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El Misti at the NASA Earth Observatory
The Peruvian volcano El Misti is very close to the country’s second city of Arequipa: just 17 km separates the city with its ~1 million inhabitants from the volcano’s crater. The image abo… more →
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What caused Australia's red dust storm?
erlaurie wrote 3 weeks ago: In September 2009, a cloud of red dust enveloped Sydney in Australia. Amongst other things, this lin … more →
El Misti at the NASA Earth Observatory
admin wrote 3 weeks ago: The Peruvian volcano El Misti is very close to the country’s second city of Arequipa: just 17 … more →
Taiwan volcano: active, dormant, or what?
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admin wrote 3 weeks ago: The Tatun (or Datun) volcano group (TVG) is in the north of Taiwan, 15 km to the north of the capita … more →
The ecological impact of the Chaitén eruption
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admin wrote 1 month ago: What follows is a guest post and photo essay (10 images) by Frederick J. Swanson (U.S. Forest Servic … more →
Mayon update: SO2 emission up, heavy rains bring lahar danger
admin wrote 1 month ago: Mayon volcano in the Philippines has had a restless summer and early autumn, with elevated seismicit … more →
Turrialba more active, emissions increase
admin wrote 1 month ago: Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica is not a good neighbour: its sulphur dioxide emissions spread across … more →
How do the National Hurricane Center predict hurricanes?
erlaurie wrote 1 month ago: This link takes you to a news report showing the National Hurricane Center and how it does its work: … more →
Chaitén magma's surprising speed
admin wrote 1 month ago: New research just published in Nature indicates that the magma feeding the eruption of Chaitén that … more →
San Cristóbal's 'abnormal' activity causes concern
admin wrote 1 month ago: ‘The steady expulsion of gas and ash’ at San Cristóbal volcano in Nicaragua is causing c … more →
Contrasting views on the Drift River Oil Terminal
admin wrote 1 month ago: Two contrasting views of the Drift River Oil Terminal saga have been published in the Homer Tribune. … more →
Australian volcano threat: spotlight moves to Anakie, near Geelong
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admin wrote 1 month ago: Professor Bernie Joyce is continuing his campaign to wake Australia up to the potential threat of vo … more →
Tephra not good for the teeth
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admin wrote 2 months ago: Are supervolcanoes bad for your teeth? Those of us who grind our teeth whenever slapdash science jou … more →
New Australian volcano may pop up in Ballarat area, warns geologist
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admin wrote 2 months ago: Australian geologist Prof Bernie Joyce was warning us last week that Australia is ‘overdue … more →
Something brewing at Mt Rainier?
admin wrote 2 months ago: Probably not, but there has been an earthquake swarm under Mount Rainier which has attracted some in … more →
Australia 'overdue' for volcanic eruption?
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admin wrote 2 months ago: Is Australia ‘overdue’ for a potentially hazardous and destructive volcanic eruption? Au … more →
More on climate change and volcanism from 'Nature'
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admin wrote 2 months ago: The possible connection between climate change and increased volcanism has been attracting some atte … more →
Climate change: scientists warn of tectonic-volcanic geo-apocalyptic mega-mayhem
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admin wrote 2 months ago: Above: John Martin’s ‘The Great Day of His Wrath’ (1853). An understatement, if an … more →
Watching Pico de Orizaba: monitoring and hazard prevention in Mexico
admin wrote 2 months ago: The highest volcano in North America is Pico de Orizaba (also known as Citlaltépetl or Iztactépetl) … more →
Machín volcano: disaster prevention in Colombia
admin wrote 2 months ago: ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’, said the always quotable Benjamin Fra … more →
