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Eruptions is on the move!

Erik Klemetti — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:31:08 -0400

Big changes are afoot for Eruptions - I'm on the move. After a year here at Big Think, I've decided to move the blog to Wired Science. Needless to say, I am very appreciative to Big Think for hosting me for the last year. It was an exciting year for Eruptions, with plenty of volcanic action and my ...

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Friday Eruption Update for September 23, 2011: Cleveland, El Hierro, Etna and more

Erik Klemetti — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:54:24 -0400

Quick update for late on Friday - much more to say on Monday. I promise. Really. Anyway, some brief news: Alaska: The dome is continuing to grow at Cleveland in Alaska - and we now have some images of the dome growing in the crater (see top left). Right now the concern is what happens if/when ...

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Mystery Volcano Photo #41 - UPDATED

Erik Klemetti — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:06:13 -0400

It's been over a month since the last MVP, so I thought it might be time to throw out another. Last time, Chris Reykjavik got the right answer - Kaula Island in Hawai`i (top left), a remnant of a tuff cone on a shield volcano - after what might be a record number of guesses by the Eruptions crew ...

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Monday Musings: Tambora's rumblings in the news, Cleveland's new dome and flights resume in Argentina

Erik Klemetti — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:02:03 -0400

Well, I feel like a broken record, but I apologize for the dearth of posts. Amongst other things, I am mired in my third year review here, so I've been using up a lot of my non-teaching/research time in writing a professional statement. It can definitely be a time sink, but considering it will ...

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GVP Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for September 7-13, 2011: Canaries rumbling and lots in Indonesia

Erik Klemetti — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:02:02 -0400

Our somewhat quiet (beyond Etna's frequent paroxysms - and the cool lava "spine" that formed after the last one) volcanic fall continues. We have been following a lot of rumbling around the world - and we've seen some minor eruptions - but all in all, September has been a fairly low-key month when ...

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Colombian Volcano Update - September 12, 2011

Erik Klemetti — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:07:07 -0400

It has been awhile since I've talked about the volcanoes of Colombia - they've had a fairly quiet year, but that doesn't mean that nothing is going on. If you head over to the Colombian Survey, INGEOMINAS, you can find updates and statuses for all the major Colombian volcanoes. These include the ...

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GVP Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for August 31-September 6, 2011: Cleveland's dome, Lewotobi in Indonesia and a glowing Poás

Erik Klemetti — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:12:18 -0400

Quick update to catch us up a little on the week - and what better way to do that than to use the Smithsonian Institute/USGS Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Report. Lots of good tidbits that we haven't discussed and a lot that we have ... Highlights include: Alaska: The dome ...

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Wednesday Whatzits: Katla Update, Cleveland heads back to Orange and Russia's Valley of the Geysers

Erik Klemetti — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:55:20 -0400

After a little (ahem) confusion this morning, we're back on track (for now). A few quick hits for a grey Ohio morning: Iceland: The news from Katla hasn't changed much since I updated the post yesterday evening. Seems like the prevailing idea is meltwater from within the caldera percolated into ...

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Seismic swarm at Iceland's Katla

Erik Klemetti — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:16:25 -0400

Well, Jon Frimann has been noticing this for the past week or so, but the increased seismicity at Iceland's Katla has finally begun to show up in the mainstream media. CBS had a report from the Associated Press about the seismicity at the Icelandic volcano, noting the uptick in small earthquakes ...

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Monday Musings: Kirishima, Cleveland, Tambora, Santorini and more!

Erik Klemetti — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:11:49 -0400

Sorry about the paucity of new posts lately - there is a lot going on in the background here at Eruptions HQ, but all will be revealed in the next day or so. Lots has been going on volcanically, so trying to play catchup seems a little futile - I know many of you have been watching the revived ...

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