Category: Explosive eruption
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Semeru, Indonesia rumbling to life
People living around Semeru Volcano, Indonesia, have been put on alert for a potential eruption. Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and… READ MORE
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Yellowstone: the return?
Everyone loves a “supervolcano”*. According to a recent report, Los Angeles will be erupting from underneath Yellowstone Caldera (Wyoming). OK,… READ MORE
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Weekend Wrapup: Etna & Chaiten
It has been rather quiet on the volcano news front over the weekend. A couple tidbits: – There are some… READ MORE
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Weekend Wrapup: Etna & Chaiten
It has been rather quiet on the volcano news front over the weekend. A couple tidbits: – There are some… READ MORE
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Mt. Saint Helens Anniversary
Happy 28th anniversary of the 1980 Mt. Saint Helens eruption. The volcano had a catastrophic collapse of one side of the edifice… READ MORE
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On the Chaiten Front
To keep us up to date on the goings-on at Chaiten in southern Chile, well, the volcano is still erupting!… READ MORE
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Your Daily Chaiten Report
A bit busy today, so to borrow from the newest USGS/SI Volcanism Report: On 12 May, the plume rose to… READ MORE
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Beginning of the ? for Chaiten
I just read a report that the ash column at Chaiten is beginning to collapse. The SERNAGEOMIN says that the… READ MORE
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Ruapehu Update
Looks like we should expect an eruption at Ruapehu (New Zealand) any time now. Tremors are ongoing, along with increased… READ MORE
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Chaiten Photo Gallery
Here is a gallery of some ridiculously cool photos from the Chaiten eruption … READ MORE
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Quote of the week
“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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