I probably won't comment too much on these, but if you need a rundown on every volcanic rumbling on the planet in a given week, nothing is better that the weekly reports compiled by the USGS/Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. You can check them out both through the GVP website and as a convenient RSS feed.
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Earlier this summer, we had a chance to ask Sally Kuhn Sennert of the Smithsonian Institution/USGS Global Volcanism Program questions about her job as the main writer of the well-loved Weekly Volcanic Activity Report. Well, now here are the answers!
Sally Kuhn Sennert of the Global Volcanism…
The latest news from the USGS/Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcano Report ...
Highlights (not including Mayon) include:
Strombolian eruptions and small pyroclastic falls at Arenal in Costa Rica.
3 km / 10 000 foot ash plume from Bagana on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea.…
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Colima in Mexico erupting in 2008.
The current activity at Eyjafjallajökull is more-or-less unchanged, with strombolian activity producing a 3-4 km tall ash-and-steam plume and the lava flows at the crater moving northward towards the GÃgjökull glacier. You can check out an extensive page…
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A webcam capture of the eruptive plume from Eyjafjallajökull on the morning of May 6, 2010.
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A quick update on the Eyjafjallajökull eruption: The volcano has been producing an impressive ash plume over the last day (see image above). The current ash plume is…
Kudos to Sally Kuhn Sennert, the rad writer of the GVP weekly report!
Oh my word, I was going to thank Sally and then somehow posted without doing so. Sorry! Thanks Sally for putting together these reports!
Aw, shucks. Thanks Mariek and Eric! I DO love my job. I also enjoy reading your blog, Eric. I am sure you agree it would be great to see all of these events that we write about in person. I suppose with writing- we are at least virtually there!