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Category: Kilauea
The Philippines might be headed towards another volcano-typhoon doubleheader, roads are no match for Kilauea and some new images of Chaiten and Shiveluch from NASA.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 8:40 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Chaiten
Dr. Jonathan Castro, coauthor of a recent Nature paper on the ascent of magma at Chaiten in Chile, fields questions from Eruptions readers.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 10:47 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Chaiten
Here's your chance to ask a question to Dr. Jonathan Castro, one of the author's of the new Nature paper on the speed of rhyolite movement during the May 2008 Chaiten eruption.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 3:07 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Chaiten
A new study in Nature finds that magma from the Chaiten eruption sped through the crust - and you can ask the author about it!
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 8:37 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: NASA Earth Observatory
The NASA Earth Observatory has definitely been keeping volcanophiles busy this week with some great new images of erupting volcanoes.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 10:35 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Chaiten
With spring comes some clear views of Chaiten in Chile, still going strong after 16 months of erupting.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 8:46 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Volcanism Program
The slow volcanic summer continues, but a few volcanoes continue to rumble, including Popocatépetl and Chaiten.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 6:49 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: mailbag
I tackle questions from you, the Eruptions audience. In this mailbag: what makes Chaiten so special, what is the volcanic legacy of the Appalachians and where did all this magma come from anyway?
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 5:11 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Volcanism Program
No less than eight volcanoes are erupting in Indonesia right now, all (or most) part of the latest USGS/SI volcanic activity update.
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 11:02 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Chaiten
Bits of volcanic news, including a great image of the eruption at Shiveluch, evacuations related to the earthquakes in Saudi Arabia and the hazards of lake overturn (oh yes, and indie rock).
Posted by Erik Klemetti at 1:27 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
