Eruptions
A blog of volcanic activity and research worldwide.
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Hi! You're looking at Eruptions, a blog dedicated to volcanism. Your host is Dr. Erik Klemetti, a geologist who spends most of his professional time thinking about magma. Looking for info on the latest eruption? You've found the place.
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Recent Posts
- Mystery Volcano Photo #12
- On the media (or press)
- New eruption overnight at Piton de la Fournaise
- SI/USGS Weekly Volcano Activity Report for 10/28-11/3/2009
- The rifting of Africa
- Mystery Volcano Photo #11
- Send me your questions for Dr. Boris Behncke on Italian volcanism
- Tsunamis, climate, seamounts and impending disaster ... !
- Monday Musings: Galeras rumbles, a dome on Mayon, Kilauea lava flows and Sakurajima from space
- Colombian volcano update: Huila and the anniversary of the Armero lahar
Recent Comments
- bruce stout on Mystery Volcano Photo #12
- Anne Jefferson on Mystery Volcano Photo #12
- bruce stout on Mystery Volcano Photo #12
- Ron de Haan on On the media (or press)
- Artur on Increasing eruption at Anak Krakatau ... ?
- PiedmontPete on On the media (or press)
- llewelly on On the media (or press)
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- Denise on On the media (or press)
- mike don on On the media (or press)
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Links
Volcanoes!- Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
- America's Volcanic Past
- Bulletin of Volcanology
- International Association of Volcanology and the Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)
- Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
- Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program (GVP)
- Stromboli Online
- USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO)
- USGS Hawai'i Volcano Observatory (HVO)
- USGS Volcanic Hazards Program
- USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO)
- The Volcanism Blog
- Volcano Live
- Volcano News
- Volcano World
- World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Clastic Detritus
- Geochemical Society
- Geology.com
- Geology News
- Geological Society of America (GSA)
- Geological Time Machine
- Magma Cum Laude
- Microecos
- Mineralogical Society of America
- Mineralogy Database
- Oregon State Univ. Online Mineral Collection
- The Reef Tank
- Stratigraphy.net
- Table of Nuclides
- Tectonic Plate Reconstructions
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About Erik
I've been mesmerized with volcanoes (and geology) all my life. It helps that part of my family comes from the shadow of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia, where I could see first hand the deadly effects of volcanic eruptions. Since then, I've taken a bit of a winding path to become a volcanologist. I started as a history major at Williams College, almost went into radio, but ended up migrating to geology, including an undergraduate thesis on Vinalhaven Island, Maine. I followed this up by changing coast to get my Ph.D. from Oregon State University. Then I ran a MC-ICP-MS lab at University of Washington for a spell (and wrote for an indie rock website). I spent three years as a postdoctoral scholar at University of California - Davis studying the inner workings of magmatic systems. I am now an assistant professor at Denison University and have projects in New Zealand, Chile and Oregon.
I am fascinated by volcanoes, their eruptions and how those eruptions interact with the people who live around the volcanoes. I started this blog after getting frustrated with the news reports of volcanic eruptions. Most of them get the information wrong and/or are just sensationalistic. I will try to summarize eruptions as they occur, translate some of the volcanic processes that are happening and comment on the reports themselves.
And no matter what people tell you, I definitely do not have a cat named Tephra. (OK, I do).
You can find out more about my research by visiting my website (JULY 1, 2009: The website is in a state of transistion. I'll update the link when it is fixed). If you have any comments, questions or information, feel free to contact me at ewklemetti at gmail dot com.
And a special thank you to Ashley Willard, who came up with the nifty Eruptions header for the blog.
