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Eruption Update for January 7, 2013: Colima, Copahue, Stromboli, White Island...
Here we are, a full week into 2013 and it is time to catch up on some of the volcanic activity that has occurred in this new year. I’m currently mired in the final week before spring semester starts,...
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Busy Week at Italy’s Stromboli with Lava Flows, Explosions
Most of our attention in Italy tends to go to either Etna on Sicily or the duo of Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei. However, it you really want to look at the most constant performer for Italian volcanoes,...
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Stunning Lava Fountains From Italy’s Etna
Last week, Mt. Etna was just warming up. Saturday night, the volcano unleashed an explosive volley, producing lava fountains that soared 800 meters over the southeast slopes of the volcano. Wired...
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Post-Hawaii Update
Quick update on my whereabouts — I did, in fact, make it back from Hawaii. However, somewhere along the way my sinuses got a nasty infection so I am effectively out of commission. Now, they’ve put me...
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Fleeting Volcanic Moments Captured by Satellite
One of the best things about all the satellites that snap pictures of the multitude of volcanoes on the planet is their ability to capture ephemeral moments that are lost without these observations....
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Possible Eruption Started at Alaska’s Pavlof
Earlier today, the Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the alert status at Pavlof, a stratovolcano near the western end of the Alaska Peninsula, to Orange/Watch. Increased seismicity combined with a...
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Why It Is Possible to Walk on a Lava Flow (But You Still Shouldn’t)
There's been some buzz about a video of a fellow "running up a lava flow." Normally, Wired Science blogger Erik Klemetti would ignore videos of people doing dumb things, but he realized that although...
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Eruption Update for July 12, 2013: Popocatépetl, Veniaminof and Nevado del Ruiz
Volcano news for a midsummer Friday! Mexico Popocatépetl continues to roar away, this time dropping a dusting of ash on Mexico City as the winds shifted in its direction. Today, the ash is moving...
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Eruption Update for August 15, 2013: Pacaya and Veniaminof
A few quick tidbits while I’m in Massachusetts: Guatemala It looks like a new strombolian eruption has started at Pacaya on Thursday evening (8/15). Not a lot of information out there about the...
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Eruption Update for January 28, 2014: Etna and Sinabung
Time for some updates on volcanic activity worldwide: Italy Starting late last week, Etna began yet another paroxysm of eruptive activity, but this time instead of mainly explosive behavior, the...
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New Eruption Started at Piton de la Fournaise
A new eruption has started on remote Reunion Island, where Piton de la Fournaise is now producing a lava flow that is snaking down its slopes (see above). The new eruption is coming from the southern...
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Over 70 Years of Silence from Italy’s Vesuvius
It has been 70 years since the last eruption of Vesuvius in Italy, but even in silence it is still one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth. The post Over 70 Years of Silence from Italy’s Vesuvius...
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An Electrical Fire May Have Sparked a Mini-Volcano in Iraq
An electrical fire under a building in Iraq looks to have created its own mini-volcano. The post An Electrical Fire May Have Sparked a Mini-Volcano in Iraq appeared first on WIRED.
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