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Sheepy Dalek, Tungurahua, Hekla and a riddle

Some people are keeping a close eye on Hekla!

Screenshot taken Today by me, Mila Webcam

Screenshot taken Today by me, Mila Webcam

Here are some links from the treasury which might come in handy.

Hekla

They are also on our page “Wonder whats going on in Iceland” sorted in the “dragons hoard“

Tungurahua:
Grania caught the volcano in action:

And i was able to get a glimpse of a burp too yesterday.




To quote the uploader of the video linked below ( PartyxxxFunchannel):
Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano spewed glowing ash and pyroclastic material into the air on Sunday (March 10) as it showed intensified activity for a second day.
Local media on Saturday reported that ash was reaching 2 kilometres into the sky. Tungurahua is a towering 5,023 metres high and lies some 135 kilometres south of the capital city of Quito.
In December, the town of Banos de Agua Santa was covered in a thick layer of volcanic ash, forcing authorities to encourage local residents to evacuate the area.
Tungurahua, which means “Throat of Fire” in the local Quechua language, has been classified as active since 1999, and produced a strong eruption in 2008. It is one of Ecuador’s eight active volcanoes.

Here is a video from March 11 http://iptv.orf.at/stories/2171008/

To watch Tungurahua the Insituto Geofisico EPN provides several camera on their page:

Off Topic  for your entertainment

Same sceen with music:

Kilgharrah’s Name those Volcanoes Riddle

No 1 - Although now classified as dormant it could also be interpreted as being one of the active ones. SOLVED
No 2 - Despite being located in a depression it can still be seen from afar. SOLVED
No 3 - 1983 saw its unhappy past independently transformed into a land of healthy, lush growth. SOLVED
No 4 - 930201918 SOLVED

Spica

And she did it again! The Sheepy Dalek bar is open!

Etna showed another paroxysm yesterday. Number 6 in 2013.
ScienzaObsoleta poinzed to a wonderfull video :

INGV Report
Schteve and me watched the LAVE cam during the following night

where lava could be seen glowing and moving!

Please check the photostream by Etnaboris a.k.a. Dr Boris Behncke on Flickr. His does not only have wonderful images but also writes detailed comments to his photos which describe the happenings very well.

Greg put his script, which he had explained in his post Capturing Timelapse Videos in Windows, Author Greg, February 13th to use and captured a timelapse of Etnas behavior yesterday. In the end one can clearly see a lava flow which, i am sure would have been missed without the timelapse.

Here some usefull Etna inks, because evn though they are in the crows nest and have been mentioned a few times before, people keep missing them.

Etna Tremor
Webcams:

Neither Kilgharra now Alan sent riddles. So i am sorry but it looks like there wont be any this weekend.

ghdrake commented the following:
Paluweh in Indonesia doing odd things:

Erik Klemetti had covered this volcano on its remote island on February 5th. on his blog eruptions.

Irpsit is watching  Thordarhyrna

Quote:” …And let us remember that Thordarhyrna is just next door to Laki, and it is at this spot where the chamber that erupted Laki is located.

Usually the mechanisms is this: Grimsvotn can feed eruptions at Thordarhyrna;and Thordarhyrna can feed eruptions at Laki. Often eruptions are moderate size, VEI2 to 4, but only rarely of the size of Laki. Last eruptions there were in 1887, 1903 and 1910. So its about time to expect a medium size explosive and lava eruption there.

Its also worth watching especially after the last eruption of Grimsvotn where tremor persisted long after the eruption was finished, and that points to the system being filled with new fresh magma, which probably intruded into the southwest towards Thordarhyrna and Laki. But I do not fear any eruption from Laki, just Thordarhyrna.

Thordarhyrna by the way (as is Laki) is considered a part of Grimsvotn.

And to complicate things further, Thordarhyrna is connected by a fault to Hamarinn. So like Gjálp (between Grimsvotn and Bardarbunga), this fault, where earthquakes occurred today, could mark a movement of magma from Hamarinn towards Thordarhyrna or vice-versa (less likely)

Worth watching since these last days there were many deep quakes under Bardarbunga and Grimsvotn and more shallow ones under Thordarhyrna. Just like a fissural intrusion would be predicted to occur.”

Iceland quakes: http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/

Spica

Sheepy Dalek and 2 riddles.

