Eruptions reader Ross was very right in pointing out that something is up at Redoubt. The Alaska Volcano Observatory has put Redoubt on orange alert for aviation and suggest that […]
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nnThe Okmok Caldera eruption is still going on, almost a month after it started. The latest USGS/SI Weekly Report states: n nn Strong volcanic tremor on 2 August prompted AVO to […]
Sometimes you get the feeling that European climate advocates are producing media presentations intended for themselves–and that reinforce their own anxieties about climate change–rather than media that is intended to […]
Cleveland volcano in Alaska produced a 20,000 foot ash plume on Friday (and it was a bit of a surprise).
Redoubt returns to “normal” and Long Valley has some earthquake swarms.
nn Some more information is coming out about the activity at Koryak (aka Koryaksky) in Kamchatka. Russian geologist Alexei Ozerov says that the activity at Koryak (note: the image in the article […]
Count this as your mini-update for Redoubt, with the news being no news. Even AVO seems a little bored with Redoubt lately (not to say they aren’t watching it as […]
Early ash fall from the eruption of Redoubt is missing populated area, but little is known about the extent of the eruption so far.
nn If Alaska wants to take a cue from Iceland, it might find itself with more power than it can use. That is, if the dreams of the Alaska Division […]
The rumbling continue at Mayon and Redoubt as 2009 winds down.
Don’t look now, but Redoubt might be trying to make a late year comeback, as AVO raised the alert status back to Yellow for the first time in months.
The eruption appears to be waning and NASA has released possibly the most stunning volcano image I’ve seen in years.
A new eruption in the Kuril Islands that started last week could potentially threaten Pacific Rim air traffic – and NASA has some impressive images of the eruption from space.
nn It is hard to believe that the eruption at seem to come out of nowhere at Chaiten started over 8 months ago now, and apparently is still not showing […]
Updates on the submarine eruption in the Marianas, ongoing activity in Vanuatu and Guatemala reeling from the a volcano and tropical storm.
European airlines took test flights over Europe today to see the effect of the Eyjafjallajökull ash on their jets – but it is still unclear when flights over Europe will return to normal.
For the first time in sixty years, six volcanoes are erupting out in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
Sure enough, the last 2 days of earthquakes at Yellowstone seem to be getting shallower – but do we see any other changes in the caldera? UPDATE: now with error bars!
Some evidence of activity at Russia’s Gorely, officials shoo climbers off Mayon, the continued saga of the oil tanks near Redoubt and tremors under Ngauruhoe? (UPDATED: actually no, it was wind!)
Released just yesterday, Physics of the Future is my most ambitious book to date. Based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists, who are already inventing the […]
MIT engineers have completed a four year project to develop a car with foldable wings, in other words, a flying car. The vehicle is powered by unleaded gasoline and goes for $200,000.
Are non-verbal behaviours reliable in the detection of people with mal-intent? Sharon Weinberger says researchers are increasingly dubious of passenger screening programs.
Last week, in a history book moment, an airplane was flown straight through a day-night cycle running on nothing – nothing – but the sun’s rays. Imagine the quiet, up […]
A conversation with the aviator, trial lawyer, and founder of Beyond the Edge.
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The US military and intelligence are “deeply involved” in top secret operations in Yemen in collaboration with Yemeni troops, according to media reports.
A controversial full-body scan that examines private areas is scheduled to be used increasingly across U.S. airports including O’Hare.
Why does sustainable transit seem like such a far-off dream? Ostensibly obstructed by years of costly R&D, unprecedented political and technological breakthrough, and often some sort of sci-fi revolution, the […]
Officials are going out on a limb to propose innovative solutions to airport security problems such as reading passengers’ minds.