Africa is breaking up! Alright, its not new news, but you’d think we had no idea if you read all the media lately.
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There are quite a number of volcanoes looking like they might be ready to erupt, from Vanuatu to Alaska.
Some notes from the GSA 2009 meeting, including the size of Toba, the latest on the history of South Sister, the explosive life of central Oregon scoria cones and the kimberlites of New York.
The “vast Cascade magma chamber” rears its head again, this time in Nature Geoscience. UPDATED.
The latest SI/USGS Volcanic Activity Report, with news of volcanoes from around the globe.
The answer to the latest Mystery Volcano Photo was San Miguel in El Salvador.
The old crater rim, previously buried under snow and ice, was exposed this summer at Mt. Baker. Meanwhile, fumaroles at the summit of Mt. Baker are active as ever – see some videos of the activity!
The weekly USGS/SI Volcanic Activity Report along with images of the new activity at Soufriere Hills.
The signs of activity at Gaua in Vanuatu seem to be have been spot on, as officials from the island nation report that the volcano has indeed erupted.
Lots of volcanological goodies coming up next week at the annual Geological Society of America meeting, this year in Portland, Oregon.
Exhausted from a great GSA, its time for Mystery Volcano Photo #10.
Cleveland volcano in Alaska produced a 20,000 foot ash plume on Friday (and it was a bit of a surprise).
The last mystery photo was a “gimme”, so here is a better challenge for all you volcanophiles.
Eruptions today at two of the world’s more active volcanoes.
The answers to the last two Mystery Volcano Photos includes a tongue-twister from Iceland.
The NASA Earth Observatory has definitely been keeping volcanophiles busy this week with some great new images of erupting volcanoes.
A new study in Nature finds that magma from the Chaiten eruption sped through the crust – and you can ask the author about it!
Here’s your chance to ask a question to Dr. Jonathan Castro, one of the author’s of the new Nature paper on the speed of rhyolite movement during the May 2008 Chaiten eruption.
Redoubt returns to “normal” and Long Valley has some earthquake swarms.
Help students in underfunded schools get outside and see rocks!
New signs of activity at Gaua volcano in Vanuatu that hasn’t erupted in over 20 years.
More threats to life and limb by Australian volcanoes, real threat posed by Hualalai and the impact of the Siberian Traps on trees.
Researchers find an excellently-exposed caldera in Italy, the legends of Pele may help uncover the history of Kilauea and Redoubt continues to settle down.
The weekly USGS/Smithsonian Institute volcano activity report … with news from Russia, Papau New Guinea and beyond.
The next in the Mystery Volcano Photo series. Take your best shot!
The answer to the Mystery Volcano Photo #5: Ardoukôba in Djibouti … and to think, somebody got it right!