Resurrected post: Earth science-y catchphrases
My father and I share a habit: we tend to point out and grumble over certain catchphrases we hear or read in a news report, mostly because they're misused, overused, or just plain don't make sense. He...
View ArticleCommon sense and volcano tourism
It's not very often that I comment on news articles, but a reader of the blog recently brought this one to my attention, and it hits close to home. The article is in the Washington Post's Travel...
View ArticleDormant volcano near Rome is waking up
A long-dormant volcano outside Italy’s capital is entering a new eruptive cycle, a recently published study finds. Scientists previously assumed Colli Albani, a 15-kilometer (9-mile) semicircle of...
View ArticleÍsland: Volcanoes
If you're a volcanologist - or really any geology buff who appreciates volcanoes - Iceland is flat-out paradise.
View ArticleThe human side of volcanology at IAVCEI 2017
Every four years, the volcanological community gets together somewhere in the world to spend a week (or two) talking about...you guessed it, volcanoes. And because volcanology - like any ‘disaster...
View ArticleSubterranean Serendipity: Scientists stumble upon a new way to sample magma
Scientists have never directly observed magma beneath the Earth’s surface. But thanks to the discovery of easily accessible magma chambers, it may now be possible, report scientists at the 2017...
View ArticleRehearsing for eruptions
In the past few weeks, I've had the opportunity to help run several "tabletop" exercises with the USGS and our partners where we walk through a timeline of what might happen during a volcanic eruption,...
View ArticleNew automated volcano warning system forecasts imminent eruptions
Scientists have developed an automated early warning system for volcanic eruptions, according to a new study. The new system helped government officials warn the public of impending eruptions in Italy...
View ArticleNew study traces Io’s volcanic tides
Hundreds of volcanoes pockmark the surface of Io, the third largest of Jupiter’s 78 known moons, and the only body in our solar system other than Earth where widespread volcanism can be observed. A new...
View ArticleSifting volcanic paydirt to help forecast eruptions
More than 100 volcanoes pimple the adolescent skin of Alaska, spreading from ear to ear. Some are loud, flamboyant and obnoxious. Others are sneaky and quiet, escaping notice until a pilot sees a gray...
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