The eruptions at Redoubt are wreaking havoc on the air in the Anchorage area, we might have the first signs of a new dome and if you love looking a pictures of reacted minerals (and who doesn’t?), you better check these out.
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Things have settled down a bit at Redoubt and a new dome is beginning to form. That brings a whole new set of potential hazards to the volcano. Also, the volcano gets a new webcam!
Finally, after months of inaction, the Coast Guard has ordered the emptying of the Drift River Oil Terminal at the base of Redoubt.
Redoubt has snarled both air and road travel in Alaska and beyond.
Anchorage began to see and feel the products of Redoubt’s new eruptive period over the weekend, prompting the closure of airports and generally a mess as the ash coats the area.
Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira in the Congo are showing increased seismicity. An eruption at these volcanoes could become a humanitarian disaster.
The Salton Sea earthquake swarm: likely tectonic, but magma-related seismicity is not that far-fetched.
With Redoubt and Tongan eruptions in full swing, Yellowstone has decided to join the eruptive fun.
The Hut webcam is back and so are the explosions.
We’ve got images and videos of the Redoubt eruption, along with a lot of “day after” news.
The current activity at Redoubt has officials worried about the Drift River Oil Terminal. Funny, Eruptions pointed that out months ago.
Twenty five years have passed since the eruption of Mauna Loa that sent lava within a mile of Hilo.
Learn how to tell old rock from new magma (if you have an SEM at your disposal) and Redoubt erupts again.
Lots of volcano news this week, including activity at Rabaul, Chaiten and Popocatepetl.
The Alert Status has been lowered, but by no means is the eruption over at Redoubt.
The latest eruption at Redoubt has produced a 65,000 foot / 20,000 meter ash column – the largest yet!
Another day, another eruption for Redoubt – but at least now we have lots of images and video to go with it.
Like any “top 10” list, Discovery Channel’s “Top 10 Volcanoes in Geologic History” doesn’t get the whole picture. Meanwhile, MSNBC continues the fine tradition of terrible science journalism.
Can you do better than FEMA at describing volcanoes to the public? Sure you can!
This is a classic volcanic island-building event and the question will be how long will the enlarged Hunga Ha’apai last and how last will the eruption continue.
Redoubt seismicity is up dramatically.
The wait is over! Mt. Redoubt in Alaska has erupted at least five times since last night, producing as ash column at least 50,000 feet (15,000 meters) tall.
Early ash fall from the eruption of Redoubt is missing populated area, but little is known about the extent of the eruption so far.
Redoubt stops Alaskan politics and the eruption continues.
Two tidbits from New Zealand: nn nn – A recent survey of volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc north of New Zealand suggest that there is abundant – and recent – […]
Photos by Dr. Edward Kohut, all rights reserved, used by permission, 2009 Many times people think that volcanic eruptions affect the economy through the destruction inflicted upon the landscape during […]
AVO has officially downgraded the status at Redoubt from “Watch” (orange) to “Advisory” (yellow). The seismicity at the volcano has dropped off for the last couple weeks and signs that […]
I am back from the ion microprobe lab at Stanford after a few days of data collection, so I’ll be trying to get back on posting schedule here at Eruptions. […]