I already spoke about the coming high resolution Video show, featuring different volcanoes taking place in my workplace, in the previous post. An other one of the volcanoes which is going to be shown is Mount Nyiragongo. I have heard about this volcano and even remember when it was in the news 2002. But until I began to check for some new info very recently, I had had no idea what terrible beast this volcano obviously is. That people still live in that area is unbelievable. Yes, I had seen videos. Also the clip Chyphria included in the last thread displaying a special Darwin moment, was not new to me either.

But I had only seen images of the crater and its lake. Then I came across this article: http://www.photovolcanica.com/VolcanoInfo/Nyiragongo/Nyiragongo.html and read about the events which took place with the 1977 and the 2002 eruption.
I knew the lava of this volcano was too fast to outrun it. But somehow it slipped me by that the distance to Goma airport and residential areas can be reached within just an hour even though they are 10 km away. Fissures open in the ground. Gas is emmited and last time explosions were reported in areas where people lived, because methane was leaking out of the ground days after the eruption. During the main event, which occured over 8 vents, terraces inside the crater collapsed into it and this triggered violent phreatomagmatic activity. The ash column was 10 km high in 1977 ( this is higher than Eyja´s column was 2010 ) and 2002, and an area in 8km distance was covered with ash and scoria up to a height of 10 cm. Lava formed a delta in the nearby Lake Kivu.

The article states that the volcano cannot be closely monitored because most technical gear is either looted or vandalized. In 2002 more people died when a gas station exploded. Some local newspapers did not blame the explosion on lava intrusion rather that it was caused looters trying to steal the petrol. Public disorder was rife in the town of Goma during the eruption and the following days.

Both in 1977 and 2002 neighbouring Nyamuragira showed effusive eruptions some time before Nyiragongo went into action.
I had never really planned to pay Nyiragongo a visit one fine day or even going to the Democratic Republic of Congo. After reading all this, I sure wont be found within a few hundred kilometers when Nyamuragira goes into action again.

I suggest this article as weekend reading material again. Besides very nice pictures it gives an impressive description of the last 2 eruptions, as well as a geological map and several scientific papers.
http://www.photovolcanica.com/VolcanoInfo/Nyiragongo/Nyiragongo.html

I plan to keep the community here informed about special astronomical events. This week the occulation of Jupiter is not visible from Europe. Sky and Telescope Magazine has an article called Jupiter dances with the moon.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/Jupiter-Dances-with-the-Moon-187160571.html

Spica assited by Kilgharrah

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Riddle: Name those Volcanoes!

7 volcanoes 7 dings 7 points

No 1 - Visitors to this mountain, a special biodiversity hotspot, find several differing ecosystems. Look for an anagram ……. special bio! SOLVED
No 2 - Ski region Canada ‘02. Golfing center Scotland ‘05. Seaside town Germany ‘07. ? ‘08. SOLVED
No 3 - Archimedes, Pythagoras, Newton, Gauss …. & they have in common? Apart from being mathematicians they have all been honoured in the same way – the link has been found and you dont have to look any further than that really. SOLVED
No 4 - Did the 14th century poet’s journey into hell come to a premature end here? GL identified Dante as the poet, but this one is tethered and has 8 legs. SOLVED
No 5 - Fiction tells of a dying man, his life of decadence & recognition of his failure as a writer. Classic book written by EH. SOLVED
No 6 - Evidence infers that until the late 1800s a global human record was held by its summit. The record was one of hieght. SOLVED
No 7 - First it was cut off & then, by way of the capital’s bridge, it was open to the public. The bridge is London Bridge. Think executions! SOLVED

 

Current ranking: Updated January 13th.

8 Sherine France
6 Alison
5 Sissel
5 Kelda
4 DebbieZ
3 Chryphia		 3 Spica
3 KarenZ
3 dfm
2 Bruce Stout
1 Inge B
1 Irpsit		 1 Stoneyard
1 Grimmster
1 cbus20122
1 jeannie
1 UKviggen
1 fred

Alan´s Evil Riddle:

Barnes-Wallis may have got an idea from my little helpers to put a shine on my 3 faces!

What am I?
By what is the process known?
Current ranking: Updated 29th December

15 Sissel
11 Kelda
11 Talla
9 KarenZ
4 Ursula
3 Chyphria		 3 Henri le Revenant
2 Diana
2 jeannie
1 GeoLurking
1 lughduniese
1 Sa´ke		 1 Sherine
1 purohueso745
1 UKViggen
1 IngeB
1 Carl
1 Spica

Happy Hunting!

Last Sheepy Dalek weekend of 2012!

