Mt. Soputan, on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, is currently erupting. The reports… READ MORE
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Chaiten Eruption enters second month
If you needed any evidence that Chaiten is still erupting quite vigorously, just check out the MODIS image taken on… READ MORE
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Chaiten Week 4: Potential for dome collapse?
We’ve been hearing a lot of conflicting reports about the state and future of the Chaiten eruption. Now ending its… READ MORE
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Soufriere Hills continues to erupt
This isn’t really new activity, but a report on the ongoing activity at Soufriere Hills on Montserrat in the West… READ MORE
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Chaiten slowing down, but not stopping.
Although the mainstream media seems to have lost interest in the Chaiten eruption beyond the “human interest” (or should I… READ MORE
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MODIS catches Rabaul in the act
I’m always amazed by the number of volcanic eruptions captured by satellites that we might not have ever even had… READ MORE
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Tungurahua: More than a tongue-twister
Tungurahua, one of the most active (and harder to pronounce) volcanoes in the Andes, has been experiencing explosions over the… 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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