“Shrubs on warm ground” – Chaparrastique or Volcán de San Miguel in El Salvador

When I first heard news on a volcano erupting in El Salvador last winter, I was somewhat shocked that even the smallest country of Central America (and with the highest population density) 3 would have to deal with volcano monitoring and hazard mitigation, above all other problems they have on their heads – while your mind comes…

Types of Volcanic Eruptions

After lurking about on this blog since the beginning, and seeing so many requests for explanations of volcanic terms, I decided to try my hand at creating some vocabulary lists.  So here’s one on types of volcanic eruptions. Unfortunately, different names have been applied to different eruption types over time, creating a fair amount of…