Category: Volcano Monitoring
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White Island Alert
Authorities in New Zealand have issued an alert for White Island. After a fairly sizable earthquake (M=5.4) near the island,… READ MORE
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Underwater volcanism caught in action
Most people don’t realize that a majority of the earth’s volcanoes are underwater. That is to say, the mid-ocean ridge… READ MORE
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New Indonesian eruption: Mt. Soputan
A few reports this morning that Mt. Soputan, on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, is currently erupting. The reports… READ MORE
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Chaiten Week 4: Potential for dome collapse?
We’ve been hearing a lot of conflicting reports about the state and future of the Chaiten eruption. Now ending its… READ MORE
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Soufriere Hills continues to erupt
This isn’t really new activity, but a report on the ongoing activity at Soufriere Hills on Montserrat in the West… READ MORE
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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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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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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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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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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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