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Eruptions Word of the Day: Dacite
Posted by Erik Klemetti on July 5, 2010 So, I’ve had requests on the blog to help to do some defining of volcanologic terms on the blog, so I thought I’d try a new column called Eruptions Word of the Day. I’m not sure how often it will run, but let’s give it a try. Eruptions Word of the Day for July 5,…
Gambling on a volcano
Posted by Erik Klemetti on January 5, 2010 Gambling and volcanoes go hand-in-hand? Somehow I didn’t pick up on this, but people are gambling on volcanoes now? I mean, I suppose if they bet on the coin toss at the Super Bowl, people will bet on anything. Now, I’m not one to judge the taste in any of this, but here are the…
The tale of two articles: Are we going to destroy Naples?
Posted by Erik Klemetti on November 10, 2009 Geologic and structural map showing the extent of the Campi Flegrei caldera on the north of the Bay of Naples, Italy. Image courtesy of INGV. One of the writing assignments I always enjoyed in high school was the “compare and contrast”. You could sit back and look for stylistic differences between writers and texts –…
Wednesday Whatzits: The molten moon and the world’s deadliest volcanoes
Posted by Erik Klemetti on September 2, 2009 The move is complete (finally) … so maybe I can settle down a bit, right? Right? The world’s deadliest volcano? Anyway, a few things I stumbled across this week: Forbes Traveler.com has a list boldly titled “World’s Deadliest Volcanoes“, which more or less is a slideshow of nice volcano pictures and some dubious ranking –…
The Decade Volcanoes
Posted by Erik Klemetti on April 6, 2009 Ulawun Volcano, Papau New Guinea, one of the “Decade Volcanoes” There was some discussion earlier about the so-called “Decade Volcanoes”, so I thought I’d elaborate a bit on them (doubly so in light of certain other lists.) These volcanoes are defined by IAVCEI – the International Association of Volcanology and the Chemistry of the Earth’s…
Alert level raised at Asama in Japan
Posted by Erik Klemetti on February 1, 2009 UPDATE 2/1/09 5:02 PM Pacific: Indeed, Asama did erupt today. The eruption was relatively small, throwing ballistic clasts up to 1 kilometer from the vent and ash into the outskirts of Tokyo. Redoubt in Alaska has dominated the volcano news as of late, but it is clearly not the only volcano on Earth that is…