Hi fellow volcanoholics!

Just a brief update on what happpened in the volcanic world and 2 riddles to provide some entertainment for the weekend!

Tolbachik is still erupting, it has done that for over a month now!

The webcam can be found here: http://www.qicknews.de/Webcams/Tolbachik.php
tol
Here is what it looked like around noon today.

Peter Webley´s link: http://volcanodetect.blogspot.co.at/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-volcano-plosky-tolbachik-erupts-1503055

NASA picture: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245648/Plosky-Tolbachik-volcano-erupts-NASA-satellite-captures-red-hot-lava-flowing-Russia.html

Claude Grandpey reports the latest News http://volcans.blogs-de-voyage.fr/2012/12/28/dernieres-nouvelles-latest-news-3/
We have his RSS feed on the left side of VC. It is always worth checking!
San Cristobal celebrated Xmas with an eruption! Huffington Post reports, so does BBC News.

Copahue, situated on the border between Chile and Argentina showed signs of activity too. Earthqake Report had the news on December 25th. http://earthquake-report.com/2012/12/24/volcano-activity-of-december-23-2012-chiles-copahue-volcano-spews-ash-into-the-sky-no-evacuation-needed/

A volcanic review of the year 2012 in 39 beautiful pictures!

And dont forget White Island NZ it showed some activity lately. Here are 3 cams: http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcano/info/whiteisland/cameras

IngeB sent a screenshot: "White Island Crater Floor"
And one more on Kilauea: PAN2812

Alans evil riddle!

Given that we are in the Milky Way galaxy and Galaxy is a ‘choccy’ brand, I suppose it’s obvious the Moon really could be made of cheese!!

What am I?
From what am I derived?
2 points available

 No answers/clues just to be ‘orrid  ( Alans own words)

Current ranking: ( last updated 25.12.12)

13 Sissel
11 Kelda
11 Talla
9 KarenZ
4 Ursula
3 Chyphria		 3 Henri le Revenant
2 Diana
2 jeannie
1 GeoLurking
1 lughduniese
1 Sa´ke		 1 Sherine
1 purohueso745
1 UKViggen
1 IngeB
1 Carl
1 Spica

As always the score and the answers to the riddle are provided at http://volcanocafe.wordpress.com/alan´c-evil-riddles-and-the-answers-21-to/ which can be found in GEMs in the menu.

Name those Volcanoes!
7 dings 7 points

The world’s largest processor of an edible seed, in the Proteaceae family, is named after No 1.
The 2000 census reports 0 residents on No 2, so sadly no festivities there on Ist February 2013!
No 3 is a prime example of an active volcano that poses a grave threat to the local population.
Local magic, sand art, ritual dance, and tiki carving, No 4 is set on a fascinating tropical island.
Despite the bitter ambient temperature it is possible to take a warm water bath in the sand on No 5.
Two foreign scientists mysteriously vanished without a trace whilst studying the caldera of No 6.
Tragically, all the miners perished during an eruption on No 7 but the lucky camp puss survived!

5 Sherine France
3 Alison
3 Kelda
3 Chryphia
3 DebbieZ		 3 Spica
3 KarenZ
2 Sissel
1 UKviggen
1 Inge B		 1 Stoneyard
1 Grimmster
1 cbus20122
1 jeannie
,

To be found in GEMs again http://volcanocafe.wordpress.com/name-that-volcanoes-answers/

Spica assited by Alan, Sissel , Kilgarrah and IngeB

Apocalypsathon; Post 21/12/12 Appeal…

I think Tyler Mannison found this one...

I think Tyler Mannison found this one…

Send your urgent and much needed donations for those poor unfortunate endotheworlders who were not wiped out (they must be devastated) to schteve’sschwissbanking.ch

Please spare a thought and a dime for those not raptured up to heaven in the recent non- apocalypse; give generously, it’s nearly christmas after all…

since this didn't happen everywhere all at once...

Since this didn’t happen everywhere all at once…

I intend to set up a refuge high in the hills of La Gomera with a nice piece of (terraced) land and a look out tower; we’ll charge post 2012ers top- whack to come and contemplate… Me n’ Lizzie will be there most of the year looking after the goats and generally taking care of the place (and going for long walks and jaunts to El Hierro and stuff.) So once again Volcanocafers please dig deep for this very worthy cause…

Somewhere like this, Pico del Teide is in the distance...

