Category: Volcanic Hazards
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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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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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Ruapehu: Lava versus skiers
I think we know who wins this battle. At Ruapehu (New Zealand), it isn’t really the lava that is the… 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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Hawaiian Vog
The latest eruption at Kilauea has increased the amount of vog on the big island of Hawai’i. Vog is more… READ MORE
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A new rift eruption at Etna?
At first it seemed like the new eruptions at Mt. Etna (Italy) were petering out rather quickly. Instead, now it… READ MORE
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More Chilean rumblings
If Chaiten, Llaima and Puyehue weren’t enough, the Chilean Regional Emergency Office is placing seismometers on Peteroa volcano after its… 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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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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