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Category Archives: volcanoes
Scenic Saturday: White Island before the spiny lava invasion
Last week, Erik drew my attention to this odd spiny lava dome spotted on New Zealand’s White Island. It is rather strikingly weird, like the country that brought us the Lord of the Rings had decided to now bring us … Continue reading
Hotspot volcanism on Hawaii: textbook vs reality
Just like an iceberg, the parts of the Hawaiian Islands that you see above the ocean surface are dwarfed in volume by the stuff below the waves. For a start, any volcano that forms in the middle of the Pacific … Continue reading
Geological maps: still interesting even when there’s only one rock type
The USGS, in collaboration with NASA, have just released a geological map of Jupiter’s ultra-volcanically active moon Io, based on images from the Voyager and Galileo probes. It is a thing of beauty. The sheer variety of different geological units … Continue reading
Scenic Saturday: from desert to verdant grassland in 10 miles (and 1000 m)
Why large climatic contrasts occur over short distances on Hawaii – and why this is scientifically important. Continue reading
Scenic Sunday: a hike across Hawaiian lava
Fortunately, the schedule for my recent trip to the Big Island of Hawaii included a couple of days of field excursions – I think the conference organisers realised that they would happen regardless, so they decided to make them official … Continue reading
