Vesuvio in Southern Italy and alarmingly close to the huge conurbation of Naples has been dormant since 1944. It was not always so quiet; as well as numerous and sometimes hugely devastating eruptions documented since 79 AD, the last 285 years have seen significant eruptions in: 1631, 1660, 1682, 1694, 1698, 1707, 1737, 1760, 1767,…
As part of our ongoing re-vamp, we are once again asking for contributions from the crowd… Below you will find recommendations for all kinds of volcanic bedtime reading, from hard science to human perspectives… Please post your own favourites in the comments and you will be edited into the LOVE as soon as possible… If…
Ubinas has had 25 recorded eruptions since 1550 and is considered Peru’s most active volcano. Since the beginning of the month there have been 9 explosions of ash and gas which have damaged crops and polluted water supplies. Ubinas’ summit is at 5672 m and she is located in Moquegua province, 1250km south of Lima.…
http://www.ign.es/ign/resources/volcanologia/jpg/Eventos_HIERRO_15D.jpg El Hierro and BoB are a theme that runs right through Volcanocafe and there is still unrest there more than 2 years after the onset of the seismic crisis. It’s been a bit busy this week and the comments from the crowd (thanks loyal commentators) provide a useful lesson in reading/ navigating the seismometers……
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Kizimen_cropped_2_by_Don_Page_2010_12_10_03_14_UTC.jpg So, to kick us off: an apopolylogy, an announcement, an appeal and some articles from our very own Ukviggen: “Apologies if this has been mentioned (been away 🙂 ) but it seems that the end of the Tolbachik eruption was *tentatively* called on the 24th.” Webcam; if you want to check: http://www.emsd.ru/video/Tolbachik/img_1.jpg “Since my…
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