Somewhere like this, Pico del Teide is in the distance…

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/La_Gomera_1.jpg/1280px-La_Gomera_1.jpg

But seriously, and since we are still here; a genuine appeal (and some of my highlights):

This rather special place was started by Carl and Ursula after a group Volcanoholics decided they wanted their own place with their own rules… Those that wanted to go multidisciniplary, collaborative and friendly came here and (boy!) the discussion was, and still is, far ranging… The Welcome page and blog rules are here:

http://volcanocafe.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/volcano-cafe/

The average post rate is ~ one every 3 days, (that includes before and after Carl statistics…) some volcanoblogs manage more, but usually these are brief updates. What we get here are crafted pieces, made by amateurs in their spare time…

The hit rate is around ~150 visits per hour; this doesn’t include dragon visits…

I won’t lie to you; a blogpost can be quite a bit of work, depending on your skills… Carl once mentioned that he could write a 1200 word opera review in 20 minutes, and Geolurking seems to be able to get something revolutionary on tectonics done in only slightly more time…

Birgit deserves her own paragraph; she can research, compile, edit, post and get an intelligent layman up to speed on a particular subject in less time than it takes a crocodile to swallow an unwary victim!!!

Me? I’m at the other end of the scale; maybe 20 hours work on Teneguia Technicalities and Context, but that did include editing with wordpress which was a first for me… Don’t let me scare you, I can be quite ambitious…

I am asking everyone to keep the posts coming; think of it as an extended comment and you will do fine…

This one's for our resident geologist...

This one’s for our resident geologist… The little engine that could x

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Snowdon_Mountain_Railway_No_6.jpg/1280px-Snowdon_Mountain_Railway_No_6.jpg

Visits to volcanoes “a la Ukviggen” are always popular; (Mount Snowdon anyone? The narrow gauge, rack and pinion railway is the only one of it’s kind in the UK.) as are summaries of your favorites; (Karenz on Sakurajima is a very good example.) and memories of eruptions that were special to you; (Bobbi’s piece on Redoubt is a classic, and don’t forget Newby’s uncle on Erebus.)

Ascending eruption cloud from Redoubt Volcano as viewed to the west from the Kenai Peninsula April 21, 1990 (R. Clucas)

Ascending eruption cloud from Redoubt Volcano as viewed to the west from the Kenai Peninsula April 21, 1990 (R. Clucas)

For the more ambitious how about an original piece of research? (Irpsit wrote a fascinating series about a big hole!!!) Controversial stuff is great, got an alternate theory? (Peter Cobbold on El Hierro is excellent.) What about something inter- disciplinary? (Diana Barnes on Scheeps helping to revive volcanic badlands is wonderful!) Technicalities more your bag? (Wagabond on marine seimic sounding; great insights.) Plotters, hows about “beefing up” a special plot? (Plotting for Beginners 2 may get done one day, but feel free to jump in!!!)

One of Birgit's SEM images of material from El Hierro

One of Birgit’s awesome SEM images of material from El Hierro…

If none of these inspire how about something outrageously off topic for the Scheeepy Dalek?

Nothing is like the smell of a Motorcade in Depresneyville in the morning. Remember that when people shoot at you, they just wish to greet you welcome to Ukraine.

Nothing is like the smell of a Motorcade in Depresneyville in the morning. Remember that when people shoot at you, they just wish to greet you welcome to Ukraine.

So please, go and do yr research, track down the info on yr chosen subject and write something up… Include the standard Volcanocafe disclaimer and a reasonable list of references; and you’re done…

Posts are best submitted as plain text word documents; attached to an email. Pictures should be separately/ individually attached; most formats are fine but please no psd, crw or nef (they are too big and probably not supported by WP either; they need to be converted first). Jpg, gif, png, tiff are commonly supported formats and will do well.

However; when I asked Sissel about this, she said: “Just send it, I will edit what is neccessary!” (another inspirational blogger; remember The Little Prince?)

Have you ever made a comment that you (later) wished you’d saved for a guestpost? Then we want to hear from you; (give us as much detail as possible: approx dates, subject, etc. and we will go digging) dragons can search all 70,000 comments and extract that moment of inspiration…

My top tip (I know it’s environmentally unfriendly) is to print out the papers that you are really interested in; the references for yr article; that kinda thing…

Posts and comments are the lifeblood of the blog, there are (almost) no stupid questions or statements.

So there you have it, no more excuses for not handing in your homework!!!

With Love and Respect,

Schteve x

Links to inspirational articles: