Category: Shield volcano
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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
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Eruptions Mailbag #2
I get a fairly steady stream of emails from Eruptions readers, some of which are very worth a post, but sometimes… READ MORE
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Lava keeps flowing at Kilauea
Although this news isn’t as threatening as the title of the article implies: HAWAII LAVA FLOW NEARS NATIONAL PARK, it is… READ MORE
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Piton de la Fournaise has small eruption
A quick update from Reunion Island on this fairly slow week, volcanically speaking: “After permanent unrest with daily 30 to… READ MORE
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More details on the Ethiopian eruption
Sounds like we’re beginning to get a better idea of what is erupting in Ethiopia. Ghezahegn Yirgu, a geologist at Addis… READ MORE
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CORRECTED: Erta Ale(?) erupts … and more?
In one of the most oddly worded articles I’ve seen from the BBC, a lava flow from Erta Ale an unidentified… READ MORE
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Lava flow destroys house in Hawai’i
The headline for this entry sounds more dramatic than it is, but one of the last structures in the ill-fated… READ MORE
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Ash eruption video from Halemaumau
On Sunday afternoon, a large ash eruption occurred at Halemaumau Caldera at Kilauea. Not only did the volcano belch more… READ MORE
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New eruption at Piton de la Fournaise
It seems that a new fissure eruption has begun at Piton de la Fournaise on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean*.… READ MORE
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New lava lake sighted at Kilauea
Not sure how it was kept quiet for most of the week (well, at least to me), but geologists at… READ MORE
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