Category: Volcanic Hazards
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Okmok in the Aleutian Islands erupts
Okmok Caldera in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted today, sending an ash column to at least 30,000 feet. Very little news… READ MORE
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Rumblings at San Cristobal
Some news of a series of small eruptions at San Cristobal in Nicaragua. Ash from the small explosions drifted to… READ MORE
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The continuing eruption at Llaima
Llaima (Chile) is experiencing an increased tempo in its current eruption. The National Emergency Office in Chile is reporting that… READ MORE
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Kilauea’s new fire fountain
Kilauea is busy keeping geologists and tourists alike wondering what the volcano will be doing next. The current report… READ MORE
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Anak Krakatau at highest alert
Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (whew, that is a mouthful) has… READ MORE
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Rising waters from Llaima eruption
The current eruption at Llaima in Chile is causing some concern about flooding in the Rio Calbuco near the volcano.… READ MORE
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Chaiten eruption photos
There are some astounding new pictures of Chaiten in full eruption over at the Smithsonian Website. There pictures were released… READ MORE
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Llaima (Chile) erupts (Updated)
Update 7/2/08: Sounds like the lava flows from Llaima are increasing … or that there are more of them. The… READ MORE
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The unusual case of Ruapehu’s crater lake
Almost 9 months since its last eruption, Ruapehu is keeping New Zealanders guessing about its next move. Brad Scott of… READ MORE
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A single picture
I found this picture on the SF Chronicle website and it speaks volumes about the destruction wreaked on Chaiten, Chile.… 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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