Category Archives: volcanoes

Footage from Mount Etna

Mount Etna has been erupting again, and some fairly impressive footage of lava fountains have made it onto YouTube: Both clips at some point zoom out to show that the footage is being filmed from the streets of a town … Continue reading

Categories: geohazards, volcanoes

Volcanoes from space!

It was noted in this story about increasing seismic and thermal activity at Bezymianny volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula that two other volcanoes had been continuously active in this region for the past 11 years or so. My interest was … Continue reading

Categories: geohazards, geology, volcanoes

Time lapse photography of Io

Brian, Emily and Phil have all picked their favorite images from the set just released by the New Horizons Team (see the full gallery here), but I have to beg to differ in liking this one best. Two probes – … Continue reading

Categories: planets, volcanoes

Indonesian volcanoes excited by earthquake

Satellites back up Darwin.
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, volcanoes

Seismic triggering of volcanic eruptions: from Darwin to today

Yesterday, we looked at the influence of tides and seasons on volcanic eruptions; today we look at the possible triggering effect of earthquakes.
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology, paper reviews, volcanoes