Hi all This is the weekly volcano update from the USGS. -Lokon Empung in Indonesia alert level decreased from level 3 to 2 (of 4), after decline in activity. ...
Hi all I had word from Hannah that Mayon is starting to show signs of unrest once more. Mayon last erupted in 2001 with lava and pyroclastic flows spilling...
Hi Everyone! I was in the bookstore today studying when I noticed a brand new book on volcanoes on the bookshelf. Its called, Krakatoa: The Day the World...
Hi all Here is the USGS weekly volcano update for April 2-8: NEW ACTIVITY -Explosion on the Italian volcano of Stromboli, damaged two homes with flying ejecta....
Hi all Something a tad radical about that book Julie. I sincerely doubt that radical Islam as we know it really existed until after World War 2. Therefore...
Hi all I thought I had better post this. This is the Japanese Geological Survey website - note some links not translated in English on the English page. ...
Hi all I thought you would enjoy this as a bit of volcanic humour. A speech from Vulcan who resides under the Lipari Island of Vulcano. Rob ... My fellow...
Hi all This is the USGS weekly volcano update. Rob ... NEW ACTIVITY - Llaima, Chile: increased seismic and volcanic activity prompted a colour code YELLOW...
"Sounds pretty simple? Reading a 2000 page novel on some research performed by a team of experts from somewhere in the world. I wonder about the people who...
Hi all I know that this topic has sat for a year, but I was wondering about column collapse just the other day. Column collapse occurred at Bikini Atoll in...
*grin* as my boss likes to say 'i've already said more than i know'. i'm curious too. i put those questions and models out there hoping someone with more...
Hi all I thought you people might like to play with this. Much of it is fairly basic but for those of you with children of people who are plain curious, this...
Hi all This is the USGS volcano update for April 16-22. Rob ... NEW UNREST Chikurachki in the northern Kuriles began erupting substantial ash plumes to...
Hi all A dormant geyser erupted violently today in Rotorua, which is in the Taupo Volcanic Zone. There were no casualties from the eruption, which discharged...
Hi all This pair of shakes are interesting. Note the times recorded and their locations. Rob ... The following earthquake has been recorded by GeoNet: ...
Hi all For my GEOL 113 lecture today a Masters student did a case study on Mount Etna's 2002 show. He travelled there during last September and October to...
Hi all Here is the USGS volcano weekly for April 23-29. NEW UNREST/ACTIVITY: Guatemalan volcano Toliman caused a landslide that killed 6 people, caused the...
Hi all This is the USGS volcano weekly for April 30-May 6 2003: NEW ACTIVITY/UNREST: NONE ONGOING ACTIVITY/UNREST: The recent unrest continued at Chikurachki...
I have been reading an advance proof copy of a book called "Krakatoa - The Day the World Exploded - 27th August 1883." It was due for release in NZ on 6th May....
Hi all Has anyone seen this book? I had the good luck that a family friend from Canada left me a copy when he went home from a month long holiday here in...
Hi all Welcome to the 2 new members who have joined in the last couple days. How many people are reading the USGS volcano weekly, which I am posting, and does...
Hello Rob, I'm not a new member, but being an armchair volcanologist, your USGS postings are of great interest to me and I look forward to them. On a unrelated...
Hi all The first was "Into the Death Zone: Volcano Detectives" and the other was "Vesuvius: Deadly Fury." Well I notice that few of the docos go past the...
Hi all Here is the USGS volcano weekly update for May 7-13. NEW ACTIVITY/UNREST Anatahan volcano in the Marianas archipelago, which has had no documented...