The steep-sided, cone-shaped Mount Merapi volcano is both boon and curse to the people of Indonesia. Volcanic ash from its frequent eruptions makes the soil fertile enough to support a large populatio… more →
Abominable Inkwrote 3 weeks ago: It might be a holiday in many parts of the world, but Chile’s Copahue isn’t taking a day off. The Ch … more →
wrote 1 month ago: the atmosphere of kaliadem village BOROBUDUR TEMPLE LAVA SUNRISE – BOROBUDUR ( Full day To … more →
wrote 1 month ago: WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE? …my constant request whilst in Pompeii earlier this week. I had seen a p … more →
wrote 1 month ago: ‘And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Great clouds roll over the hills Br … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Findings from the archaeological and stratigraphic surveys on materials deposited during the eruptio … more →
wrote 2 months ago: View of Pompeii with the City of Naples and Mount Vesuvius beyond (© Soprintendenza Speciale per i B … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Activity at the volcano continues to increase. The new lava dome in the summit crater has apparently … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Earth Watch Report - Volcanic Activity … Paluweh Volcano Made Pyroclastic Flow into the Sea … more →
wrote 5 months ago: View of Copahue, December 23, 2012 CNN) — Chilean authorities on Sunday issued a red alert … more →
wrote 6 months ago: T’other day we had a couple of postings mentioning the final hours of Pompeii, both of which u … more →
wrote 7 months ago: A quick re-cap: Sakura-jima is a post-caldera cone of the Aira caldera. She emerged roughly 13,000 y … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Composite volcano Composite volcanoes are made of layers of lava and sometimes ash. They are usually … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Lava When magma escapes it is called lava. Lava is the hot liquid flows from a volcano. It is hotter … more →
wrote 10 months ago: When you think of volcanoes, what comes to mind first? Ash and rock spewing into the air or lava fl … more →
wrote 10 months ago: “Finally we stood in a level, narrow valley (a valley that had been created by the terrific march of … more →
wrote 11 months ago: “Pele Dancing” hangs over my fireplace (Photo credit: Konabish) how rude of old faithful … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Posted By The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond June 11 2012 – GUATEMALA – The Fuego volcano, loc … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The Soufrière Hills volcano (French Sulphur Hills) is an active complex stratovolcano with many lava … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This is just a brief plug-post for anyone at the European Geosciences Union in Vienna this week. To … more →