Category: Volcanic Hazards
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23rd anniversary of the Ruiz disaster and warning signs at Machin.
Just a brief note, but today (November 13) is the 23rd anniversary of the disastrous lahar at Nevado del Ruiz in… READ MORE
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Sparks flying at El Reventador
El Reventador, the composite volcano in Ecuador, has been producing explosions and ash for the last few days, so says… READ MORE
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Continuing eruptions at Shiveluch
One of Kamchatka’s most active volcanoes is continuing to erupt. Shiveluch, in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula in… 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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Soufriere Hills might not be done with the dome just yet
After nearly a year and a half of little lava dome growth at Soufriere Hills in the West Indies, this… READ MORE
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Volcano Profile: Rabaul
Sorry about the dearth of posts. It has been a busy week here in Davis and I’ve been a little distracted by… 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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All quiet on the Cascade front
The only volcanic arc in the lower 48 states continues to be pretty darn quiet according to the USGS. The Cascade… READ MORE
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Klyuchevskoy’s new eruption
Reports from Russia indicate that Klyuchevskoy, Russia’s largest volcano, is erupting. It sounds like it might not be just a murmur… 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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